[olug] Packaging tool for OSX that runs under Linux?

Rob Townley rob.townley at gmail.com
Tue Apr 20 18:54:38 UTC 2010


On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Cheyenne Deal <deal.cheyenne at gmail.com> wrote:
> Xcode? It has the gcc compilers built into it, I can loan you my 10.6
> Install Disk. That is how I got my mac to install wget. That would be easier
> to do it under the same os. If I am wrong please clarify what you are doing
> because Xcode will install without any updates from Apple.
>
> Thanks,
> Cheyenne
>
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 15:28, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know of a tool to build install packages for OSX that runs
>> under
>> Linux?  Currently I have to e-mail the files to a co-worker who uses his
>> home machine to build the packages for me.  We tried the usual set of
>> VMWare
>> virtual machines with OSX, but these don't have the packaging tools
>> installed and won't install without updates from Apple (which then kills
>> the
>> OSX install).
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dan
>>
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No real experience in this matter, but what can you do with Darwin nowadays?
Wouldn't Darwin work as well when you don't have a Mac?
http://gnu-darwin.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=cd



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