The release of is quietly making waves. While Xcode 15 and 16 dominate the headlines, this standalone version of the low-level object file manipulation tools (think otool , install_name_tool , lipo , and nm ) represents a critical update for anyone building macOS/iOS software without a full Xcode installation.
| Tool | Purpose | |------|---------| | otool | Display contents of Mach-O files (similar to objdump for ELF) | | install_name_tool | Change dynamic library install names | | lipo | Create and manipulate universal (fat) binaries | | codesign_allocate | Prepare space for code signatures | | strip | Remove symbols and debug information | | segedit | Edit sections and segments in Mach-O files | | ranlib | Generate index for static libraries | | ar | Create and modify archive (.a) files | | nm | List symbols from object files | | size | Show segment sizes | | pagestuff | Display logical page information | Cctools 6.5
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Tools like Umbrella (for managing execution environments) and Prune (for ensuring scientific reproducibility). Features and Usage Cctools 6.5
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