Targeting macOS from Visual Studio

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Visual Studio 17.3 Preview 2+ uses CMake integration to build, run, and debug on a remote Mac by pushing a CMake/Ninja build to the Mac, running the app there, and connecting the Windows IDE for breakpoints and variable inspection; IntelliSense works locally while the binary executes remotely. Requirements: CMake presets, Ninja and lldb/remote debugger installed on the Mac, remote login enabled, and Intel x64 macOS 10.15+ (M1 via Rosetta as a workaround).

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1. 0:00Introduction to feature
2. 0:35Prerequisites and setup
3. 1:25Configuring the Mac host
4. 2:01Connecting Visual Studio
5. 3:22Building and running app
6. 4:02Debugging and limitations

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