docker-go-mingw vs osxcross

docker-go-mingw

Docker image for building Go binaries with MinGW toolchain (by x1unix)

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osxcross

Mac OS X cross toolchain for Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Android (Termux) (by tpoechtrager)

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docker-go-mingw		osxcross
	Project
2	Mentions	23
41	Stars	2,731
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	5.5
about 1 month ago	Latest Commit	about 1 month ago
Shell	Language	C++
MIT License	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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docker-go-mingw

Posts with mentions or reviews of docker-go-mingw. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-10-27.

Golang in Docker - Fetching & caching build Dependencies
1 project | /r/docker | 15 Nov 2021

Mount your GOPATH to container (see example )
cross build on Linux with cgo with github ci/cd
4 projects | /r/golang | 27 Oct 2021

osxcross

Posts with mentions or reviews of osxcross. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-26.

Darling: Run macOS Software on Linux
7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 26 Nov 2023
How to cross Compile on Debian for: Mac / FreeBSD / OpenBSD / Android ... ?
3 projects | /r/rust | 11 Jul 2023

If you actually have MacOS device and can install Xcode and so on then you can proceed here and read the instructions.
I find it's not possible to do serious C/C++ coding on latest macOS
5 projects | /r/cpp | 20 May 2023

Have you considered using a dockerized osxcross cross compiler toolchain in your CI? Granted it is a bit clunky to setup...
Apple just lost its lawsuit trying to ban iOS virtual machines
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 May 2023

Technically it's possible, but possibly not legal:
https://github.com/tpoechtrager/osxcross
> Please ensure you have read and understood the Xcode license terms before continuing.
According to the EULA you may only use the SDK on Apple-branded computers. But you can use Linux to cross compile to Apple.
Go port of SQLite without CGo
12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 7 Apr 2023
Cross compile for ppc macs (10.4)
1 project | /r/VintageApple | 7 Nov 2022

is there a way to cross compile without vms? something similar to https://github.com/tpoechtrager/osxcross?
Am looking for an API guru to assess how to make a project multiplatform
1 project | /r/C_Programming | 20 Aug 2022

If you figure out how to get SDL working, one possibility is to develop on Linux, then use mingw-w64 to cross compile from Linux to windows, then use osxcross to cross-compile from Windows to OSX.
How To Fix Your Computer
3 projects | /r/ProgrammerHumor | 15 Aug 2022
Rust & Cross-compiling from Linux to Mac on GitHub Actions
2 projects | dev.to | 9 Aug 2022

Thank you osxcross for creating the path forward
A Completely Open-Source Implementation of Apple Code Signing and Notarization
9 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Aug 2022

This is actually a solved problem, using osxcross[0]. The experience is honestly very smooth, and we don't require any apple proprietary binaries. The only thing apple-proprietary is their SDK (containing the header files for compiling, and tbd files for linking), which can be downloaded from apple's website (at least if you have a developer account), or from various GitHub projects archiving them.
[0]: https://github.com/tpoechtrager/osxcross

What are some alternatives?

When comparing docker-go-mingw and osxcross you can also consider the following projects:

cassowary - Run Windows Applications on Linux as if they are native, Use linux applications to launch files files located in windows vm without needing to install applications on vm. With easy to use configuration GUI

mold - Mold: A Modern Linker 🦠

media-autobuild_suite - This Windows Batchscript helps setup a Mingw-w64 compiler environment for building ffmpeg and other media tools under Windows.

eShopOnContainers - Cross-platform .NET sample microservices and container based application that runs on Linux Windows and macOS. Powered by .NET 7, Docker Containers and Azure Kubernetes Services. Supports Visual Studio, VS for Mac and CLI based environments with Docker CLI, dotnet CLI, VS Code or any other code editor. Moved to https://github.com/dotnet/eShop.

mingw-builds - Scripts for building the 32 and 64-bit MinGW-W64 compilers for Windows

fltk-rs - Rust bindings for the FLTK GUI library.

examples - Official Open Source repository of "Developers Thought" Blog and YouTube Channel.

xcgo - Golang cross-platform builder docker image with CGo and other tooling

balerter - Script Based Alerting Manager

glibc_version_header - Build portable Linux binaries without using an ancient distro

dasel - Select, put and delete data from JSON, TOML, YAML, XML and CSV files with a single tool. Supports conversion between formats and can be used as a Go package.

MacOSX-SDKs - A collection of those pesky SDK folders: MacOSX10.1.5.sdk thru MacOSX11.3.sdk