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thefox/macho
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PHP script for modifying Mach-O executable i386 and x86\_64 files.

v0.5.0(9y ago)320GPL-3.0PHPPHP ^7.0CI failing

Since Feb 14Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/TheFox/macho)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/thefox/macho)[ Docs](https://fox21.at)[ RSS](/packages/thefox-macho/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced yesterday

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MachO
=====

[](#macho)

PHP script for modifying [Mach-O](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach-O) 64-bit executable x86\_64 files using PHP.

Project Outlines
----------------

[](#project-outlines)

The project outlines as described in my blog post about [Open Source Software Collaboration](https://blog.fox21.at/2019/02/21/open-source-software-collaboration.html).

- The main purpose of this software is to modify Mach-O 64-bit executable x86\_64 files using PHP.
- This list is open. Feel free to request features.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The preferred method of installation is via [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/thefox/macho) and [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/). Run the following command to install the package and add it as a requirement to composer.json:

```
composer require thefox/macho
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To print general informations about a binary executable you can type the following command into your shell:

```
./macho binary --all PATH
```

For example:

```
./macho binary --all
```

Another way to print general informations about a binary executable is to use `dbg.sh` script. This script uses default OS X tools like `nm` and `otool`.

Links
-----

[](#links)

- [Blog Post about Mach-O project](http://blog.fox21.at/2015/02/14/mach-o.html)
- [Packagist Package](https://packagist.org/packages/thefox/macho)

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

Look into [examples](examples) directory to see code examples how to use this in your own project.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~170 days

Recently: every ~208 days

Total

6

Last Release

3306d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)v0.1.0PHP >=5.3

v0.4.0PHP ~5.3 || ~7.0

v0.5.0PHP ^7.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b879f8d5879bc5cb3a1bc43287d0b26834ffc0f403e1b076375da977fe308c55?d=identicon)[TheFox](/maintainers/TheFox)

---

Top Contributors

[![TheFox](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/353709?v=4)](https://github.com/TheFox "TheFox (111 commits)")

---

Tags

i386machomit-licensephpphp-libraryphp7x86-64binaryx86\_64i386x86MachMachO

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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