macOS Compiling Applications?

[TheKomputerGeek]

I recently downloaded an application, and found out it was in a tar.gz file. When I expanded that file, I found out it contained only source code. How do I compile this?

 

[jiminaus]

Do you have XCode installed?

Do you know how to use Terminal and the command line?

Is there a README or INSTALL file or something similar. It will have instructions on how to compile.

 

[johnhurley]

I recently downloaded an application, and found out it was in a tar.gz file. When I expanded that file, I found out it contained only source code. How do I compile this?

Typically the make command ... what application?

Most open source apps have not only source code available but typically also a pre-compiled version so check to see what is available from where you obtained it.

If only in source code usually there are directions on compiling it and setting it up.

 

[TheKomputerGeek]

I was trying compile Kino. And I tried the code in the readme file but it didn't work for me.

 

[jiminaus]

I was trying compile Kino. And I tried the code in the readme file but it didn't work for me.

Perhaps the instructions need to be tweaked for Mac OS X. What did you try? How didn't it work? What error message(s) did you get? The more precise your answers are, the more precise our answers can be.

 

[TheKomputerGeek]

When I run the configure command this is what it displays:

checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... ./install-sh -c -d
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... no
checking for nawk... no
checking for awk... awk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... no
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl.exe... no
configure: error: in `/Users/bradkidd/Downloads/kino-1.3.4':
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.

 

[Sydde]

When I run the configure command this is what it displays:

checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... ./install-sh -c -d
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... no
checking for nawk... no
checking for awk... awk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... no
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
[B][COLOR="Red"]checking for gcc... no[/COLOR][/B]
checking for cc... no
checking for cl.exe... no
configure: error: in `/Users/bradkidd/Downloads/kino-1.3.4':
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.

Umm...

Do you have XCode installed?

 

[firewood]

The easiest way to install a compiler is to download or buy Xcode. Or for pre snow lion systems, it came on one of the system install CDs/DVDs.

 

[TheKomputerGeek]

Yes, I have XCode installed.