Re: Request for official gnuplot support on Windows ARM64

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Dear Ethan,

Apologies for overlooking this message! I am not an expert on Windows /
ARM64; my focus is on macOS binaries (although indeed for both x86-64 and
ARM64).

Sorry that I cannot be of help.

Kind regards,

Erik


On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 2:28=E2=80=AFPM Ethan A Merritt <[email protected]> wro=
te:

> I am forwarding a offer to help add  ARM64 + Windows support to gnuplot.
> Since those are not areas I deal with, perhaps someone else on the
> developers
> list  (Bastian? Tatsuro? Erik?) can respond to this or suggest how to
> proceed.
>
> If "official support" from our side is out of the question, but they are
> willing
> to prepare and host a contributed binary for public download, we could
> offer
> to add a link on the "Downloads offered by others" section of the gnuplot
> web site.
>
> - Ethan
>
> ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
>
> Subject: Request for official gnuplot support on Windows ARM64
> Date: Monday, 29 September 2025, 01:52:42 PDT
> From: Mugunthan Selvanayagam <[email protected]=
>
> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> CC: Gaurav Goel <[email protected]>, Vishnu Vardhan Kasiliya
> Sudarsan <[email protected]>, Sumit Sharma <
> [email protected]>, Mayank Agrawal <[email protected]>, Vinod
> Kumar Sukumar <[email protected]>, Thirumalai Nagalingam
> <[email protected]>
>
> Hi Merritt
>
> I am Mugundan from MulticoreWare https://multicorewareinc.com, India. We
> are collaborating with Qualcomm on enabling native applications and
> libraries for the Snapdragon X Elite Windows on ARM (WoA) platform.
> During our initial testing, we observed that the x64 Windows GNU Plot
> installer fails on Windows ARM64 due to x64-only restrictions. By making =
a
> minor modification to the Inno Setup installer script, we were able to
> rebuild the installer to function correctly under x64 emulation on Window=
s
> ARM devices. We would like to upstream this change so that users on Windo=
ws
> on ARM can run GNU Plot via emulation. This would immediately make GNU Pl=
ot
> accessible to a broader set of Windows ARM64 users and benefit the user
> community.
>
> We also noticed the availability of initial ARM64 test binaries, and we
> would like to know if there is any information regarding the estimated
> timeline for an official release. If there are any blockers, our team wou=
ld
> be happy to assist and contribute patches to support both the installer a=
nd
> native ARM64 builds. Having an official Windows ARM64 support for GNU Plo=
t
> would be a valuable addition for this growing platform, and we would be
> glad to contribute toward making it possible.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mugundan
>
> MulticoreWare, India
>
>
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Dear Ethan,<div><br></div><div>Apologies =
for overlooking this message! I am not an expert on Windows / ARM64; my foc=
us is on macOS binaries (although indeed for both x86-64 and ARM64).</div><=
div><br></div><div>Sorry that I cannot be of help.<br><br>Kind regards,<br>=
<br>Erik</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quot=
e_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 2=
:28=E2=80=AFPM Ethan A Merritt &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">merrit=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-le=
ft:1ex">I am forwarding a offer to help add=C2=A0 ARM64 + Windows support t=
o gnuplot.<br>
Since those are not areas I deal with, perhaps someone else on the develope=
rs<br>
list=C2=A0 (Bastian? Tatsuro? Erik?) can respond to this or suggest how to =
proceed.<br>
<br>
If &quot;official support&quot; from our side is out of the question, but t=
hey are willing<br>
to prepare and host a contributed binary for public download, we could offe=
r<br>
to add a link on the &quot;Downloads offered by others&quot; section of the=
 gnuplot web site.<br>
<br>
- Ethan<br>
<br>
----------=C2=A0 Forwarded Message=C2=A0 ----------<br>
<br>
Subject: Request for official gnuplot support on Windows ARM64<br>
Date: Monday, 29 September 2025, 01:52:42 PDT<br>
From: Mugunthan Selvanayagam &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mugunthan.selvanayagam@m=
ulticorewareinc.com" target=3D"_blank">mugunthan.selvanayagam@multicoreware=
inc.com</a>&gt;<br>
To: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">merritt@u=
.washington.edu</a> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=
=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>
CC: Gaurav Goel &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_bl=
ank">[email protected]</a>&gt;, Vishnu Vardhan Kasiliya Sudarsan &lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">vkasilya@qti.=
qualcomm.com</a>&gt;, Sumit Sharma &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
m.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;, Mayank Agrawal &l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]=
ualcomm.com</a>&gt;, Vinod Kumar Sukumar &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:vinod.sukuma=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]=
m</a>&gt;, Thirumalai Nagalingam &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:thirumalai.nagalinga=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">thirumalai.nagalingam@multicorewa=
reinc.com</a>&gt;<br>
<br>
Hi Merritt<br>
<br>
I am Mugundan from MulticoreWare <a href=3D"https://multicorewareinc.com" r=
el=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://multicorewareinc.com</a>, India=
. We are collaborating with Qualcomm on enabling native applications and li=
braries for the Snapdragon X Elite Windows on ARM (WoA) platform.<br>
During our initial testing, we observed that the x64 Windows GNU Plot insta=
ller fails on Windows ARM64 due to x64-only restrictions. By making a minor=
 modification to the Inno Setup installer script, we were able to rebuild t=
he installer to function correctly under x64 emulation on Windows ARM devic=
es. We would like to upstream this change so that users on Windows on ARM c=
an run GNU Plot via emulation. This would immediately make GNU Plot accessi=
ble to a broader set of Windows ARM64 users and benefit the user community.=
<br>
<br>
We also noticed the availability of initial ARM64 test binaries, and we wou=
ld like to know if there is any information regarding the estimated timelin=
e for an official release. If there are any blockers, our team would be hap=
py to assist and contribute patches to support both the installer and nativ=
e ARM64 builds. Having an official Windows ARM64 support for GNU Plot would=
 be a valuable addition for this growing platform, and we would be glad to =
contribute toward making it possible.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
<br>
Mugundan<br>
<br>
MulticoreWare, India<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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