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Build on macOS

What you need

• Xcode command-line tools
• Homebrew
• Xquartz
• freetype, gettext, lua

Once you get these installed please run the following commands as you see them! The last command MUST be run if you want gettext support!

brew install cmake freetype gettext lua
brew link --force gettext

Actual build process

download/clone project and cd into project's directory, You can now choose if you want to use Unix Makefiles or Xcode build system.

PLEASE beware: if you are using an old version of cmake, it may not be able to locate lua. To solve this, update your cmake. (version 3.10.0 works for me on High Sierra and Mavericks)

You may find useful this doc: lua-bindings Especially the part that says In the conky project source, we'll edit cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake, line 254, like so.

Using Unix Makefiles

type the following:

mkdir build
cd build
ccmake ..

Press 'c', again 'c', then 'e' and finally 'g'... Continue by typing:

make
make install  # optional

( If you hit make install you can run conky by typing conky on terminal )

USE XCODE FOR BUILDING / DEVELOPING

type the following to setup an Xcode project file inside folder called build:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -G Xcode

Head into build, find the conky.xcodeproj file and open it...

This should launch Xcode! Once that is ready, you should see your project called "conky" on the left. Make sure the scheme "ALL_BUILD" is selected on the upper left (scheme or target, however you like...) and click the conky xcode project icon to alter the Build Settings. Make the following changes:

Under Search Paths->Library Search Paths-> add /usr/local/lib
Under Search Paths->Header Search Paths-> add /usr/local/include

With the build target being "BUILD_ALL" press the Xcode build button. If it is successful go on and change build target to conky

( This order was important, please follow exactly! )

You are now ready to compile/work on conky as you wish using Xcode IDE! Configuration is complete!