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Virtualizing macOS on non-macOS hosts works ok, with a couple of caveats: * macOS lacks drivers for GPUs commonly emulated by VM software, and as such runs abs
by kitsunesoba 5y ago
Virtualizing macOS on non-macOS hosts works ok, with a couple of caveats:
* macOS lacks drivers for GPUs commonly emulated by VM software, and as such runs absolutely horribly without graphics acceleration because it assumes the presence of a competent GPU at all times - software rasterization seems to be intended to be used only as an absolute last-resort fallback. As such, passthrough of a supported GPU (generally AMD, though Intel iGPUs might work) is basically a requirement.
* It's technically against the macOS EULA. Apple hasn't gone after anybody for it to date, but it doesn't mean they won't. This is particularly relevant for devs building for Apple platforms.
- my123 5y agoFor macOS on arm64, the software renderer fallback is gone. No GPU? WindowServer crashes and you'll never see the GUI.