Build Guide for Mac OS/X

Install Xcode from the App Store

Install Qt 6.5.1

Install homebrew.

Install Command Line Tools for Xcode

Clone the repository:

git clone https://mfeemster@bitbucket.org/mfeemster/fractorium.git

Install the dependencies:

brew install glm jpeg libpng glib openexr@2

Add the Qt bin folder to PATH to make qmake available. In ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc:

PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt5/bin:$PATH
export PATH

Building:

cd fractorium
qmake CONFIG+=release
make

Or open main.pro in Qt Creator, select release and build all.

Creating the app bundle:

cd archive
./build.sh

Running the binary from the release folder:

cd ..
cd Bin/release
./fractorium

Installing:

Open Fractorium.dmg and copy Fractorium.app to /Applications.