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Developer ships libmpv video player on Mac App Store after solving JIT crash
A developer built Reel, a macOS video player using libmpv, and successfully distributed it on the Mac App Store. The main challenge was a LuaJIT crash under App Store sandbox restrictions, fixed by disabling Lua in the libmpv build. The project took one month from first commit to approval.
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The workaround highlights how Apple's sandboxing rules can force developers to strip features from open-source libraries, potentially limiting functionality for users.
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