messense/homebrew-macos-cross-toolchains

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Homebrew tap distributing precompiled GCC cross-compiler toolchains for targeting Linux (x86_64 and aarch64) from macOS, supporting both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. It is commonly used to cross-compile Rust projects with Cargo by setting the appropriate linker environment variables.

Use cases

• cross-compile Rust binaries for Linux from a Mac
• install a Linux GCC toolchain on macOS via Homebrew
• build x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu binaries on Apple Silicon
• set up CARGO_TARGET linker for cross-compilation
• compile C/C++ code for aarch64 Linux from macOS

When to choose

• you develop on macOS and need to build Linux binaries without a VM or CI
• you want precompiled cross toolchains installable via Homebrew
• you cross-compile Rust crates with native C dependencies

When to avoid

• you need to cross-compile targeting macOS from Linux or Windows
• you require MSVC or Windows target toolchains
• you need a fully supported, officially blessed toolchain with a license guarantee

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

compiler build-tool developer-tools developer-tools compilers cross-platform cli cross-compilation gcc homebrew-tap rust apple-silicon macos homebrew

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