# Howto build Synfig Studio on MacOSX (10.9.x) via macport

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**Category:** Building synfig\
**Created:** [April 26, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/howto-build-synfig-studio-on-macosx-10-9-x-via-macport/2441 "2013-04-26T12:47:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![jcome](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/jcome/32/3512_2.png) [@jcome](https://forums.synfig.org/u/jcome)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/howto-build-synfig-studio-on-macosx-10-9-x-via-macport/2441/1 "2013-04-26T12:47:06Z")

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This is a quick instruction to build Synfig Studio on OSX via MacPort, and I add some additional development tools for my personal use.

If you get trubles while following this recipe, please read [the original post](http://synfig.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2851&start=45), or post your question here, I will try my best to help. It is really simple, you can just open your terminal and copy those command listed below and hit [Enter] and then you will get a newest Synfig Studio for OSX.

0) Some tools you need before we start  
 Xcode and its command tools, SourceTree , Sublime Text 2 , iTerm2

Xcode: You can install it via App Store  
Xcode command tools: open a terminal and run: xcode-select --install  
The below three apps are optional.  
SourceTree: the GUI tool of GIT on OSX, you can get it from App Store  
Sublime Text 2: the best(?) text editor on OSX, I use it as my source editor  
iTerm2: the best(?) terminal on OSX

1) macport: [guide.macports.org/chunked/insta … ports.html](http://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.macports.html)  
 download the latest version, install following the installation instruction in above page.

2) selfupdate the macport: [guide.macports.org/chunked/using.html#using.port](http://guide.macports.org/chunked/using.html#using.port)  
 `
		sudo port selfupdate
		port list
		`

3) search / list packages  
 `
		sudo port list
		sudo port search
		`  
sometimes you need clean option when your installation was terminated for some reasones and you can not continue  
`
		sudo port clean your-pack
		`

4) install cairo and other libs  
 `
		sudo port install cario cairomm gtk2 gtkmm libxmlxx2
		`  
install build tools  
`
		sudo port install intltool ccache boost
		`  
install output target libs (optional)  
`
		sudo port install libpng imagemagick ffmpeg
		`

```
	if you don't have sourceTree install you have to install git
	[code]
	sudo port install git-core git-extras
	[/code]

```

5) fetch the synfig source tree  
  prepare the folder under your home:  
`
		mdkir ~/Source && cd ~/Source
		`

```
	fetch the code of Synfig Studio
	[code]
	git clone git://github.com/synfig/synfig.git
	[/code]

```

6) Now you’re almost ready to build your Synfig Studio Binary, copy the below code into your favor text editor (Subline Text 2, for example), save as build-synfig.sh under ~/Source/

```auto
#!/bin/sh
CPUS=4
cd synfig
prefix=$(pwd)/install
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$prefix/lib/pkgconfig"
export ACLOCAL_FLAGS="-I $prefix/share/aclocal"
export PATH=$(pwd)/synfig-core/src/tool/.libs:$PATH
export CXX="/opt/local/bin/ccache /usr/bin/g++"
export CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include"
export LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib"

cd ETL &&
autoreconf --install --force &&
./configure --prefix $prefix &&
make --debug=b install &&
\
cd ../synfig-core &&
glibtoolize --copy --force &&
autoreconf --install --force &&
./configure --prefix $prefix --enable-optimization=0 --enable-debug &&
make --debug=b -j $CPUS install &&
\
cd ../synfig-studio &&
autoreconf --install --force &&
make --debug=b -j $CPUS install
```

7) Start your building:  
 `
		sh build-synfig.sh
		`

8 ) If everyting just works fine, you can test your new Synfig Studio:  
 `
		~/Source/synfig/install/bin/synfigstudio
		`