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		Shinmera on Sept 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Porting SBCL to the Nintendo Switch The OS can do it, and some Nintendo titles on the Switch do use this capability, but I have talked to Nintendo directly about using it, and it's a hard No. I can't even use the JIT feature purely for dev.

nightpool on Sept 13, 2024 [–]

Really? What is the justification for allowing Nintendo titles to use it but not third parties? Security concerns?

Shinmera on Sept 13, 2024 | [–]

That's what they claim, but ultimately it's their thing, so they do with it whatever they like.

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