macOS support with container?

[NeroHin]

Hello, thank you for sharing such a great project!
I noticed in the README that the project supports Windows and Linux, and it mentions the ability to run on macOS using a container.

I would like to confirm if the project currently fully supports running on macOS via a container.
If it does, are there any specific instructions or known issues for macOS users?

Thank you very much for your response!

[k4yt3x]

I recall someone said they got it to run on a mac with the container, but I'm not sure if they were using an Intel mac or Apple silicon. I don't have a mac so I'll need to find someone with a mac to confirm it.

[robertgzr]

the container image provided by the repo might work on intel macs but to run it on apple silicon it would need to support linux/arm64 architecture.

then it could be run via podman-machine with libkrun: https://podman-desktop.io/docs/podman/gpu

[k4yt3x]

@robertgzr does Vulkan work without MoltenVK magic?

[robertgzr]

@k4yt3x the podman-machine tool that lets you run linux containers on macos has support for
translating vulkan → moltenvk

from the link i posted:

Important to note that using the "Metal" GPU on macOS utilizes specialized software to achieve this. Specifically a virtualized GPU from within the Podman Machine that provides translation support from Vulkan and MoltenVK calls to MSL (Metal Shading Language), Apples GPU.

[k4yt3x]

Oh awesome, so it would work then? The only thing needed is to compile the program for ARM64?

[robertgzr]

looks like it :) i can give it a go once an arm image is available!