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Purpose of this PR:

WiiCompiled (beta) doesn't show up on macOS at all (#383). This turns it on by reusing what Linux already does, so macOS goes through the same subcommand setup and install service.

The one Mac-specific part is the download. Instead of the AppImage it grabs WiiCompiled-Setup-macos.run from the WiiCompiled release, a self-extracting setup with its own cmake, ninja and translator. It has to bring those along because apps opened from Finder don't get Homebrew on PATH.

This replaces #371, which went stale. I kept its .run idea, but here it comes from the upstream WiiCompiled release instead of a fork.

Leaving it as a draft until patchzyy/Wiicompiled#284 is merged and released, since there's nothing to download before then.

How to Test:

Once a WiiCompiled release has WiiCompiled-Setup-macos.run:

  1. Run bash macos/release-macos.sh and open release/WheelWizard.app from Finder (not a terminal, so it gets the same bare PATH users do).
  2. Settings: enable WiiCompiled (beta) and pick a clean PAL RMCP01 image.
  3. Home: Install. It downloads the .run, extracts the disc and builds base + Retro Rewind (about 5 to 15 min the first time).
  4. Play: Retro Rewind should launch with Metal.
  5. Check that Update, the video settings (Metal only) and Uninstall work.
  6. dotnet test WheelWizard.Test --filter "FullyQualifiedName~Recomp"

I tested all of this already by putting the .run on a release in my fork and pointing RecompReleaseResolver.RepositoryOwner at it locally.

What Has Been Changed:

  • Mac uses the Linux install service and environment (RecompPlatform.UsesSubcommandSetup).
  • The release lookup picks WiiCompiled-Setup-macos.run on Mac, and it gets installed as the host the same way the AppImage does.
  • Downloaded vs bundled setups are told apart by the release asset's extension instead of a hard-coded .AppImage, so the Flatpak extension still counts as bundled.
  • Config.toml, the NAND and the built games live in ~/Library/Application Support/WiiCompiled, which is where the Mac runtime looks.
  • Video settings only offer Metal on Mac.
  • Doc comments and the English tooltips no longer say "Windows only" or name just DirectX 12 and Vulkan.

Related Issue Link:

Fixes #383. Supersedes #371. Depends on patchzyy/Wiicompiled#284.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added macOS support for WiiCompiled, including setup downloads, installation paths, and the Metal graphics option.
  • Documentation
    • Updated in-app guidance to reflect Windows, Linux, and macOS support and clarify that graphics options vary by system.

Route macOS through the same subcommand setup and install service as Linux.
macOS downloads WiiCompiled-Setup-macos.run from the WiiCompiled release, a
self-extracting setup for both architectures, and installs it as the host the
same way Linux does with the AppImage. Its products, Config.toml and NAND live
in ~/Library/Application Support/WiiCompiled, which is where the macOS runtime
reads them.

- Enable recomp mode on macOS and register the Linux install service there.
- Tell a downloaded setup from a bundled one by the release asset's extension
  instead of hard-coding .AppImage.
- Offer Metal as the only graphics API on macOS.
- Update the platform doc comments and the settings tooltips that said
  "Windows only" or named only DirectX 12 and Vulkan.
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Recomp now supports macOS with a macOS setup asset, application-support paths, subcommand-based install services, and Metal as its offered graphics API. Tests cover macOS release asset resolution and an Arm64 path layout.

Changes: Recomp macOS support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Platform support and paths
WheelWizard/Features/Recomp/RecompPlatform.cs, WheelWizard/Features/Recomp/RecompPaths.cs, WheelWizard.Test/Features/Recomp/RecompPathsTests.cs, WheelWizard/Resources/Languages/en.yml
Recomp recognizes macOS, selects the .run setup filename, and uses application-support paths for backend state, configuration, and private NAND. The macOS Arm64 path test checks these paths and the setup filename. The helper text now lists macOS support.
Setup service routing
WheelWizard/Features/Recomp/RecompExtensions.cs, WheelWizard/Features/Recomp/RecompLinuxInstallService.cs, WheelWizard.Test/Features/Recomp/RecompLinuxTests.cs
Linux and macOS use the subcommand setup environment and install service. Setup classification compares the file extension with the platform setup filename extension. Release tests check macOS asset URL resolution and the missing-asset case.
Graphics API options
WheelWizard/Features/Recomp/RecompVideoConfig.cs, WheelWizard/Resources/Languages/en.yml
macOS offers Metal, Linux offers Vulkan, and other platforms offer DirectX 12 and Vulkan. The helper text describes system-dependent offered APIs.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant RecompPlatform
  participant RecompExtensions
  participant RecompLinuxInstallService
  RecompPlatform->>RecompExtensions: UsesSubcommandSetup identifies macOS
  RecompExtensions->>RecompLinuxInstallService: Selects the subcommand install service
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Suggested reviewers: patchzyy, matellush

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 427b1

Fresh macOS installations cannot complete until the upstream setup asset is released. Translated guidance also needs updating. Keep the change in draft until the release is available.

