Dolphin on Windows RT. Is it possible?

[Mustafa Can]

(10-21-2013, 04:18 AM)Anti-Ultimate Wrote:

(10-20-2013, 10:54 PM)Mustafa Can Wrote:

(10-20-2013, 05:54 PM)uyjulian Wrote: Wait for android port to be stable.
The devs barely got emulator running full speed on ARM.

I heard that Android port is barely runs full speed because of bad drivers and OpenGL ES.

Windows RT has Direct3D and all windows devices should pass Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL), Which means we have no problem with OpenGL ES and bad drivers, that means a clean port from current Windows version can work on RT too. No need to mess with bad drivers and OpenGL ES.

You'd still need to improve the JitARM recompiler. It isn't as easy as "It works on another device that uses an ARM processor but totally different GPU etc. so it should work here too."

We already have an JitARM recompiler because of android port, isn't it?
We all have different GPU's, some have Nvidia, some have Intel, some have AMD. The important thing is that it support Direct3D, which means we can use same code which works on Windows 8. Isn't it?

(10-21-2013, 05:58 AM)Jhonn Wrote: I'm not sure, but Windows RT don't allow sideloading apps (you MUST get them from Windows Store). And, accordingly to PPSSPP site, it's possible but it'll be slow because using recompilers in an app prevend it from being published in Windows Store...

PS: I know PPSSPP is a different emulator, but some ARM code is shared between Dolphin and PPSSPP...

It is possible to sideload apps on RT tablets, even desktop programs. Because windows RT has almost all windows API's just recompling for ARM works on most programs. No need to make a new interface, no need to make OpenGL ES, no bad drivers, no shitty dalvik VM, no Java. Only thing changed is Cpu archiecture and just using JitARM recompiler works.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092158

Quote:Q) Can I use this to run PuTTY, VNC, X-Chat, <Insert open-source product here>?
A) Yes! Open-source programs are ones that you, having the source code, can recompile to work on the ARM. If it's not already available (A small but growing number of programs are) it's easy to get started. There are some useful threads in the Windows 8 Development and Hacking board on XDA-Developers.
Please note that not all programs can reasonably be ported over to ARM, due to either program complexity, overuse of inline assembly, or the current lack of a GNU Compiler