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| author |  Dave Dopson <ddopson@google.com> | 2015-08-13 08:55:30 +0000 |
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| committer |  Florian Weikert <fwe@google.com> | 2015-08-13 14:01:57 +0000 |
| commit | 84ff771d0326e9d87291cf52d2bf471c23590c78 (patch) | |
| tree | 83c98b2f236386c2c4292bf6aea673a9b98b5406 /site/docs/install.md | |
| parent | b5c98845052719685ba532419371b07e0e7ed790 (diff) | |
More specific instructions for Mac OS X install
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Change-Id: I332634baa1feacbe54c669c12e1933ca9f3f1755
Reviewed-on: https://bazel-review.googlesource.com/#/c/1810
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diff --git a/site/docs/install.md b/site/docs/install.md index cca725ba3e..35b55f9078 100644 --- a/site/docs/install.md +++ b/site/docs/install.md @@ -71,19 +71,40 @@ You can also add this line to your `~/.bashrc` file. ### Building Bazel on OS X -Bazel on Mac OS X requires: +To build Bazel on Mac OS X: -* The Xcode command line tools. Xcode can be downloaded from the - [Apple Developer Site](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/downloads/). +#### 1. Install JDK 7 -* MacPorts or Homebrew for installing required packages. +JDK7 can be downloaded from +[Oracle's JDK Page](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html). +Look for "Mac OS X x64" under "Java SE Development Kit". This will download a +DMG image with an install wizard. -* An installation of JDK 7. +#### 2. Install XCode Command Line Tools -* For `objc_*` and `ios_*` rule support, you must have Xcode 6.1 or later with - iOS SDK 8.1 installed on your system. +Xcode can be downloaded from the +[Apple Developer Site](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/downloads/), which will +redirect to the App Store. -To build Bazel on Mac OS X: +For `objc_*` and `ios_*` rule support, you must have Xcode 6.1 or later with +iOS SDK 8.1 installed on your system. + +Once XCode is installed you can trigger the license signature with the following command: + +``` +$ sudo gcc --version +``` + +#### 3. Install MacPorts or Homebrew for installing required packages. + +While not required to compile Bazel, a package manager like MacPorts or Homebrew +is recommended to help install other dependencies like protobuffer support. + +Homebrew can be installed via a 1-line script from [brew.sh](http://brew.sh/). + +Macports is available from [macports.org](https://www.macports.org/install.php). + +#### 4. Build Bazel ``` $ cd bazel |