You can run it from build directory also on macOS, no need to install (I do this all the time). You have to run the project manager (=> kicad.app) and eeschema, pcbnew, etc. from there. Running standalone binaries won’t work.
Regards, Bernhard > On 8. Sep 2017, at 03:38, Jon Evans <j...@craftyjon.com> wrote: > > On Linux you can run the binaries from the project directory (or at least, I > can). So on my Linux machines I can build and debug individual parts . On > MacOS I do have to run make install like you say, but then can debug things > from my temporary install directory. What do you mean by edit interactively, > though? > > -Jon > > On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 9:32 PM, Terry Gray <twgray2...@gmail.com > <mailto:twgray2...@gmail.com>> wrote: > As a new addition to this group I have a question. What are the prevalent > dev. environments used by the primary Kicad developers. This might seem an > inconsequential query, but I have a good reason for asking. As far as I can > discern (and I am hoping you guys can help clear this up for me) the current > project structure doesn't seem to lend itself to the normal edit, build, > debug cycle. At least as far as I can tell. The built executables won't > execute in place with them in their corresponding project directories...that > is to say, Kicad will execute but it can't instantiate eeschema because it > can't find all the libraries. I am currently performing a make install, to a > local directory, to keep from corrupting my working installation, and I can > debug from there but I can't edit interactively since the embedded .elf code > isn't the original source. Can someone clear this up for me? > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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