Implement AOT

[DisDis]

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[ardera]

Thanks for your contribution @DisDis !
I'll actually merge my own version of AOT support (plus some refactors, fixes, additions) soon
I'll merge this PR anyway so people can enjoy AOT in the meantime

[GioPan04]

So, now how we can try the AOT mode?

[DisDis]

So, now how we can try the AOT mode?

1.Build release engine(only dev channel, currently)
2.Instruction for libapp.so: #65 (comment)
3. flutter-pi -a ./libapp.so ./assets

[GioPan04]

So, now how we can try the AOT mode?

1.Build release engine(only dev channel, currently)
2.Instruction for libapp.so: #65 (comment)
3. flutter-pi -a ./libapp.so ./assets

How can I build the release engine? Can you link me a doc or something? The only doc I found is this: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/wiki/Compiling-the-engine#compiling-for-macos-or-linux
Is this the right one?

[GioPan04]

Okay jk, i found your comment where you explain how to build the engine https://github.com/ardera/flutter-pi/issues/65#issuecomment-665694767

[ardera]

@DisDis I just realized, since you're using the dev channel anyway, you can just rely on FlutterEngineCreateAOTData and FlutterEngineCollectAOTData to load and destroy the AOT data, instead of doing it manually

[DisDis]

@ardera
What are these methods used for?
I have not researched flutter in this direction.

[ardera]

You invoke FlutterEngineCreateAOTData with the path to the libapp.so and it does all the loading for you
These API calls are not present on the stable channel, though