Writing ARM64 Code for Apple Platforms

Re:Writing ARM64 Code for Apple Platforms by notriddle on Thursday June 24, 2021 @12:23PM (#27619839)

They are not orthogonal. If you can install Linux, then you can sideload apps on macOS. It might involve invasive XNU patching with a hex editor, but it can be done.

It's not that involved, by the way. There's a command that you run to turn off gatekeeper [1].

[1]: https://disable-gatekeeper.github.io/

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Re:Writing ARM64 Code for Apple Platforms by Wowfunhappy on Thursday June 24, 2021 @03:17PM (#27622564)

Exactly, and this goes beyond mere self-signed code (Gatekeeper) and into things like SIP and private entitlements. As long as the user controls the bootloader, the user can also patch the OS to do whatever they want.

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Re:Writing ARM64 Code for Apple Platforms by chipotle_coyote on Thursday June 24, 2021 @01:23PM (#27620891)

I think the OP is pointing out that installing Mac apps from places other than the App Store is not what most (if any) Mac users would call "sideloading". We just call it "installing." :)

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