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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: adding WiiCompiled support on macOS.
Description check Passed The description includes the required Purpose, How to Test, What Has Been Changed, Related Issue Link, and checklist sections. It explains the changes, gives test steps, and identifies the dependency …
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #383 requests the Wii Compiled Beta option on macOS. The PR adds macOS to RecompPlatform.IsSupported and routes macOS through the subcommand setup service. It also selects the macOS release asse…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes to install paths, bundled-setup detection, graphics settings, tooltips, and tests support or document WiiCompiled on macOS. No unrelated change is evident.
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Issue #383 requests the Wii Compiled Beta option on macOS. The PR adds macOS to RecompPlatform.IsSupported and routes macOS through the subcommand setup service. It also selects the macOS release asset and adds coverage for release lookup and macOS paths.

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A rabbit checks the setup path,
A .run file waits beneath the moon.
Metal gleams in macOS light,
Vulkan keeps its Linux tune.
The little hare hops, pleased with the route.

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Works on apple silicon m3 pro

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Tested this branch on an M2 MacBook Air, macOS 26.5.1 (Tahoe), with the .run from your fork's v0.2.33 release (RepositoryOwner pointed at martipops locally).

Opened WheelWizard.app from Finder, so it had the bare PATH:

  • WiiCompiled (beta) shows up in Settings. ✅
  • Downloaded WiiCompiled-Setup-v0-2-33.run into ~/Library/Application Support/CT-MKWII/Recomp/Cache/, unpacked, and ran it. ✅
  • A NTSC-U RMCE01 image is rejected with a clear message, as expected. ✅
  • With a PAL RMCP01 image, the install completed and Retro Rewind boots. ✅
  • Recomp tests: 37/37.
  • Changing video settings works. ✅
  • Played online on Retro Rewind. ✅
  • Not tested yet: Update and Uninstall.

Two things came up along the way:

  1. False "Retro WFC is unreachable" prompt. This isn't macOS-specific. Wheel Wizard's probe checks http://nas.play.rwfc.net/payload, but the setup host has downloaded from https://rwfc.net/api/wfc/payload since https payload patchzyy/Wiicompiled#198. During my test the old host was down, and the prompt showed up even though the new host was answering. The fix to align them is up as fix: probe the retro wfc payload at its current https endpoint #529.
  2. Dolphin save copy and region. "Copy Dolphin data" copied the NAND fine, but my Dolphin saves were from an NTSC-U disc (524d4345 and RetroWFC/RMCE). The PAL build reads 524d4350 and RetroWFC/RMCP, so it started with an empty save. Copying the rksys.dat across regions worked, and my licenses loaded. Since the recomp is PAL-only for now, it might be worth a hint, or doing that copy automatically when only another region's save exists. Not a blocker for this PR.

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/// <summary>The macOS release asset, fixed by the recomp's packaging workflow. It is also the installed host's name.</summary>
public const string MacReleaseAssetName = "WiiCompiled-Setup-macos.run";

/// <summary>The name of the installed host copy inside Wheel Wizard's recomp install directory.</summary>
public static string SetupFileName => IsLinux ? "WiiCompiled-Setup.AppImage" : RecompSetupCommandBuilder.SetupFileName;
public static string SetupFileName =>
IsLinux ? "WiiCompiled-Setup.AppImage"
: IsMacOS ? MacReleaseAssetName
: RecompSetupCommandBuilder.SetupFileName;

/// <summary>The release asset to download on this machine.</summary>
public static string ReleaseAssetName =>
IsLinux ? LinuxReleaseAssetName(RuntimeInformation.OSArchitecture)! : RecompSetupCommandBuilder.SetupFileName;
public static string ReleaseAssetName => IsLinux ? LinuxReleaseAssetName(RuntimeInformation.OSArchitecture)! : SetupFileName;

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Keep this draft pending the upstream release.

A fresh macOS install cannot find a setup in the current official releases and fails before downloading it. The installed-host fallback cannot help a fresh user. Before shipping, publish a non-prerelease patchzyy/Wiicompiled release with the expected .run asset and a valid download URL.

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Agreed, this depends on a WiiCompiled release that ships WiiCompiled-Setup-macos.run. patchzyy/Wiicompiled#284 is merged but not released yet, so this should only be merged once that release is out. Nothing to change in the code: if no release has the asset, release lookup returns nothing and the home page shows the setup as unavailable. Leaving this thread open so it stays visible.

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@martipops Agreed. No code change is needed for this dependency, and the thread should stay open.

Before merging, verify that an official non-prerelease WiiCompiled release includes WiiCompiled-Setup-macos.run and that its download URL works for a fresh macOS install.

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Merged main in and fixed the conflict in en.yml, so this is ready for review now.

patchzyy/Wiicompiled#284 is merged, but no WiiCompiled release has WiiCompiled-Setup-macos.run yet. Until one does, macOS users will see the WiiCompiled option but won't be able to install anything. So this should go in once that release is out, or at least before the next Wheel Wizard release.

@wiillownet the false "Retro WFC is unreachable" prompt you hit is fixed by #529, which is in main now, so this branch has it too.

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