MacOS Installation Instructions Error

cmake .. -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=true -DBUILD_WITH_OPENMP=false -DHWM_OVER_XU=false -G Xcode

When I enter this command, I get the following CMake error:

• MartyG

  • September 02, 2020 06:41
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  Hi Eidsonbrandon  I would recommend following the version of the Mac instructions in the link below, as they are the ones linked to from the front page of the librealsense GitHub site and so will be the most up to date ones:

  https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/blob/master/doc/installation_osx.md

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• Eidsonbrandon

  • September 02, 2020 14:48

  Hey MartyG,

  I have followed the updated instructions you have linked and am still getting the same error on the same command. 

  Any other ideas? 

   

  Thanks,

  Brandon

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• MartyG

  • September 02, 2020 15:12

  I have not got a Mac to test on, unfortunately, so it is difficult to advise.  If I were building on a non-Mac computer then I would expect the CMake error that you experienced to occur if using the CMake build instruction in an incorrect location. 

  Typically, the CMake build process would involve going to the librealsense root folder of the librealsense source code and doing mkdir build && cd build to create and navigate to a build directory (so you had the path librealsense > build).  Then the CMake command is run from within the librealsense > build folder. 

  Do you have a folder named librealsense, please?

  A couple of years ago there was a Mac installation method posted that more closely resembled the PC one.   It involved cloning the librealsense GitHub to obtain the source code.

  https://github.com/GitwellAnyohub/Real_Sensible_Moseq/blob/master/bash_and_install/install_realsense_sdk_mac_os.sh 

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• Eidsonbrandon

  • September 02, 2020 17:16

  Cloning the librealsense GitHub seems to be the missing piece of info in the previous two guides. As well as navigating to it before creating and populating the build directory. Otherwise, there is no librealsense folder at all. I would suggest updating both the github and website instructions with this info.

  Thank you for your help MartyG! It looks like I am finally set up for development. 

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• MartyG

  • September 02, 2020 17:38
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  I am not involved in the documentation.  This case will be a useful reference for future Mac users of RealSense though, and it was a learning experience for myself too.  Good luck with your camera, and please feel free to ask questions!

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• Owenplanchart

  • January 23, 2021 04:08

  @Eidsonbrandon 

  Thank you, this post helped me get to through those unexplained steps. Did you manage to develop with this library at all? I can't seem to open the example files from xcode? 

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