[WildWeazel]

Mac support is the bane of my existence. It doesn't help that none of us core contributors have one, so if anyone is willing to be a lab monkey...

[AceJohnny2]

Apple has been slowly tightening the screws on app notarization (code signing) requirements for running apps on macOS. To do it properly you need to be a registered developer ($100/year), and they're certainly not making it easy if you don't have access to a Mac.

https://support.apple.com/guide/security/app-code-signing-pr...

> On devices with macOS 10.15, all apps distributed outside the App Store must be signed by the developer using an Apple-issued Developer ID certificate (combined with a private key) and notarized by Apple to run under the default Gatekeeper settings.

Re: Developer ID Certificates: https://developer.apple.com/help/account/certificates/create...

I suspect the friction that users are facing are due to dodging the above requirements.

[hellzbellz123]

The whole sdk has a restriction that you can't use it off platform. The code signing thing is just a tax on ios devs

[direwolf20]

Needing an apple device to compile for an apple device is not an unreasonable requirement. Paying $100 every year is.

[sssilver]

I have a Macbook Pro M4 Max, an Apple Developer account, a bit of time, and some enthusiasm. Would love to help!

[als0]

Notarize it.

[darthcircuit]

You can run macOS in a docker container. There’s no hardware acceleration for gpu, but works well enough.

You can also try macinabox if you have unraid:

https://hub.docker.com/r/spaceinvaderone/macinabox

It’s probably the easiest way of setting up a Mac VM if you have unraid. I know there are similar options for qemu and kvm based hypervisors. If you have an amd gpu you should be able to pass it through.

[hellzbellz123]

But you can't distribute whatever you build legally as far as im aware. The apple sdks prevent you from shipping legally.

The only way atm is installing homebrew and using a gnu tool chain if I understand the license of the official sdks correctly?

[mherrmann]

quickemu [1] is good at running macOS VMs.

1: https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu

[WildWeazel]

My only experience with docker is headless in CI. I do have AMD. I'll have to look into this. Thanks

[Cloudef]

Emulating mac or using mac SDKs on non apple devices is against apple's bullshit license though.

[zapzupnz]

Rather than making people run commands in Terminal, it would be more ideal to just tell people to try to run the app, then go to System Settings -> Privacy & Security -> scroll down until they see the Open Anyway button.

It'll be a skill they can use for any unsigned app and you can have cute screenshots. The Terminal command, on the other hand, is a huge barrier to entry.

[fragmede]

https://github.com/fragmede/civ-iii/releases/tag/v0.3-mac-si...

[Catagris]

I have a MacBook m4 Pro, m3, mac Mini m3, an apple developer account and willing to help.

[tclancy]

I volunteer.

[fullstackwife]

Why not build it as a web app and play via browser?

[philistine]

Contact the maintainer of macsourceports. They do exactly what you despise for dozens of projects.