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points by skrrtww 4 days ago | 0 comments

> You can't build iOS apps without a Mac.

I'm not sure this is true anymore.

xtool [0] came up on here a while ago [1]. I think it still requires you get a big xcode app bundle off a macos machine and drop that into xtool, since there's no other way to get the iOS library header files from Apple. The other parts of xcode just aren't used as far as I know. Other than that caveat, you're running builds in xtool's own environment on whatever platform you choose. You can even do code signing.

[0] https://xtool.sh

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44011515

[–] bluesign 4 days ago

Technically you can, legally not sure

[–] giwook 4 days ago

It is.

[–] nout 4 days ago

You can build iOS apps on Omarchy now

[–] shye 4 days ago

Omarchy is even less production ready than racking up laptops.

[–] solyin 4 days ago

Plus there's the issue that DHH is a racist twat.

[–] shye 4 days ago

That's one of the reasons to keep it as far as possible from anywhere you need trust (like prod): software, like soylent green, is made of people. And you can't trust people like him.

[–] linhns 4 days ago

Omarchy, for what it is, is just a toy project from DHH. As much as I acknowledge the guy's talent, it is not viable for any production grade build