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Seems like GUI application support is not there yet. In that case, what command-line software for MacOS is actually useful for?

LoganDark 3y ago
Xcode build tools. Right now you practically need a macOS machine to compile applications for macOS or iOS.
- IshKebab 3y ago
  For command line apps you can cross-compile from Linux. IIRC it does require building Clang from source, and obtaining a Mac SDK (which is probably against their T&C's) but there are pre-made scripts to do it (there's a good GitHub Actions one). That said, I only do that for free projects. For commercial stuff I'd just buy a Mac Mini.
  - maxloh 3y ago
    Any links?
    - roblabla 3y ago
      Here you go: https://github.com/tpoechtrager/osxcross https://github.com/tpoechtrager/osxcross
    - IshKebab 3y ago
      https://github.com/mbround18/setup-osxcross https://github.com/mbround18/setup-osxcross
  - LoganDark 3y ago
    > For command line apps you can cross-compile from Linux. You technically can, but this has various issues. The lack of UI frameworks is one. I don't remember the others since I have a real Mac, but it's only an Intel Mac.
- ptspts 3y ago
  On a Linux host, use pts-osxcross (https://github.com/pts/pts-osxcross https://github.com/pts/pts-osxcross) to target macOS, it contains Clang and other build tools precompiled for Linux amd64.
fuzzy2 3y ago
Last I tried Darling, my goal was to make a proprietary printer driver run on Linux. It was available for Windows and macOS (CUPS). So that’s one use case.
- notRobot 3y ago
  Did it work?
  - fuzzy2 3y ago
    No, unfortunately I could not get Darling to compile back then and gave up. (I don't have that printer anymore either.)
- hiatus 3y ago
  Why this over Wine with the Windows executable?
  - fuzzy2 3y ago
    The Windows driver wouldn't work with CUPS. Or is there something like ndiswrapper for printer drivers?
- j45 3y ago
  Depending on your printer You may be able to print directly to port 9100 of the printer using netcat
- lathiat 3y ago
  Similarly I was hoping to run the Bonjour Conformance Test on Linux in CI for Avahi. Which is CLI as well.
fevangelou 3y ago
Spot on ;)
whalesalad 3y ago
Honestly my feelings exactly. Any cli software that’s available for Mac is also available for any other Unix. Seems entirely pointless to me.

LoganDark 3y ago

Xcode build tools. Right now you practically need a macOS machine to compile applications for macOS or iOS.

IshKebab 3y ago
For command line apps you can cross-compile from Linux. IIRC it does require building Clang from source, and obtaining a Mac SDK (which is probably against their T&C's) but there are pre-made scripts to do it (there's a good GitHub Actions one). That said, I only do that for free projects. For commercial stuff I'd just buy a Mac Mini.
- maxloh 3y ago
  Any links?
  - roblabla 3y ago
    Here you go: https://github.com/tpoechtrager/osxcross https://github.com/tpoechtrager/osxcross
  - IshKebab 3y ago
    https://github.com/mbround18/setup-osxcross https://github.com/mbround18/setup-osxcross
- LoganDark 3y ago
  > For command line apps you can cross-compile from Linux. You technically can, but this has various issues. The lack of UI frameworks is one. I don't remember the others since I have a real Mac, but it's only an Intel Mac.
ptspts 3y ago
On a Linux host, use pts-osxcross (https://github.com/pts/pts-osxcross https://github.com/pts/pts-osxcross) to target macOS, it contains Clang and other build tools precompiled for Linux amd64.

fuzzy2 3y ago

Last I tried Darling, my goal was to make a proprietary printer driver run on Linux. It was available for Windows and macOS (CUPS). So that’s one use case.

notRobot 3y ago
Did it work?
- fuzzy2 3y ago
  No, unfortunately I could not get Darling to compile back then and gave up. (I don't have that printer anymore either.)
hiatus 3y ago
Why this over Wine with the Windows executable?
- fuzzy2 3y ago
  The Windows driver wouldn't work with CUPS. Or is there something like ndiswrapper for printer drivers?
j45 3y ago
Depending on your printer You may be able to print directly to port 9100 of the printer using netcat
lathiat 3y ago
Similarly I was hoping to run the Bonjour Conformance Test on Linux in CI for Avahi. Which is CLI as well.

fevangelou 3y ago

Spot on ;)

whalesalad 3y ago

Honestly my feelings exactly. Any cli software that’s available for Mac is also available for any other Unix. Seems entirely pointless to me.