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lipo:tldr:5258b
The command you provided is using the lipo
tool, which is a utility for manipulating universal binaries on macOS. A universal binary is a binary file that contains executable code for multiple architectures.
The lipo
command you provided performs the following operations:
-
${path-to-binary_file-x86_64}
: This is the path to a binary file compiled for the x86_64 architecture (Intel-based Macs). Replace${path-to-binary_file-x86_64}
with the actual file path. -
${path-to-binary_file-arm64e}
: This is the path to another binary file compiled for the arm64e architecture (Apple Silicon Macs). Replace${path-to-binary_file-arm64e}
with the actual file path. -
-create
: This option tellslipo
to create a new universal binary by combining the specified input binary files. -
-output ${path-to-binary_file}
: This option specifies the path for the output universal binary file. Replace${path-to-binary_file}
with the desired path and filename for the resulting combined binary file.
In summary, the lipo
command combines two separate binary files compiled for different architectures (x86_64 and arm64e) into a single universal binary file, which contains executable code for both architectures.