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--- howtos:install_gschem_on_macos [2026/10/03 10:22] – admin
+++ howtos:install_gschem_on_macos [2026/10/25 19:30] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-====== Deploy geda-gschem ======
+====== Deploy geda-gschem on macOS ======
-Done in VirtualBuddy macOS guest running macOS Tahoe 26.6.2\\
+Done in VirtualBuddy macOS guest running macOS Tahoe 26.6.2.\\
 **1. Install Apple’s command line tools**
 <code>
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   * The MacPorts Project is an open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software on the Mac operating system.
   * MacPorts installs to ''/opt/local'' by default.
-**3. Install geda-gschem & Xorg**
+**3. Install geda-gschem**
 <code>
 $ export PATH=/opt/local/bin:$PATH
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 sudo perl -pi.bak -e 's/\bstrchrnul\b/geda_strchrnul/g' /opt/local/var/macports/build/geda-gaf-870cbe05/work/geda-gaf-1.10.2/gschem/src/x_controlfd.c
 </code>
-then rerun ''sudo port install geda-gaf''
+then rerun ''sudo port install geda-gaf''\\
+**4. Install Xorg**
 <code>
 sudo port install xorg-server
 </code>
+**5. Restart macOS, then run gschem**
+<code>
+$ /opt/local/bin/gschem
+</code>
+====== Deploy pcb on macOS ======
+Done in VirtualBuddy macOS guest running macOS Tahoe 26.6.2. Since VirtualBuddy macOS guest does not support OpenGL, pcb has to be built without OpenGL support.\\
+**1. Configure pcb without OpenGL support**
+<code>
+$ sudo port selfupdate
+$ sudo port edit pcb
+</code>
+Add following line at the end of the file: **configure.args-append --disable-gl**\\
+**2. Install pcb from source**
+<code>
+$ sudo port -s install pcb
+</code>
+**3. Run pcb**
+<code>
+$ /opt/local/bin/pcb
+</code>