From e801a7867d19ae9d65c9539c14aa1e6217c2f50e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin Clift Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 09:14:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Added steps for compiling single executable binary on OSX --- README.md | 21 ++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b21dbfeb..2f7ba81b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -69,9 +69,24 @@ SQLite Database Browser works well on MacOS X. * OSX 10.7 (Lion), 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and 10.9 (Mavericks) are tested and known to work -Building on OSX is simple, but requires SQLite and Qt 4.8.x to be installed -first. These are the Homebrew steps, though other package managers should -work: +It can be compiled to a single executable binary file, similar to other command line +utilities. Or it can either be compiled to a .app bundle, suitable for placing in +/Applications. + +### Compiling to a single executable binary + +This is incredibly easy using [Homebrew](http://brew.sh). Just run this command: + + $ brew install sqlitebrowser + +And you're done. A "sqlitebrowser" command should now available in your PATH, and can +also be launched through Spotlight. + +### Compiling to a .app bundle + +Building the .app bundle version takes a bit more effort, but isn't too hard. It +requires SQLite and Qt 4.8.x to be installed first. These are the +[Homebrew](http://brew.sh) steps, though other package managers should work: $ brew install sqlite --with-functions --without-readline $ brew install qt