see also:

• information technology and computer programming

• Delphi now allows compiling your code into native code for Win32, Win64, MacOS, iOS and Android
• to allow this you cannot use the VCL components in your application, nor Windows-specific code (eg. Windows API calls, assembly machine code, etc) and instead just use the Firemonkey (FMX) platform and the Runtime library (RTL)

• install Delphi on Windows machine
• have a Mac machine on the network for testing and debugging (eg. a Mac Mini)
• have an Android device to connect to for debugging on Android (users report dissatisfaction with the Android emulator in Delphi XE6, thus better to debug on a physical device)

• install Delphi in a virtual machine environment:
  • could be on a Windows machine, Linux machine or on a Mac
  • more complicated setup
  • allows easier backup
  • allows different version Windows OS to allow testing on each version
  • may require a licence for Windows version and for Delphi and 3rd party components with each virtual machine
• virtual Windows on Mac:
  • Macs are a great Windows machines:
    • run Windows in VMWare Fusion VM
    • need to get used to different keystroke combinations involving the Cmd key while in Windows which can be an issue when using the Delphi IDE in particular
    • can manage most most keystroke issues using the key remapping options provided by VMWare Fusion
• virtual Windows on Windows machine or Linux machine

• may not be legal in Apple licensing but it is possible

• see Embarcerdo wiki - XE6 - the Platform Assistant Server

• Embarcadero wiki: XE5 - Developing Cross-Platform Applications
• Embarcadero wiki: XE5 - Delphi Considerations for Cross-Platform Applications