Any suggestions as to how to properly build a MacOS version of the latest development release? (have exhausted proper build instructions)

[Legosi13]

Good afternoon. To get straight to the point, I have brew installed as well as meson (via brew) as well as the boost dependency library as mentioned in the "build.md" file provided-- tried punching in the build code (BOOST_ROOT="/usr/local/include" meson setup...) only to receive the following:

Run-time dependency Boost found: NO (tried system)

meson/deps/meson.build:3:12: ERROR: Dependency "boost" not found, tried system

A full log can be found at /Users/myusername/Downloads/element-develop/build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt

ERROR: Current directory is not a meson build directory: `/Users/myusername/Downloads/element-develop/build`.
Please specify a valid build dir or change the working directory to it.
It is also possible that the build directory was generated with an old
meson version. Please regenerate it in this case.

Without a generated "Element.app" which was to be expected from an ill-prepared build process.
I assumed that I had to change the directory to "element-develop" prior to building it, or at least attempt to.
Any and all help with this would be greatly appreciated, as I do enjoy Element! Apologies in advance if this issue report doesn't fit the tolerated criteria for validation.

[mfisher31]

What does it say if you do?:

ls /usr/local/include/boost

[Legosi13]

Thank for for answering, it's funny you answered as soon as I was investigating wether the directory existed-- but I can assure you that it does exist and contain the resources.

[Legosi13]

Here's a little bit of a self-discovery update: I was snooping around the files, and especially the meson folder and saw that within the "osx.ini" and redirected the inputted root location to the supposedly proper one instead of the /opt/ one, and managed to get past the "missing" boost dependency error, however still no .app output manifested from the whole process.

Here I shall provide a plain-text document (modified to remove sensitive information, of course) of what had transpired upon making that modification. From brushing through it, either I don't have enough dependencies to proceed properly or I'm getting something mixed up all together.

NOTE: I am using an Intel machine, so hopefully that should narrow things down more. I did try the osx-intel.ini along side the subs.ini file

Looking forward to hearing from you!
Terminal Saved Output.txt

[mfisher31]

the osx.ini is probably overriding the env. variable. Copy it (osx.ini, modify it, use instead of the regular one. I don't want to make changes in git because the build automation agents depend on it.

[Legosi13]

Understood! I've insisted on using the provided osx-intel.ini install instruction set when inputting the build command, and that's the farthest I've gone, what with missing dependencies on my part. My only obstacle as of late is the build directory error seen below:

ERROR: Current directory is not a meson build directory: `/Users/username/Downloads/element-develop/build`.
Please specify a valid build dir or change the working directory to it.
It is also possible that the build directory was generated with an old
meson version. Please regenerate it in this case.

Though an actual build folder is generated within the project folder, it only contains a little over 200KB, with only meson logs, empty dependency folders and the like. No matter where I move it, I get the same invalid build directory error. Do I need to modify one of the .build files in order to redirect it to a directory of my choosing? I apologize in advance for being a nuisance by chance.

[mfisher31]

Advice: learn meson: https://mesonbuild.com/Quick-guide.html

[Legosi13]

I sincerely apologize, however, I do not see how this is exactly helpful. I've followed your guide as well as modified the .ini file as directed by you, but whatever build directory the meson.build file is calling for doesn't seem to exist.

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