iOS application on Linux
John McPherson
xeniphon at gmail.com
Wed Nov 16 09:26:55 CST 2011
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
>
>
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> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Jack wrote:
>
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>> 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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