Standalone Build For macOS

Standalone builds are compiled versions of Rivalcfg that can be run without having to install Python and other dependencies. They are built using Nuitka, a Python compiler.

This document contains instruction to build the standalone build of Rivalcfg for macOS.

Requirements

To build Rivalcfg for macOS, you need:

• macOS (tested on Sequoia)

• XCode:

  • Download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835?mt=12

  • CLI Tools only: xcode-select --install

• Python 3, installed from official pkg:

  • Download: https://www.python.org/downloads/

Compile Rivalcfg for macOS

Run the following command from project’s root dir (the one with the "pyproject.toml" file):

./scripts/macbuild/build-rivalcfg-cli.sh

Result goes to "build/rivalcfg.macbuild/rivalcfg-cli.dist/".

Build distribuable files

To generate the release DMG, run the following command from project’s root dir (the one with the "pyproject.toml" file):

./scripts/macbuild/release-rivalcfg-cli.sh

Result goes to "dist/rivalcfg-cli_v<VERSION>_macos_<ARCH>.dmg.