iOS application on Linux

[John McPherson]

If you have a PC and patience, you could try to put MacOS on a PC.  Of course if you are one of those folks who actually reads the EULA then this isn't likely an option;  www.osx86project.org 


On Nov 16, 2011, at 7:46 AM, Kelsay, Brian - OCIO-ITS, Kansas City, MO wrote:

> According to my local Mac Guru, he agrees that the Mac Mini is the cheapest way to get into iOS development (~$600).  The iOS SDK is free. You would also need to pay for a dev acct to be able to submit completed programs to the App Store ($100).  This is needed even if you build an app and release it for free.
> 
> Brian Kelsay
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: On Behalf Of Christofer C. Bell
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 5:54 PM
> Subject: Re: iOS application on Linux
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Jack  wrote:
> 
> 
>> Anyone know if one can write AND deploy iOS applications from Linux?
> 
> Not really.  If you're programming for iOS, you're writing against the
> UI that iOS provides.  Linux doesn't provide the same user interface.
> That said, Objective-C is available for both.
> 
> Debian (and derivatives): gobjc
> Fedora (and derivatives): libobjc
> 
>> Anyone ever used PhoneGap in Linux?
> 
> Never heard of it.
> 
>> Best iPhone/iPad emulator?
> 
> The one that comes with the iOS SDK.
> http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action
> 
>> Cheap Apple development box?
> 
> A Mac mini.
> http://www.apple.com/macmini/
> 
>> Thanks,
>> Jack
> 
> -- 
> Chris
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