Hi there, is there a way to cross-compile a KLib f...
# kotlin-natives
salomonbrys
12/12/2017, 1:29 PMHi there, is there a way to cross-compile a KLib for to the ios and macbook targets from a linux host ?
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gildor
12/12/2017, 2:00 PMYou cannot compile for iOS/macOS on linux, only on mac
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olonho
12/12/2017, 2:08 PMCorrect, no cross-compilation to Apple targets from other hosts.
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salomonbrys
12/12/2017, 2:10 PMOK, thanks !
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gildor
12/12/2017, 2:13 PMI’m curious. Is it impossible only because all platform libraries are mac only or even toolchain to build is not available? As I understand you can build something to llvm bitcode that compatible with iOS/macOS
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msink
12/12/2017, 3:09 PMIt's possibe technically, but illegal. Well, maybe legal for personal use, but not in general.
See https://github.com/tpoechtrager/osxcross
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olonho
12/12/2017, 3:12 PMWell, it’s not absolutely impossible, we just need to have tools like Apple linker and startup files to create proper binaries.
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napperley
12/12/2017, 9:12 PMThere are some workarounds available for compiling and running Mac sw (incl iOS). One possible option is macincloud: https://www.macincloud.com/
napperley
12/12/2017, 9:14 PMMacInCloud provide official Linux support: https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000006353-what-is-macincloud-
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