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| title: OS X Prerequisites |
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| sort: 2 |
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| You need to install Homebrew, OS X command line tools, Git, and Go. |
| |
| These instructions were tested on a fresh copy of OS X Mavericks, but they |
| should work on most recent versions of OS X. |
| |
| This document assumes that you are using the default shell, which is Bash. |
| |
| # Homebrew |
| |
| [Homebrew] is a widely-used OS X package manager. We'll use it to install other |
| prerequisites. |
| |
| ``` |
| ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" |
| ``` |
| |
| # OS X command line tools |
| |
| These are the standard UNIX command line tools for development. |
| |
| Enterthe following command in a terminal window: |
| |
| ``` |
| xcode-select --install |
| ``` |
| |
| This will pop up a dialog window to install the command line tools: |
| |
|  |
| |
| Click "Install". |
| |
| Note, you can also install all of [Xcode], but that's not needed for Vanadium |
| unless you are using the Node.js libraries. |
| |
| If you are using a version of OS X that is older than 10.9, you will need to get |
| the command line tools for your version from |
| https://developer.apple.com/downloads/ (login required). |
| |
| # Git |
| |
| Vanadium code is managed using Git. Learn more about Git setup on [GitHub]. |
| |
| The OS X command line tools include `git`, but usually an out-of-date copy. |
| We recommend you install the latest version using Homebrew. |
| |
| ``` |
| brew install git |
| ``` |
| |
| # Go |
| |
| Go can be installed with an OS X package installer: |
| |
| 1. Download the **darwin .pkg installer** for your system and OS version from |
| https://golang.org/dl/ |
| 2. Open it (double-click it in the Finder) and follow the instructions |
| |
| The installer will install `go` in `/usr/local` and add `/usr/local/go/bin` to |
| your `PATH`. You will have to open a new terminal window for the `PATH` change |
| to take effect. |
| |
| There are several alternative installation options described at |
| [golang.org][go-install]. |
| |
| # You're all set |
| |
| Return to the [Vanadium installation instructions][installation]. |
| |
| [Homebrew]: http://brew.sh/ |
| [xcode]: https://developer.apple.com/xcode/ |
| [GitHub]: https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git |
| [go-install]: http://golang.org/doc/install |
| [installation]: /installation/ |
