Re: [PATCH v2] xen: Add macOS hypervisor build configuration

[Demi Marie Obenour <demiobenour@gmail.com>]

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On 2/9/26 02:26, Bertrand Marquis wrote:
> Hi Demi,
> 
>> On 8 Feb 2026, at 03:36, Demi Marie Obenour <demiobenour@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 2/5/26 06:33, Bertrand Marquis wrote:
>>> Xen does not currently document how to build the hypervisor on macOS, and
>>> there is no Darwin configuration for selecting a Homebrew-based GNU
>>> toolchain. Native builds are not supported; the hypervisor must be
>>> cross-built with a GNU toolchain and GNU make/sed.
>>>
>>> Add a minimal Darwin.mk which selects the GNU tool definitions used by
>>> the macOS workflow and point to the build guide for required tools and
>>> setup. Document the Homebrew cross toolchain and GNU tools needed to
>>> build the hypervisor on macOS.
>> What is the use-case?
> 
> My main use case is development and testing on MacOS.
> I can do a lot of stuff by only recompiling and testing the hypervisor without
> changing the rest of my test environment and being able to do it directly
> on my mac is making things a lot faster and simpler.
> 
> I have been using this for a long time and someone asked me some weeks
> ago if that was possible so i figured it would be a good idea to share.
> 
> Cheers
> Bertrand

How are you testing?  QEMU TCG?
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Sincerely,
Demi Marie Obenour (she/her/hers)

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