Is there a way to run codesign (macOS) tool on Docker container ?
The codesign tool is only available on macOS, so this question boils down to Is it possible to run macOS in a Docker container? I don’t use Docker and so have no insight into that.
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Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
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The codesign tool is only available on macOS, so this question boils down to Is it possible to run macOS in a Docker container? I don’t use Docker and so have no insight into that.
Share and Enjoy
—
Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"
I have the right solution for you!
I built a native container system for Mac called MacDocker, where you can run Mach-O binaries straight on macOS. No Linux VM, no emulation and Sandbox/seatbelt isolated.
Have you tried to use your M4's GPU with a Docker container? Or build and sign your Swift code in Xcode it? Short answer: you can't.
Docker Desktop and Apple Container runs a Linux VM, and it sees no Metal, no MPS, no MLX and no XCode.
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