What are the licensing implications upon using these SDKs

[anjannath]

I am trying to understand if i can use these SDKs to create a cross compiling tool-chain targetting macOS, will there be any licensing issues upon using these? can someone shade more light into this topic?

[phracker]

To the best of my knowledge, the sdk license terms are available at https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/xcode.pdf . Not sure of the exact implications in your particular case.

[PerryWerneck]

I am trying to understand if i can use these SDKs to create a cross compiling tool-chain targetting macOS, will there be any licensing issues upon using these? can someone shade more light into this topic?

Have you suceeded? I'm trying to build a set of RPMs for OSX cross compiling on linux OpenSUSE in a similar way of the MinGW 32/64 and I'm concerned about the licensing too.

[karlinhigh]

To the best of my knowledge, the sdk license terms are available at https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/xcode.pdf . Not sure of the exact implications in your particular case.

I'm also researching cross-compiling, from Linux for macOS.

The current Xcode license at the provided link has section 2.5 Copies with the line, "You are expressly prohibited from separately using the Apple SDKs or attempting to run any part of the Apple Software on non-Apple-branded hardware." Also 2.7 Restrictions has more to say on this. It doesn't seem to allow for using any part of Xcode on anything but Mac hardware.

I am wondering if older versions of the Xcode Software License Agreement would have been more permissive. Currently I'm trying to ask on Apple Developer Forums / XCode / Getting Started, post awaiting moderation for several days now.

[cotfas]

Any news into this topic? Thank you.

[karlinhigh]

Here's the answer I got on Apple Developer Forums.

https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/114179