BUILD_OSX.md

BitShares OS X Build Instructions

1. Install XCode and its command line tools by following the instructions here: https://guide.macports.org/#installing.xcode

2. Install Homebrew by following the instructions here: http://brew.sh/

3. Initialize Homebrew:

   brew doctor
   brew update
   

4. Install dependencies:

   brew install boost cmake git openssl readline
   brew link --force openssl readline
   

5. Optional. To support importing Bitcoin wallet files:

   brew install berkeley-db
   

6. Optional. To use TCMalloc in LevelDB:

   brew install google-perftools
   

7. Clone the BitShares repository:

   git clone [email protected]:BitShares/bitshares.git
   cd bitshares
   

8. Build BitShares:

   git submodule update --init
   cmake .
   make
   

9. Optional. Install dependencies for the GUI:

   brew install node qt5
   

10. Optional. Build the GUI:

cd programs/web_wallet
npm install .
cd ../..
export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt5/
cmake -DINCLUDE_QT_WALLET=1 .
make buildweb
make

Note: By default, the web wallet will not be rebuilt even after pulling new changes. To force the web wallet to rebuild, use make forcebuildweb.

11. Optional. Create GUI installation package:

make package