Android x86_64 compatibility

[JMBartelt]

Would it be possible for whisper.cpp to be compiled for Android x86_64 architecture and run using whisper.unity?

I've got a libwhisper.so file built for Android x86_64 and am wondering what my next steps would be to implement it with whisper.unity. Thanks!

[Macoron]

I personally never tested that, because I don't have x86 Android device. But you probably can:

1. Compile whisper as a static library .a with x86_64 (see how it's done in CI pipeline here)
2. Copy compiled library to package Plugins/Android and replace existing one
3. Comment out this code which checks PlayerSettings. I added that just as a warning and it won't break anything.
4. In PlayerSettings enable x86_64 architecture

Should probably work after that. Please write back if it does.

P.S. For what target do you compile x86_64? Is that some Chrome OS IoT stuff?

[JMBartelt]

Thanks for the directions, I'll give it a try! My target device is the Magic Leap 2

[JMBartelt]

The app builds and starts after replacing the libwhisper.a with one compiled for Android x86_64, but crashes immediately at runtime.

[Babilinski]

Heads-up to anyone who stubbles upon this, you may need to update the build.sh script that is in the root folder to respect the architecture specified in the build pipeline.

https://github.com/Macoron/whisper.unity/blob/master/build_cpp.sh#L78

[Macoron]

Heads-up to anyone who stubbles upon this, you may need to update the build.sh script that is in the root folder to respect the architecture specified in the build pipeline.

https://github.com/Macoron/whisper.unity/blob/master/build_cpp.sh#L78

Does the compiled library work on your target x86_64 device?

[Babilinski]

Yes, I just pushed up the changes and configured the project in my fork for android x86_64:
https://github.com/Babilinski/whisper.unity