OS X Homebrew packages¶

We generate Homebrew packages within our automated build system.

We only support the two most recent OS X versions:

• OS X Yosemite (10.10)
• OS X El Capitan (10.11)

We only support 64-bit builds.

If your system does not support either of these OS X versions then you are out of luck. Sorry!

All OS X builds require you to install the Homebrew package manager before doing anything else. Here’s how to uninstall Homebrew, if you ever want to start again from scratch.

To install the Ethereum C++ components from Homebrew, execute these commands:

brew update
brew upgrade
brew tap ethereum/ethereum
brew install cpp-ethereum
brew linkapps cpp-ethereum

Or ...

brew install cpp-ethereum --with-gui

... if you want to build AlethZero and the Mix IDE too.

To start the applications, type one of these commands in a Terminal window:

open /Applications/AlethZero.app
open /Applications/Mix.app
eth

Here is the Homebrew Formula which details all the supported command-line options.