RetroShare/MacOS_X_InstallGuide.md

Compilation on MacOS

Qt Installation

Install Qt via: Qt Download

Use default options. And add Qt Script support.

Add to the PATH environment variable by editing your ~/.profile file.

   export PATH="/users/$USER/Qt/5.5/clang_64/bin:$PATH"

Depends on which version of Qt you use.

Choose if you use MacPort or HomeBrew

MacPort Installation

Install MacPort and XCode following this guide: MacPort and XCode

Start XCode to get it updated and to able C compiler to create executables.

Install libraries

   $sudo port -v selfupdate
   $sudo port install openssl
   $sudo port install miniupnpc
   $sudo port install libmicrohttpd

For VOIP Plugin:

   $sudo port install speex-devel
   $sudo port install opencv

Get Your OSX SDK if missing: MacOSX-SDKs

HOMEBREW Installation

Install HomeBrew following this guide: HomeBrew

Install XCode command line developer tools:

   $xcode-select --install

Start XCode to get it updated and to able C compiler to create executables.

Install libraries

   $brew install openssl
   $brew install miniupnpc
   $brew install libmicrohttpd

If you have error in linking, run this:

   $sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig

For VOIP Plugin:

   $brew install speex
   $brew install speexdsp
   $brew install homebrew/science/opencv
   $brew install ffmpeg

Get Your OSX SDK if missing: MacOSX-SDKs

Last Settings

In QtCreator Option Git select "Pull" with "Rebase"

Compil missing libraries

SQLCipher

   cd <your development directory>
   git clone https://github.com/sqlcipher/sqlcipher.git
   cd sqlcipher
   ./configure --disable-shared --disable-tcl --enable-static --enable-tempstore=yes CFLAGS="-DSQLITE_HAS_CODEC -I/opt/local/include" LDFLAGS="-lcrypto"
   make 
   sudo make install

NOTE, might be necessary to chmod 000 /usr/local/ssl temporarily during ./configure if homebrew uses newer, non-stock ssl dependencies found there. Configure might get confused.

You can now compile RS into Qt Creator or with terminal

   cd <your development directory>
   git clone https://github.com/RetroShare/RetroShare.git retroshare
   cd retroshare
   qmake; make

You can change Target and SDK in ./retroshare.pri:82 changing value of QMAKE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET and QMAKE_MAC_SDK

You can find compiled application on ./retroshare/retroshare-gui/src/retroshare.app