Enforce pointer alignment for InlinedAllocation

AssetReferences stored in inlined allocation needs to be aligned to
pointer sized boundary due to atomic operations having strict
requirements for such. Unaligned access seems to only crash on
Windows on ARM systems when trying to allocate TextRender draw chunks.

Source/Engine/Core/Memory/Allocation.h

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public:
         typedef typename FallbackAllocation::template Data<T> FallbackData;
 
         bool _useFallback = false;
-        byte _data[Capacity * sizeof(T)];
+        alignas(sizeof(void*)) byte _data[Capacity * sizeof(T)];
         FallbackData _fallback;
 
     public:

Source/Engine/Scripting/ScriptingType.h

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #include "Types.h"
 #include "Engine/Core/Types/StringView.h"
 #include "Engine/Core/Types/Guid.h"
+#if PLATFORM_ARCH_ARM64
+#include "Engine/Core/Core.h"
+#endif
 
 class MMethod;
 class BinaryModule;

Source/Tools/Flax.Build/Deps/Dependencies/EnvDTE.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+// Copyright (c) Wojciech Figat. All rights reserved.
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.IO.Compression;
+using System.Linq;
+using Flax.Build;
+using Flax.Build.Platforms;
+
+namespace Flax.Deps.Dependencies
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Visual Studio EnvDTE COM library. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/envdte?view=visualstudiosdk-2022
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <seealso cref="Flax.Deps.Dependency" />
+    class EnvDTE : Dependency
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override TargetPlatform[] Platforms
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                switch (BuildPlatform)
+                {
+                case TargetPlatform.Windows:
+                return new[]
+                {
+                        TargetPlatform.Windows,
+                    };
+                default: return new TargetPlatform[0];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override TargetArchitecture[] Architectures
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                switch (BuildPlatform)
+                {
+                case TargetPlatform.Windows:
+                return new[]
+                {
+                        TargetArchitecture.x64,
+                        TargetArchitecture.ARM64,
+                    };
+                default: return new TargetArchitecture[0];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void Build(BuildOptions options)
+        {
+            options.IntermediateFolder.Replace("/" + GetType().Name, "/Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Configuration.Native");
+
+            // Get the source
+            var root = options.IntermediateFolder;
+            var packagePath = Path.Combine(root, $"package.zip");
+            if (!File.Exists(packagePath))
+            {
+                Downloader.DownloadFileFromUrlToPath("https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Configuration.Native/3.14.2075", packagePath);
+            }
+            var extractedPath = Path.Combine(root, "extracted");
+            if (!Directory.Exists(extractedPath))
+            {
+                using (ZipArchive archive = ZipFile.Open(packagePath, ZipArchiveMode.Read))
+                    archive.ExtractToDirectory(extractedPath);
+            }
+            root = extractedPath;
+
+            foreach (var platform in options.Platforms)
+            {
+                foreach (var architecture in options.Architectures)
+                {
+                    BuildStarted(platform, architecture);
+                    switch (platform)
+                    {
+                    case TargetPlatform.Windows:
+                    {
+                        var bin = Path.Combine(root, "lib", "native", "v141", architecture.ToString().ToLower());
+                        var depsFolder = GetThirdPartyFolder(options, platform, architecture);
+                        Utilities.FileCopy(Path.Combine(bin, "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Configuration.Native.lib"), Path.Combine(depsFolder, "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Configuration.Native.lib"));
+
+                        var include = Path.Combine(root, "lib", "native", "include");
+                        Utilities.FileCopy(Path.Combine(include, "Setup.Configuration.h"), Path.Combine(options.ThirdPartyFolder, "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Configuration.Native", "Setup.Configuration.h"));
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

Source/Tools/Flax.Build/Deps/Dependencies/OpenAL.cs

@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ namespace Flax.Deps.Dependencies
                 if (!File.Exists(packagePath))
                 {
                     Downloader.DownloadFileFromUrlToPath("https://openal-soft.org/openal-releases/openal-soft-" + version + ".tar.bz2", packagePath, noSSL);
-                    using (ZipArchive archive = ZipFile.Open(packagePath, ZipArchiveMode.Read))
-
                     if (Platform.BuildTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.Windows)
                     {
                         // TODO: Maybe use PowerShell Expand-Archive instead?

