Why no x86_64 release artifacts?

[meator]

I've been thinking about using this project as part of my project's release procedure. I hoped to be able to just pull prebuilt executables from GitHub Releases, but only aarch64 executables are released there.

In the meantime, I'll have to create a small project which pulls this repo, builds it and provides x86_64 releases to have a stable source for the x86_64 compilers.

[eukarpov]

The releases might be extended with an x64 Ubuntu build, however building the toolchain from source is the preferred way to support the required host architecture and platform.

[meator]

Thanks for the clarification!

support the required host architecture and platform

The readme claims support for two platforms:

This repository contains scripts for building an aarch64-w64-mingw32 target Windows on Arm64 GNU toolchain cross-compiler for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu or aarch64-pc-linux-gnu hosts.

Release artifacts are already provided for one of these.

[meator]

I'd also prefer not having do build the compiler myself, as I've been hitting No space left on device errors on both my local machine and in GitHub Actions.

[eukarpov]

Here are a few reasons why it would be better to build from the source:

1. The target is still in active development and it is better to use the latest changes.
2. Releases are optional for now.
3. It might not support the required platform.

Anyway, if there is a reactoring in the pipeline, a release for x64 host will be added.