A new tool for Mints checks executables for ARM64 code, and lists the Universal Binaries it finds in folders. And it fixes log colours.
Big Sur
New version for Mojave and later improves accuracy of detection of Universal binaries which can run on Apple Silicon.
macOS 11.0 will identify itself differently according to the SDK used, and an environment variable does the same for scripts.
Apple warns that “Rosetta translation applies to an entire process, including all code modules that the process loads dynamically” – here are some implications.
New approach to reading logs which enables you to follow conversations between sub-systems and services you’re interested in without messing with predicates.
Here are several good reasons that Big Sur will need more storage space than previous versions of macOS.
Updating Big Sur can cause the storage required by the system to double in size. Snapshots appear to be the cause. What’s the solution?
How apps can opt to set the quarantine flag on files they create, and how macOS can override that to protect you.
Are you tempted to install the first public beta of macOS 11 Big Sur? Read this before making any decisions. It could save you Mac.
Nine more free apps available as Universal binaries, from Cirrus to xattred.
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