What's the point of this when you can compile between ISAs using a build tool and source? When would you need to cross compile a binary after building?
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Because you don't have the source or because you can't configure the cross-compiler
Elevator achieves performance on par with or better than QEMU's user-mode JIT emulation.
QEMU is a weird pick here. Why not FEX?
Why is it "weird"? It has been around much longer AFAIK.
Because fex/box86 have the ability to run arm binaries linked to x86 libraries, netting signficantly greater performance. In addition to other tricks.
https://box86.org/2022/03/box86-box64-vs-qemu-vs-fex-vs-rosetta2/