Source/Tools/Flax.Build/Deps/Dependencies/PhysX.cs

@@ -423,15 +423,20 @@ namespace Flax.Deps.Dependencies
                     {
                         if (architecture == TargetArchitecture.x64 || architecture == TargetArchitecture.ARM64)
                         {
-                            try
+                            if (WindowsPlatform.GetToolsets().Any(x => x.Key == WindowsPlatformToolset.v145))
                             {
-                                Build(options, architecture == TargetArchitecture.x64 ? "vc18win64" : "vc18win-arm64", platform, architecture);
+                                try
+                                {
+                                    Build(options, architecture == TargetArchitecture.x64 ? "vc18win64" : "vc18win-arm64", platform, architecture);
+                                }
+                                catch (Exception e)
+                                {
+                                    Log.Warning($"Failed to generate VS2026 solution for PhysX, fallback to VS2022: {e.Message}");
+                                    Build(options, architecture == TargetArchitecture.x64 ? "vc17win64" : "vc17win-arm64", platform, architecture);
+                                }
                             }
-                            catch
-                            {
-                                Log.Verbose("Failed to generate VS2026 solution for PhysX, fallback to VS2022");
+                            else
                                 Build(options, architecture == TargetArchitecture.x64 ? "vc17win64" : "vc17win-arm64", platform, architecture);
-                            }
                         }
                         else
                             throw new InvalidArchitectureException(architecture);

Source/Tools/Flax.Build/Deps/Dependencies/WinPixEventRuntime.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// Copyright (c) Wojciech Figat. All rights reserved.
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.IO.Compression;
+using System.Linq;
+using Flax.Build;
+using Flax.Build.Platforms;
+
+namespace Flax.Deps.Dependencies
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// WinPixEventRuntime. https://github.com/microsoft/PixEvents
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <seealso cref="Flax.Deps.Dependency" />
+    class WinPixEventRuntime : Dependency
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override TargetPlatform[] Platforms
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                switch (BuildPlatform)
+                {
+                case TargetPlatform.Windows:
+                    return new[]
+                    {
+                        TargetPlatform.Windows,
+                    };
+                default: return new TargetPlatform[0];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override TargetArchitecture[] Architectures
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                switch (BuildPlatform)
+                {
+                case TargetPlatform.Windows:
+                    return new[]
+                    {
+                        TargetArchitecture.x64,
+                        TargetArchitecture.ARM64,
+                    };
+                default: return new TargetArchitecture[0];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void Build(BuildOptions options)
+        {
+            // Get the source
+            var root = options.IntermediateFolder;
+            var packagePath = Path.Combine(root, $"package.zip");
+            if (!File.Exists(packagePath))
+            {
+                Downloader.DownloadFileFromUrlToPath("https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/WinPixEventRuntime/1.0.240308001", packagePath);
+            }
+            var extractedPath = Path.Combine(root, "extracted");
+            if (!Directory.Exists(extractedPath))
+            {
+                using (ZipArchive archive = ZipFile.Open(packagePath, ZipArchiveMode.Read))
+                    archive.ExtractToDirectory(extractedPath);
+            }
+            root = extractedPath;
+
+            foreach (var platform in options.Platforms)
+            {
+                foreach (var architecture in options.Architectures)
+                {
+                    BuildStarted(platform, architecture);
+                    switch (platform)
+                    {
+                    case TargetPlatform.Windows:
+                    {
+                        var bin = Path.Combine(root, "bin", architecture.ToString());
+                        var depsFolder = GetThirdPartyFolder(options, platform, architecture);
+                        Utilities.FileCopy(Path.Combine(bin, "WinPixEventRuntime.dll"), Path.Combine(depsFolder, "WinPixEventRuntime.dll"));
+                        Utilities.FileCopy(Path.Combine(bin, "WinPixEventRuntime.lib"), Path.Combine(depsFolder, "WinPixEventRuntime.lib"));
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

