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Darling – Run macOS software on Linux

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Re: Darling – Run macOS software on Linux

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Post by mikkelam »

petepete wrote: post #26
moondev wrote: post #22

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Re: Darling – Run macOS software on Linux

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Post by MaxLeiter »

DeathArrow wrote: post #35

Does this allow building iOS apps on Linux? I'd love to be able to use WSL2 to build iOS apps under Windows 10.

In case you want to, you can build iOS apps on a jailbroken iOS device: https://iphonedevwiki.net/index.php/Compiling_iOS_applicatio...

Re: Darling – Run macOS software on Linux

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Post by wtracy »

abiogenesis wrote: post #42
unixhero wrote: post #37

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I think you're taking this a step far. What does Windows have to do with this?

Emulception: Run darling on the Linux subsystem on Windows 10.

WSL doesn't meet the project's requirements:

https://github.com/darlinghq/darling/issues/260

Re: Darling – Run macOS software on Linux

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Post by chipotle_coyote »

kalessin wrote: post #27
cutler wrote: post #17

"Does it support GUI apps? Almost!". In what sense can this be considered to be "running MacOS software" then?

A lot of software doesn't have a GUI, even on macOS?

I've been using OS X since about 2002, if I'm remembering right -- I bought my first Mac in 2001, I'm pretty sure (one of the crazy "clamshell" iBooks with a PowerPC G3), and OS X was not really suitable as a daily driver until 10.2 "Jaguar" in August 2002.

I mention all this because even with that nearly 18 years of experience, I am really straining to think of a single non-GUI application for macOS that wasn't a Unix command line port. There are some Apple-provided system utility commands, and, fine, but probably of pretty marginal use in this context.

I think it's a great project, don't get me wrong, and I wish I had the system-programming chops to help. But it still seems to mostly be a proof of concept. I hope it keeps growing!

Re: Darling – Run macOS software on Linux

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Post by aasasd »

After learning of the existence of a bunch of compatibility layers, I'm now occasionally pining for a Linux→Mac one. Because dealing with BSD software, aka ‘unknown option --help’, is a source of irritation sometimes. Plus there's actually open-source Linux software that doesn't have open-source analogs on Mac (not that I'll remember right now what it was).

But then again, Linux has /proc and a boatload of common APIs beyond kernel calls.

Re: Darling – Run macOS software on Linux

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Post by yellowapple »

wtracy wrote: post #54
abiogenesis wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Emulception: Run darling on the Linux subsystem on Windows 10.

WSL doesn't meet the project's requirements: https://github.com/darlinghq/darling/issues/260

On the other hand, it's a bit weird that Darling requires a kernel module. Given the name (darling-mach) I guess it's doing something to make Linux look more like XNU, but it's surprising that the Darling team has to do that within Linux itself (given that Wine is apparently able to make Linux look like NT in userspace).

Re: Darling – Run macOS software on Linux

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Post by saagarjha »

aasasd wrote: post #57

After learning of the existence of a bunch of compatibility layers, I'm now occasionally pining for a Linux→Mac one. Because dealing with BSD software, aka ‘unknown option --help’, is a source of irritation sometimes. Plus there's actually open-source Linux software that doesn't have open-source analogs on Mac (not that I'll remember right now what it was). But then again, Linux has /proc and a boatload of common API…

https://github.com/tbodt/ish

https://github.com/linux-noah/noah

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