Kakehashi
Infrastructure
compatibility layer
SHOW HN2026
How HN took it
4 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 7 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Idea: 4 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting, long-awaited idea for running macOS apps on Linux
From 3 comments
This is something i have been looking for long time, however i have gone through repository and docs and the problem is bigger and solution still seems to be early, I am curious…
Arshad-Talpur on HNthis is something I've been waiting for a long time. I will be watching this with great interest. If this ever gets far enough I would love to see something similar to yabridge…
leothetechguy on HNQuite the interesting work! Although I don't use macOS binaries, I can see this is promising.
MaxelX on HN
Objections
Apple's ABI and Xcode tooling change often, making upkeep hard
From 3 comments
And it’s an endlessly moving target, look at how many apps break every major release (and use it to justify regular, expensive paid upgrades)
iwontberude on HNHistorically, I’d say that the chances of this being successful are exceptionally low given how large the ABI surface is — and it will wildly change out from underneath you on a…
frumplestlatz on HNEven React Native tools used by tons of companies struggle to keep up with Xcode build tool changes on mac itself.
dmix on HN
Unclear whether the code is clean room given LLM use and prior art in Darling
From 2 comments
How can we tell that this is truly a clean room project and that there is no code from either (Claude or yourself) that is derived from the Darling project? Otherwise great…
rvz on HN> Darling is written in a different language so I don't think the LLM would copy paste code from it directly. Just because it is written in a different language does not mean…
rvz on HN
Darling has had limited momentum, so few users want Mac-only CLI programs on Linux
From 1 comment
I wonder if this project will have any more momentum than Darling or if the set mac=only programs that people want to run on Linux is just too small.
account42 on HN
Requests
Support for building iOS apps on Linux ARM
From 2 comments
Would be nice to be able to build iOS apps on Linux ARM runners
fareesh on HNAnd that's the intended goal for the project
Gabrys1 on HN
GUI support, for example for Logic Pro plugins
From 1 comment
I just want to use macOS plugins for music production on asahi linux. A GUI is important but not strictly necessary I guess. So yeah, limited gui support would be great.
leothetechguy on HN
Compare with or combine efforts with Darling
From 1 comment
Interesting project! A long term vision for MacOS applications is feasible given the success of WINE/Proton with Windows applications. Are you familiar with the Darling project?…
13rac1 on HN
Questions
How is clean room compliance ensured given LLM use?
From 1 comment
How can we tell that this is truly a clean room project and that there is no code from either (Claude or yourself) that is derived from the Darling project? Otherwise great…
rvz on HN
Will it support different macOS versions and a Darwin-like environment for scripts?
From 1 comment
Do you plan on supporting different target versions and implementing similar restrictions to those targets? eg: older macOS had a writable /usr/ while newer does not without…
imoverclocked on HN
Does it work on Asahi Linux or non-Mac ARM hardware?
From 1 comment
It's not on the list of goals yet (so far only CLI and a stable basis), but of course if I went to GUI, it would be nice, since I work in Logic Pro :) By the way, has anyone…
vlad_kalinkin on HN
Alternatives named
Darling
From 1 comment
Interesting project! A long term vision for MacOS applications is feasible given the success of WINE/Proton with Windows applications. Are you familiar with the Darling project?…
13rac1 on HN
osxcross
From 1 comment
I would look at osxcross[0] if you haven't looked into it already. It can at least do the "build stuff targeting macos" part (well, relatively speaking). Swift support kinda…
ethin on HN
yabridge
From 1 comment
this is something I've been waiting for a long time. I will be watching this with great interest. If this ever gets far enough I would love to see something similar to yabridge…
leothetechguy on HN