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doc: suggest xcode-select --install
If you don't have the full Xcode installed, the command-line tools are all you need. PR-URL: #13264 Fixes: #6449 Refs: #9215 Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <[email protected]>
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* Python 2.6 or 2.7
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* GNU Make 3.81 or newer
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On macOS, you will also need:
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* [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/download/)
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- You also need to install the `Command Line Tools` via Xcode. You can find
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this under the menu `Xcode -> Preferences -> Downloads`
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- This step will install `gcc` and the related toolchain containing `make`
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* After building, you may want to setup [firewall rules](tools/macosx-firewall.sh)
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On macOS you will need to install the `Xcode Command Line Tools` by running
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`xcode-select --install`. Alternatively, if you already have the full Xcode
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installed, you can find them under the menu `Xcode -> Open Developer Tool ->
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More Developer Tools...`. This step will install `clang`, `clang++`, and
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`make`.
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* You may want to setup [firewall rules](tools/macosx-firewall.sh)
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to avoid popups asking to accept incoming network connections when running tests:
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```console

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