Source/Tools/Flax.Build/Deps/Dependencies/vorbis.cs

@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ namespace Flax.Deps.Dependencies
             string ext;
             string oggConfig = $"-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={_configuration} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=\"{installDir}\"";
             string vorbisConfig = $"-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={_configuration} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=\"{installDir}\"";
+            string liboggFilename = "libogg";
             Dictionary<string, string> envVars = new Dictionary<string, string>();
             (string, string)[] oggBinariesToCopy;
             Binary[] vorbisBinariesToCopy;
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ namespace Flax.Deps.Dependencies
                 oggConfig += " -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF";
                 vorbisConfig += " -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF";
                 ext = ".lib";
+                liboggFilename = "ogg";
                 break;
             case TargetPlatform.Linux:
                 oggConfig += " -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON";
@@ -355,7 +357,7 @@ namespace Flax.Deps.Dependencies
             default: throw new InvalidPlatformException(platform);
             }
 
-            vorbisConfig += $" -DOGG_INCLUDE_DIR=\"{Path.Combine(installDir, "include")}\" -DOGG_LIBRARY=\"{Path.Combine(installDir, "lib", "libogg" + ext)}\"";
+            vorbisConfig += $" -DOGG_INCLUDE_DIR=\"{Path.Combine(installDir, "include")}\" -DOGG_LIBRARY=\"{Path.Combine(installDir, "lib", liboggFilename + ext)}\"";
 
             var binariesToCopy = new List<(string, string)>();
 
@@ -366,9 +368,9 @@ namespace Flax.Deps.Dependencies
                 RunCmake(oggRoot, platform, architecture, $"-B\"{oggBuildDir}\" " + oggConfig, envVars);
                 if (platform == TargetPlatform.Windows)
                     Deploy.VCEnvironment.BuildSolution(Path.Combine(oggBuildDir, "ogg.sln"), _configuration, architecture.ToString());
-                else if (platform == TargetPlatform.Mac || platform == TargetPlatform.Linux)
+                else
                     BuildCmake(oggBuildDir);
-                Utilities.Run("cmake", "--build . --target install", null, oggBuildDir, Utilities.RunOptions.DefaultTool);
+                Utilities.Run("cmake", $"--build . --config {_configuration} --target install", null, oggBuildDir, Utilities.RunOptions.DefaultTool);
             }
             // Build vorbis
             {
@@ -376,9 +378,9 @@ namespace Flax.Deps.Dependencies
                 RunCmake(vorbisRoot, platform, architecture, $"-B\"{vorbisBuildDir}\" " + vorbisConfig);
                 if (platform == TargetPlatform.Windows)
                     Deploy.VCEnvironment.BuildSolution(Path.Combine(vorbisBuildDir, "vorbis.sln"), _configuration, architecture.ToString());
-                else if (platform == TargetPlatform.Mac || platform == TargetPlatform.Linux)
+                else
                     BuildCmake(vorbisBuildDir);
-                Utilities.Run("cmake", "--build . --target install", null, vorbisBuildDir, Utilities.RunOptions.DefaultTool);
+                Utilities.Run("cmake", $"--build . --config {_configuration} --target install", null, vorbisBuildDir, Utilities.RunOptions.DefaultTool);
             }
 
             // Copy binaries
@@ -463,7 +465,7 @@ namespace Flax.Deps.Dependencies
                         // Build for Android
                         SetupDirectory(oggBuildDir, true);
                         RunCmake(oggBuildDir, platform, TargetArchitecture.ARM64, ".. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=\"../install\"");
-                        Utilities.Run("cmake", "--build . --target install", null, oggBuildDir, Utilities.RunOptions.ConsoleLogOutput);
+                        Utilities.Run("cmake", "--build . --config Release --target install", null, oggBuildDir, Utilities.RunOptions.ConsoleLogOutput);
                         SetupDirectory(buildDir, true);
                         RunCmake(buildDir, platform, TargetArchitecture.ARM64, string.Format(".. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release  -DOGG_INCLUDE_DIR=\"{0}/install/include\" -DOGG_LIBRARY=\"{0}/install/lib\"", oggRoot));
                         BuildCmake(buildDir);
@@ -490,7 +492,7 @@ namespace Flax.Deps.Dependencies
                         // Build for Switch
                         SetupDirectory(oggBuildDir, true);
                         RunCmake(oggBuildDir, platform, TargetArchitecture.ARM64, ".. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=\"../install\"");
-                        Utilities.Run("cmake", "--build . --target install", null, oggBuildDir, Utilities.RunOptions.ConsoleLogOutput);
+                        Utilities.Run("cmake", "--build . --config Release --target install", null, oggBuildDir, Utilities.RunOptions.ConsoleLogOutput);
                         Utilities.FileCopy(Path.Combine(GetBinariesFolder(options, platform), "Data/ogg", "include", "ogg", "config_types.h"), Path.Combine(oggRoot, "install", "include", "ogg", "config_types.h"));
                         SetupDirectory(buildDir, true);
                         RunCmake(buildDir, platform, TargetArchitecture.ARM64, string.Format(".. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DOGG_INCLUDE_DIR=\"{0}/install/include\" -DOGG_LIBRARY=\"{0}/install/lib\"", oggRoot));
@@ -519,7 +521,7 @@ namespace Flax.Deps.Dependencies
                         // Build for Mac
                         SetupDirectory(oggBuildDir, true);
                         RunCmake(oggBuildDir, platform, TargetArchitecture.ARM64, ".. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=\"../install\"");
-                        Utilities.Run("cmake", "--build . --target install", null, oggBuildDir, Utilities.RunOptions.ConsoleLogOutput);
+                        Utilities.Run("cmake", "--build . --config Release --target install", null, oggBuildDir, Utilities.RunOptions.ConsoleLogOutput);
                         SetupDirectory(buildDir, true);
                         RunCmake(buildDir, platform, TargetArchitecture.ARM64, string.Format(".. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release  -DOGG_INCLUDE_DIR=\"{0}/install/include\" -DOGG_LIBRARY=\"{0}/install/lib\"", oggRoot));
                         BuildCmake(buildDir);

