From 91789c22a4307828fbc963f5cebabb97db23b20d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josh Parnham Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2018 11:46:16 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] doc: update macOS information in README PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/pull/1323 Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/1295 Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock --- README.md | 12 ++++-------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cd8e4dceba..bfb687d635 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ You will also need to install: * `make` * A proper C/C++ compiler toolchain, like [GCC](https://gcc.gnu.org) -### On Mac OS X +### On macOS - * `python` (`v2.7` recommended, `v3.x.x` is __*not*__ supported) (already installed on Mac OS X) + * `python` (`v2.7` recommended, `v3.x.x` is __*not*__ supported) (already installed on macOS) * [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/download/) - * You also need to install the `Command Line Tools` via Xcode. You can find this under the menu `Xcode -> Preferences -> Downloads` - * This step will install `gcc` and the related toolchain containing `make` + * You also need to install the `Command Line Tools` via Xcode. You can find this under the menu `Xcode -> Preferences -> Downloads` (or by running `xcode-select --install` in your Terminal) + * This step will install `gcc` and the related toolchain containing `make` ### On Windows @@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ value: $ npm config set python /path/to/executable/python2.7 ``` -Note that OS X is just a flavour of Unix and so needs `python`, `make`, and C/C++. -An easy way to obtain these is to install XCode from Apple, -and then use it to install the command line tools (under Preferences -> Downloads). - How to Use ----------