Setting Up Visual Studio 2022 on a Mac for Remote Development

Are you looking to develop cross-platform C++ applications for macOS using Visual Studio? Look no further! In this article, we will walk you through the steps necessary to set up your Mac for remote development with Visual Studio 2022.

The first step is to ensure that your Mac allows remote connections. To do this, go to System Preferences and select Sharing. Make sure that Remote Login is selected, and that your user has access. You can also enable remote connections using the terminal command `mkdir /usr/local/bin` and then copying the binary to `/usr/local/bin` and setting its execute permissions.

Next, you will need to install lldb-mi, a command-line interface to the lldb debugger. You can download it from GitHub or use a package manager such as brew. Once installed, you can clone the repository using `git clone /ninja-build/ninja.git` and then follow the instructions to build and install ninja.

In addition to lldb-mi, you will also need to install CMake, a popular build system for C++ projects. You can download the latest version of CMake from its official website and follow the installation instructions.

Another important tool that you will need is the compiler command-line tools. These can be downloaded from Apple's developer page or by installing Xcode from the App Store.

Once you have installed all of these tools, you can start Visual Studio 2022 and select the Linux and embedded development with C++ workload. This will give you access to the remote development features that allow you to develop cross-platform C++ applications for macOS.

In this latest release of Visual Studio, users are now able to make use of its Linux tools with CMake to target the Mac. This means that you can create and build C++ projects on your Mac just like you would on a Linux machine.

In conclusion, setting up your Mac for remote development with Visual Studio 2022 requires some additional setup steps compared to developing on Windows or Linux. However, by following these simple instructions, you can quickly get started with cross-platform C++ development for macOS using Visual Studio.

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