Source/Tools/Flax.Build/Platforms/Windows/WindowsToolchain.cs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Flax.Build
         /// <summary>
         /// Specifies the minimum CPU architecture type to support (on x86/x64).
         /// </summary>
-        [CommandLine("winCpuArch", "<arch>", "Specifies the minimum CPU architecture type to support (om x86/x64).")]
+        [CommandLine("winCpuArch", "<arch>", "Specifies the minimum CPU architecture type to support (on x86/x64).")]
         public static CpuArchitecture WindowsCpuArch = CpuArchitecture.AVX2; // 94.48% support on PC according to Steam Hardware & Software Survey: May 2025 (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/)
     }
 }
@@ -76,22 +76,27 @@ namespace Flax.Build.Platforms
             options.LinkEnv.InputLibraries.Add("oleaut32.lib");
             options.LinkEnv.InputLibraries.Add("delayimp.lib");
 
-            if (options.Architecture == TargetArchitecture.ARM64)
+            options.CompileEnv.CpuArchitecture = Configuration.WindowsCpuArch;
+
+            if (options.Architecture == TargetArchitecture.x64)
+            {
+                if (_minVersion.Major <= 7 && options.CompileEnv.CpuArchitecture == CpuArchitecture.AVX2)
+                {
+                    // Old Windows had lower support ratio for latest CPU features
+                    options.CompileEnv.CpuArchitecture = CpuArchitecture.AVX;
+                }
+                if (_minVersion.Major >= 11 && options.CompileEnv.CpuArchitecture == CpuArchitecture.AVX)
+                {
+                    // Windows 11 has hard requirement on SSE4.2
+                    options.CompileEnv.CpuArchitecture = CpuArchitecture.SSE4_2;
+                }
+            }
+            else if (options.Architecture == TargetArchitecture.ARM64)
             {
                 options.CompileEnv.PreprocessorDefinitions.Add("USE_SOFT_INTRINSICS");
                 options.LinkEnv.InputLibraries.Add("softintrin.lib");
-            }
-
-            options.CompileEnv.CpuArchitecture = Configuration.WindowsCpuArch;
-            if (_minVersion.Major <= 7 && options.CompileEnv.CpuArchitecture == CpuArchitecture.AVX2)
-            {
-                // Old Windows had lower support ratio for latest CPU features
-                options.CompileEnv.CpuArchitecture = CpuArchitecture.AVX;
-            }
-            if (_minVersion.Major >= 11 && options.CompileEnv.CpuArchitecture == CpuArchitecture.AVX)
-            {
-                // Windows 11 has hard requirement on SSE4.2
-                options.CompileEnv.CpuArchitecture = CpuArchitecture.SSE4_2;
+                if (options.CompileEnv.CpuArchitecture != CpuArchitecture.None)
+                    options.CompileEnv.CpuArchitecture = CpuArchitecture.NEON;
             }
         }