IOS

iOS mobile app development in mid-2022

Set up a virtual macOS development environment

I set this up on the Matcha melange VM.

You can follow thenickdude's awesome guide with these secret sauce bits to get going. I'll add some notes since those might disappear...

• Note that thenickdude's Monterey install wasn't working on July 3 2022, as it was pulling the wrong image from Apple. I used Big Sur and once running, immediately upgraded it to Monterey, which went flawlessly.
• Set up a OpenCore VM with an unclaimed serial using SMBIOS iMacPro1,1 to match up well enough with my AMD Ryzen 9 3900X.
• This helped to mount and access the EFI boot drive.
• I used a macOS release of my old fave Meld

Expand macOS VM drive

In case needed in the future, thenickdude has notes.