Do I need a mac to build a native target used by i...

# multiplatform

[ursus]

Do I need a mac to build a native target used by ios? (I dont need to run it, just build)

Asking for a CI/CD friend, if my linux box will be enough or does ci now need to run on some macbook mini

[Ben Woodworth]

I'm pretty sure you can't compile apple targets from a non-apple OS. I use Github's CI since they have a macOS environment

[kpgalligan]

You definitely need a mac to build apple targets. I'm thinking through this now as the mac runner minutes on (private) github repos cost 10x linux runners, but there's only so much you can do.

[ursus]

okay but if i'm poor, can I just build the shared code for jvm on CI, i.e. run tests on that and be fingers crossed okay? I dont need to package the apple binary if I only want to run unit tests, say on our shared :business-logic module, right?