Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of BuildingOnMac

Timestamp:

Nov 12, 2012, 2:00:00 AM (12 years ago)

Author:

rburhum

Comment:

Add homebrew instructions as an option for OSX

BuildingOnMac

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-First of all, you can find a compiled version of GDAL in KyngChaos wiki (http://www.kyngchaos.com). Here, the links:[[BR]]
+If all you are looking for are pre-compiled binaries, you can find them in the KyngChaos wiki:
+
 - GDAL 1.9: http://www.kyngchaos.com/files/software/frameworks/GDAL_Complete-1.9.dmg [[BR]]
 - GDAL 1.8: http://www.kyngchaos.com/files/software/frameworks/GDAL_Complete-1.8.dmg [[BR]]
 
-But if you're a GDAL developer, you probably want to compile GDAL by yourself. It is possible to compile GDAL in Mac OS, following the instructions from http://www.kyngchaos.com/macosx/build/gdal, but some important things must be taken into account. These are the steps I've followed:
+
+If you are looking to build GDAL, you have various options. Here are two:
+
+'''The Homebrew way'''
+
+1.- Follow the instructions to install Homebrew http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/
+
+2.- Compile and install the current release version of gdal
+{{{
+brew install gdal
+}}}
+This will bring any dependencies necessary (PROJ/GEOS/etc) with it, download them and install them.
+
+If you want to compile the trunk version of GDAL instead, you can use the following command instead:
+{{{
+brew install gdal --HEAD
+}}}
+
+If you want to Compile and Debug using XCode use brew to install gdal, then follow the instructions to setup XCode from here: 
+
+http://blog.burhum.com/post/35555678746/debugging-makefile-based-projects-using-xcode-gdal-as
+
+
+'''The Framework way'''
+
+It is possible to compile GDAL in Mac OS, following the instructions from http://www.kyngchaos.com/macosx/build/gdal, but some important things must be taken into account. These are the steps I've followed:
 
 My machine: MacBook with Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard).