osx.md

Mac OS X

Option 1: Homebrew (conflicting with macports)

###Setup homebrew environment

1. Install xcode

• Download Xcode from website or App Store
• Xcode Command Line Utilities might be enough to build seafile, but it is left untested yet.

2. Install homebrew

• Execute this from Terminal ``ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"`
• Make sure you have a clean homebrew environment. You can double-check it by brew doctor

visit http://brew.sh/ for more

Then install seafile from homebrew

brew tap Chilledheart/seafile
brew install seafile-client

If you face any installation issue, please report it with your homebrew logs

• Homebrew Troubleshooting

If it is an issue while using homebrewed seafile, please report it with your seafile logs

• Seafile FAQ

Option 2: Macports (conflicting with homebrew)

###Setup macports environment

1. Install xcode

• Download Xcode from website or App Store

2. Install macports

• Quick start https://www.macports.org/install.php

visit https://www.macports.org/ for more

3. Install following libraries and tools using port

    sudo port install autoconf automake pkgconfig libtool glib2 \
    libevent vala openssl git qt4-mac jansson
   

4. Install python

    sudo port install python27
    sudo port select --set python python27
   
    sudo port install py27-pip
    sudo port select --set pip pip27
   

5. Set pkg config environment

    export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/local/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig
    export LIBTOOL=glibtool
    export LIBTOOLIZE=glibtoolize
    export CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include"
    export LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names"
   

Compiling libsearpc

Download libsearpc, then:

    ./autogen.sh
    ./configure
    make
    sudo make install

Compiling ccnet

Download ccnet, then:

    ./autogen.sh
    ./configure
    make
    sudo make install

Compiling seafile

1. Download seafile

2. Compile

    ./autogen.sh
    ./configure --disable-fuse
    make
    sudo make install
   

Compiling seafile-client and packaging it

1. execute the building script:

    ./scripts/build.py
   

2. Go to Release directory and see if seafile-applet.app can run correctly.

Problem you may encounter

1. If install_name_tool reports "malformed object" "unknown load command", It may be the version of xcode command line tools incompatible with install_name_tool.
2. If xcode can't find glib, Corrects xcode's "build settings/search paths/header search".