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Re: [PATCH v5] xen: Add Darwin.mk


  • To: Bertrand Marquis <bertrand.marquis@xxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 14:01:40 +0100
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  • Delivery-date: Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:01:48 +0000
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xenproject.org>

On 09.02.2026 11:46, Bertrand Marquis wrote:
> Xen does not provide a Darwin build configuration useable on Mac OS.
> It is possible to build Xen Hypervisor (tools are not supported) with a
> toolchain able to produce ELF binaries (GCC or others).
> 
> Add config/Darwin.mk to include StdGNU.mk and force
> XEN_COMPILE_ARCH=unknown, ensuring Darwin builds always follow
> the cross-compile path so compiling on Mac OS is always handled as a
> cross compilation case.
> 
> Only compiling the hypervisor has been tested !
> 
> An example of how to build the hypervisor for arm64 on Mac OS
> (tools cannot be build for now) using a compiler from brew:
> - brew install aarch64-elf-gcc aarch64-elf-binutils
> - make XEN_TARGET_ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-elf- HOSTCC=clang
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bertrand Marquis <bertrand.marquis@xxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>

> Change-Id: Iba91634afbaab58767bb8744b4b722ce5732a6dd

This wants removing, I suppose.

> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/config/Darwin.mk
> @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
> +# Use GNU tool definitions as the tools we are using are either GNU 
> compatible
> +# or we only use features which are supported on Mac OS.
> +include $(XEN_ROOT)/config/StdGNU.mk
> +
> +# Cross compile on Mac OS, only hypervisor build has been tested, no tools
> +XEN_COMPILE_ARCH = unknow

There was an 'n' lost, as the reason for forcing cross-compilation also
isn't stated. I'll take the liberty to add both back in.

Jan



 


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