darlinghq/darling

This page introduces an external open-source repository. It is not an HDATF product.

What it does

Darling is a compatibility runtime for developers seeking to run macOS programs on Linux without a virtual machine. It takes macOS executables and their required files and provides a Linux-hosted environment intended to run them. The official README describes a Mach-O loader, a userspace darlingserver and reimplemented Darwin interfaces and Apple frameworks; the underlying source was not independently audited here. Some command-line tools work, while graphical application support remains under development and Xcode itself is not yet supported. Users can begin with an available official package or build the runtime with its documented dependencies, then prepare the application separately. The build guide requires x86-64 Linux and tools such as Clang and CMake, together with submodules and supporting libraries. DPREFIX keeps a macOS-like filesystem, but its overlayfs use restricts locations such as NFS or eCryptfs. Installing the runtime is not a promise that a particular application will work, and community packages are explicitly not vetted by the project.

License

GPL-3.0 Copyleft. Distributing software that includes this code requires releasing the source under GPL.

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