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I'm puzzled, wont most console apps already cross compile without much modification? Isn't this basis of brew/etc? The GUI piece seems like the key, but without
by beardedwizard 7y ago
I'm puzzled, wont most console apps already cross compile without much modification? Isn't this basis of brew/etc? The GUI piece seems like the key, but without it I'm failing to understand why this is significant.
- theonemind 7y agoIt says that it "does not yet" run GUI applications, so it seems like they plan on it. Additionally, if no one ever talked about software like this before completion, they'd have a pretty hard time getting enough developers interested to ever reach completion. As for making the front-page of HN, the HN crowd probably consists disproportionately of technology enthusiasts who find interest in technology beyond its immediate usefulness.
- apetresc 7y agoWell, this runs _binaries_ that were compiled for macOS. Yes, practically speaking, the only binaries worth running on macOS tend to be open-source utilities that can be compiled for Linux anyway. But it is a fundamental difference in implementation that makes this project truly exciting.
- kristianp 7y agoIf you look at [0], you'll see that non-GUI APIs need still need to be developed as a foundation for the project to continue. Implicit is that at some point in the future a GUI may be available. [0] Also states that Apples Toolchain can be run, which is promising. Also, Darling desperately needs a re-implementation of Apple’s CoreCrypto [1]. [0] https://www.darlinghq.org/project-status/ https://www.darlinghq.org/project-status/ [1] https://www.darlinghq.org/developer-zone/low-hanging-fruit/ https://www.darlinghq.org/developer-zone/low-hanging-fruit/
- mypalmike 7y agoProjects usually walk before they run.