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8622 :: compiling to macOS

[2021-11-14T11:51:51+01:00]

kobi (orginal) [2021-11-14T11:51:51+01:00] view original

Hi! I've been living under a rock for a few years, and wonder how developers are working today when they want to compile to OSes they don't have physical access to. Specifically, I would like to compile for OSX and iOS without actually owning mac hardware.

Online services? virtualbox magic?

Thanks for info!

enthus1ast (orginal) [2021-11-14T11:57:31+01:00] view original

I've used osxcross to target macos from linux: https://github.com/tpoechtrager/osxcross

kobi (orginal) [2021-11-14T12:18:28+01:00] view original

Thanks! I'll give it a try

Araq (orginal) [2021-11-14T12:48:52+01:00] view original

Specifically, I would like to compile for OSX and iOS without actually owning mac hardware.
How are you gonna test the result? If you have a machine that can do automatic testing, this machine might as well be used to compile your software...

reversem3 (orginal) [2021-11-15T15:32:10+01:00] view original

Why not just setup up a virtual machine to test on? You can virtualize virtually an OS now days. I recommend using KVM or VBox https://blog.nathanhigley.com/macoskvm/