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Darwin/macOS emulation layer for Linux

• Lio 8y ago
  Could anyone say how mature this project is and how much of macOS is covered? I must have missed that in the readme and didn’t see it in the wiki. Either way it’s a great idea keyup the good work.
  • stingraycharles 8y ago
    I recall that anything visual is not yet supported, and that it’s limited to CLI tools only.
    • rijoja 8y ago
      Isn't there an open source implementation of Cocoa?
      • krylon 8y ago
        I think GNUstep is the closest approximation, but I have no clue how compatible it is to Cocoa.
• iamgopal 8y ago
  Can we imagine a future where xcode works and ios app being developed on Ubuntu ?
  • exikyut 8y ago
    As someone who's never had a Mac, I get the impression Xcode is the equivalent of Windows Update circa IE6 (ActiveX control and all) - so horribly and messily integrated into the system, that adequately sandboxing it such that it doesn't fall over every 6 seconds would be the equivalent of making a perpetual motion machine that can turn yak shavings into kitchen sinks. The person who commits to designing, building and maintaining this - and achieves their goal - will not be sane. Carefully consider before inviting them to developer conferences. (NB, as this is currently at -1: The bit above about insanity is meant as a lighthearted joke :P) NB2, now this is fluctuating even further: This was written with a humorous note but sincerely. If I'm wrong about Xcode I'd be happy to learn as much - and glad to be wrong, as well. I've just heard that Xcode is a disaster to maintain, and that eg merely downgrading Xcode version can break all of macOS, requiring a full reinstall. This being said, having Xcode work on Linux (and Windows...) would be awesome, in theory.
  • neopallium 8y ago
    The readme has an example of unpacking Xcode and compiling a simple helloworld program using the CLI.