I hate MacOS

[A Former User]

hello again friends :) I've been trying to compile my plugin for a fair bit now without any success. I'm new to Mac so please speak as though you would to a small child, or a golden retriever

1. got Xcode working and compiled HISE
2. fixed the script node issues with my plugin
3. upon exporting, I receive

/Users/cmac/Documents/NEATplayer/Binaries/batchCompileOSX: line 6: xcpretty: command not found

So doing a quick forum search, I'm supposed to have xcpretty right?

then I try and install that using gem install xcpretty and receive permissions errors...

ERROR:  While executing gem ... (Gem::FilePermissionError)
    You don't have write permissions for the /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0 directory.

SO THEN apparently I'm supposed to install it using sudo, which I couldn't get working. but another stack overflow post said I should install it specifically for this user using gem install xcpretty --user-install

and then I am proudly presented with:

WARNING:  You don't have /Users/cmac/.gem/ruby/2.6.0/bin in your PATH,
	  gem executables will not run.

this is about as far as I got so as to avoid putting my arm through my screen, so if anyone knows what on earth I should be doing please do let me know

should I just delete all this crap, make a sudo account and do everything over there? or can this work with just a regular login

thanks in advance!

[ustk]

@iamlamprey using xcpretty is not mandatory. This is useful if you absolutely want to build from one click in hise.
But the jucer file should have been generated, so you can compile your plugin/standalone from projucer/xcode the same way you do for Hise
This is what I do every time now so I can check/change some flags if necessary

[A Former User]

@ustk said in I hate MacOS:

But the jucer file should have been generated, so you can compile your plugin/standalone from projucer/xcode the same way you do for Hise

Oh sweet, that should work. I'll test it when my blood pressure returns to normal levels ;) thank you!

[Christoph Hart]

apparently I'm supposed to install it using sudo, which I couldn't get working

Just a general advice: if you're planning to do anything software development related on macOS having sudo access is pretty much obligatory - there are many steps in the product creation phase which require it so better get it sorted at the beginning.

[orange]

@iamlamprey Can you try below instructions:

• Click Gem file in the xcpretty download package. (It will open the Terminal)

• Then paste this code: sudo gem install xcpretty into the Terminal, press enter

• In the Terminal, it will ask you the password of your mac. Type your password, press enter. If you don't use a password for your mac, first you'd better to take a password, then try that instructions.

[DabDab]

@iamlamprey Hi Five to your Thread titile.. (y)

[A Former User]

@ustk You're right it compiles without any issues just using Xcode :D thank you!

@christoph-hart Roger that. I'll have to bite the bullet and set it up properly then

@orange I'll try that later today after my coffee has set in :) thank you

@DabDab hahaahah its so backwards coming from windows..