Beta software
Note that the RoaringApps Mac app is still beta software, so may contain traces of bugs.
When running the app, check for anything not working as expected: a button that doesn't do anything, glitches in the interface, strange results from the compatibility information.
If you find something a little odd or completely broken, pleasecontact me with as much information as you can.
Mismatches
As a user, installing the macFUSE software package will let you use any third-party FUSE file system. Legacy MacFUSE file systems are supported through the optional MacFUSE compatibility layer. As a developer, you can use the FUSE SDK to write numerous types of new file systems as regular user space programs. The goal is to be able to work on both Mac OS Catalina and Windows 10 interchangeably. I've read some contradictory comments about AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X or 3960x not being compatible with Adobe products on MAC OS. However, some were saying that it may be possible. My understanding is that this processor will work just fine on Windows 10.
In particular, look out for apps that the server hasn't matched properly.
A list of your applications is sent to the RoaringApps server, where it tries its best to match each application to one in the database (using the app's name, developer, version number and bundle identifier). This matching logic isn't100% fool proof (yet), so sometimes it sends back information about the wrong app. Check for this in the 'Match' item in an app's detail view – look for app names that don't match up or a low match percentage. When you find a mismatch,pleasecontact me so that I can fix it up.
Privacy information
The RoaringApps Mac app records details of your Mac model, operating system version and simple metrics relating to the duration of server responses. These details are recorded anonymously.
What is macFUSE?
macFUSE allows you to extend macOS's native file handling capabilities via third-party file systems.
Features
As a user, installing the macFUSE software package will let you use any third-party FUSE file system. Legacy MacFUSE file systems are supported through the optional MacFUSE compatibility layer.
As a developer, you can use the FUSE SDK to write numerous types of new file systems as regular user space programs. The content of these file systems can come from anywhere: from the local disk, from across the network, from memory, or any other combination of sources. Writing a file system using FUSE is orders of magnitude easier and quicker than the traditional approach of writing in-kernel file systems. Since FUSE file systems are regular applications (as opposed to kernel extensions), you have just as much flexibility and choice in programming tools, debuggers, and libraries as you have if you were developing standard macOS applications.
How It Works
Hackintosh Parts Compatibility Checker
In more technical terms, FUSE implements a mechanism that makes it possible to implement a fully functional file system in a user-space program on macOS. It provides multiple APIs, one of which is a superset of the FUSE API (file system in user space) that originated on Linux. Therefore, many existing FUSE file systems become readily usable on macOS.
Hackintosh Compatibility Check
The macFUSE software consists of a kernel extension and various user space libraries and tools. It comes with C-based and Objective-C-based SDKs. If you prefer another language (say, Python or Java), you should be able to create file systems in those languages after you install the relevant language bindings yourself.
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The filesystems repository contains source code for several exciting and useful file systems for you to browse, compile, and build upon, such as sshfs, procfs, AccessibilityFS, GrabFS, LoopbackFS, SpotlightFS, and YouTubeFS.