diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 69f67b9b..d3cd1c1b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -651,16 +651,19 @@ error when opening the database in a _WSL1_ environment. ### MacOS Current [native build tools](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xcode) for MacOS include GNU Make, CLANG and an outdated version of Bash. -Therefore, to build the library, it is enough to run `make all` in the +However, the build script uses GNU-kind of `sed` and `tar`. +So the easiest way to install all prerequirements is to use [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/), +just by `brew install bash make cmake ninja gnu-sed gnu-tar --with-default-names`. + +Next, to build the library, it is enough to run `make all` in the directory with source code, and run `make check` to execute the base tests. If something goes wrong, it is recommended to install [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) and try again. To run the [long stochastic test scenario](test/stochastic.sh), you will need to install the current (not outdated) version of -[Bash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell)). To do this, I -recommend that you install [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) and then execute -`brew install bash`. +[Bash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell)). +Just install it as noted above. ### Android I recommend using CMake to build _libmdbx_ for Android.