Re: cross compile to MacOS

[Kjetil Matheussen]

I'm using MXE to cross-compile for Windows, and osxcross to
cross-compile for macos. It works just fine. I don't understand why it
is a problem that you need a real mac in order to get access to the
SDK, since you need a real mac to test your software anyway. Not
testing your software is probably pointless for almost all non-trivial
software that you plan to cross-compile.


On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 3:11 PM Zach Bacon <wowzaman12@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Because the SDK contains all the headers necessary to compile software and in 
> this case to have gcc/clang target macOS
>
> On Mon., Nov. 30, 2020, 8:48 a.m. Valerio Messina, <efa@iol.it> wrote:
>>
>> On 11/24/20 11:13 PM, Zach Bacon wrote:
>> > In theory one could use clang since it can cross compile without
>> > the need to be specially compiled itself. But it would still need the
>> > SDK regardless.
>>
>> If I had to generate CLI (C99 or SUS) code, or code using library
>> already portable like SDL/GTK/QT, why is it necessary the SDK?
>>
>> I tought it is necessary to generate app using the native Apple GUI
>> library, or not?
>>
>> If I understood well, to generate Windows code using MXE/mingw, we need
>> the include files and open C libraries provided by the project, then the
>> C runtime is provider by Microsoft. I expect the same happen from Apple.
>>
>> thank you for clarification,
>> --
>> Valerio
>>