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Summary

  • add explicit windows-aarch64 / windows-arm64 and windows-x86_64 compile targets while keeping windows native on Windows
  • make MSVC, Windows SDK, xwin, linker, runtime, and native-library lookup architecture-aware
  • handle the MSVC ARM64 setjmp intrinsic and link its implementation only for ARM64
  • publish GitHub/npm Windows ARM64 artifacts and add a native windows-11-arm CI smoke
  • document the new target and updater artifact

Validation

  • built perry on Windows x64 with LLVM 22
  • cross-built perry_runtime.lib for �arch64-pc-windows-msvc; llvm-readobj reports COFF-ARM64
  • compiled and linked a real TypeScript fixture with --target windows-aarch64; output is a 4.6 MB IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARM64 PE
  • focused Windows target, SDK selection, link-library, codegen triple, and setjmp tests pass
  • npm platform detection/package agreement checks pass
  • GitHub Actions YAML parses successfully
  • cargo fmt --all and git diff --check pass

No version bump.

Fixes #4482

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  • New Features

    • Added native Windows ARM64 support for compilation, cross-compilation, runtime execution, and distribution packages.
    • Added windows-aarch64 targeting, with windows-arm64 accepted as an alias.
    • Added Windows ARM64 npm package support and automatic platform detection.
    • Added ARM64 Windows release archives and updater support.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved architecture-specific toolchain and library selection to prevent incompatible x64 components during ARM64 builds.
  • Documentation

    • Updated CLI, updater, npm, and release documentation with Windows ARM64 support.

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This change adds Windows ARM64 target resolution, architecture-specific toolchain and linker selection, ARM64 runtime support, native CI coverage, release bundles, updater artifacts, and npm packaging.

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Windows ARM64 support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Target resolution and compilation metadata
crates/perry/src/commands/compile/..., crates/perry-codegen/src/codegen/helpers.rs
Windows aliases, native-host defaults, Rust triples, manifest tokens, lockfile keys, output names, library names, and target validation now support x86_64 and AArch64.
ARM64 toolchain and linking
crates/perry/src/commands/compile/library_search.rs, crates/perry/src/commands/compile/link/..., crates/perry-runtime/src/ffi/setjmp.rs, crates/perry/src/commands/setup/windows.rs
MSVC, Windows SDK, xwin, linker, library, VCRuntime, and setjmp handling now select architecture-matched Windows resources.
CI and release workflows
.github/actions/setup-llvm22/action.yml, .github/workflows/test.yml, .github/workflows/release-packages.yml
Windows ARM64 builds, smoke tests, LLVM provisioning, cross-build bundles, signing, and release package counts are configured.
Distribution and documentation
npm/..., scripts/stage-npm.sh, crates/perry/src/update_checker.rs, docs/..., changelog.d/8027-windows-arm64.md
Windows ARM64 npm detection, package staging, updater artifacts, CLI targets, manifest documentation, and changelog entries are updated.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Mergeability Score: 🟡 Moderate · up to e37a0

The Windows ARM64 support can produce incomplete release archives and may fail to link when only a partial ARM64 toolchain layout is available. These concrete build and packaging risks should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #4482 by adding native Windows ARM64 targets, architecture-aware toolchains, runtime support, CI coverage, and distribution artifacts.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The CI, packaging, documentation, runtime, toolchain, and target-resolution changes directly support Windows ARM64 enablement.
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Actionable comments posted: 1

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crates/perry/src/commands/compile/library_search.rs (1)

624-634: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Require a complete selected-architecture xwin layout.

The || condition accepts a partial ARM64 sysroot. find_msvc_lib_paths then returns the partial paths, and the linker replaces LIB for a non-native target. The final link can miss UM or UCRT import libraries instead of falling back to a complete MSVC or SDK layout.

Return these paths only when crt, um, and ucrt all exist. Add a regression test with only crt/lib/aarch64.

Proposed fix
-        if crt.exists() || um.exists() || ucrt.exists() {
-            if crt.exists() {
-                paths.push(crt.to_string_lossy().to_string());
-            }
-            if um.exists() {
-                paths.push(um.to_string_lossy().to_string());
-            }
-            if ucrt.exists() {
-                paths.push(ucrt.to_string_lossy().to_string());
-            }
+        if crt.is_dir() && um.is_dir() && ucrt.is_dir() {
+            paths.extend(
+                [crt, um, ucrt]
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|path| path.to_string_lossy().into_owned()),
+            );
             return paths;
         }
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In `@crates/perry/src/commands/compile/library_search.rs` around lines 624 - 634,
Update the completeness check in find_msvc_lib_paths so it returns the xwin
paths only when crt, um, and ucrt all exist, preserving fallback to complete
MSVC or SDK layouts for partial architectures. Add a regression test covering a
layout containing only crt/lib/aarch64 and verify it does not select the
incomplete xwin paths.
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Inline comments:
In @.github/workflows/release-packages.yml:
- Around line 568-572: Update the Windows ARM64 release flow around the Android
target setup and “Build Android cross-compile libraries (Windows)” step so the
windows-11-arm leg installs aarch64-linux-android and builds or otherwise stages
libperry_runtime.a, libperry_stdlib.a, and libperry_ui_android.a before
packaging. Ensure the archive’s Android-library copy step receives these files
for aarch64-linux-android, while preserving the existing x86_64 Windows
behavior.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@crates/perry/src/commands/compile/library_search.rs`:
- Around line 624-634: Update the completeness check in find_msvc_lib_paths so
it returns the xwin paths only when crt, um, and ucrt all exist, preserving
fallback to complete MSVC or SDK layouts for partial architectures. Add a
regression test covering a layout containing only crt/lib/aarch64 and verify it
does not select the incomplete xwin paths.
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  • .github/actions/setup-llvm22/action.yml
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  • changelog.d/8027-windows-arm64.md
  • crates/perry-codegen/src/codegen/helpers.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/ffi/setjmp.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/app_metadata.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/library_search.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/library_search/windows_toolchain_tests.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/link/build_and_run.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/link/mod.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/link/platform_cmd.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/link/windows_link.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/lock_scan.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/optimized_libs/driver.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/output_path.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/resolve/native_library.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/run_pipeline.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/types.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/windows_target.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/setup/windows.rs
  • crates/perry/src/update_checker.rs
  • docs/examples/updater/snippets.ts
  • docs/src/cli/flags.md
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  • npm/perry-win32-arm64/package.json.tmpl
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Audited exact commit e37a03e. The target-name/triple mapping, architecture-specific MSVC lookup, native npm detection, LLVM archive naming, and ARM64 setjmp linkage are internally consistent. Two release/toolchain blockers remain. In xwin_sysroot_lib_paths, the crt.exists() || um.exists() || ucrt.exists() condition returns a partial selected-architecture layout and prevents fallback to a complete Visual Studio/SDK layout; require all three structured directories and add a partial-layout regression. Also, the windows-11-arm release leg explicitly skips the Android cross-library build, while packaging still creates/stages that layout conditionally, so the ARM64 Windows zip/npm package lacks the runtime/stdlib Android libraries needed for the existing Windows-host --target android contract. Build or transfer the complete Android library set for that leg and pin its presence. I have not merged this head.

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One additional independently reproduced issue from the local focused run: this head introduces an unused import: is_native_windows_target warning on non-Windows hosts because the import in library_search.rs is unconditional while its only use there is under #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]. The 38 host-runnable Windows-target tests pass, but the new warning is real compiler output and should be cfg-gated or otherwise removed before merge.

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Addressed all review findings in 0a2de2c:

  • xwin_sysroot_lib_paths now requires CRT, UM, and UCRT directories for one architecture alias before accepting the structured sysroot; incomplete layouts fall through to Visual Studio/SDK discovery.
  • Added a partial ARM64 sysroot regression.
  • cfg-gated is_native_windows_target so non-Windows builds no longer import it unused.
  • Both Windows release legs build and require all three Android archives before packaging.

Validation: all 6 focused Windows toolchain tests pass; rustfmt, YAML parsing, packaging-policy assertions, and git diff --check pass.

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Re-audited exact head 0a2de2c. The two prior release/toolchain blockers are closed: structured xwin selection now requires CRT+UM+UCRT for the selected architecture and the partial-ARM64 regression forces caller fallback; both Windows release legs now build all three Android archives and packaging fails explicitly if any is absent. The non-Windows unused import introduced by the prior head is cfg-gated. The original target/triple, npm detection, archive naming, and ARM64 setjmp mapping remain coherent. npm platform detection passes, cargo fmt is clean, and a host build no longer emits the is_native_windows_target warning. Windows-only Rust tests cannot execute on this macOS host, so I am not treating that absence or CI as evidence; the corrected selection and packaging invariants are directly auditable in code. Exact head merges cleanly with current main. No blocker found.

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