CompilingMacOsX

Using MacPorts

1. Download and install MacPorts
2. Edit the MacPorts variants config (optional).
   Add this line to /opt/local/etc/macports/variants.conf

   -x11 +quartz

3. In Terminal (Applications>Utilities>Terminal) type

   sudo port install \
        adwaita-icon-theme \
        boehmgc \
        boost \
        cairo \
        ccache \
        cmake \
        double-conversion \
        gdl3 \
        gettext \
        gsl \
        gtkmm3 \
        gtk-osx-application-gtk3 \
        lcms2 \
        libsoup \
        libxslt \
        ninja \
        poppler \
        potrace \
        py-lxml \
        py-numpy \
        -x11 +quartz
   

4. In Terminal, get Inkscape

   git clone --recurse-submodules https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape.git
   

5. And build inkscape

   # use a clean MacPorts environment (optional)
   LIBPREFIX="/opt/local"
   export PATH="$LIBPREFIX/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
   
   # where to install
   PREFIX="$PWD/install-prefix"
   
   # where to build
   mkdir build
   cd build
   
   cmake \
       -G Ninja \
       -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$LIBPREFIX" \
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$PREFIX" \
       -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
       -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
       -DWITH_OPENMP=OFF \
       ..
   
   ninja
   ninja install
   

   Note: Using ccache and ninja is not required, but very common because it speeds up compilation.

6. Run Inkscape

   $PREFIX/bin/inkscape
   

See also

• Tracking Dependencies
• Extension requirements
• Compiling Inkscape
• Notes on Packaging for OS X
• https://github.com/valerioa/Inkscape-MacOS-Curated-Build
• ipatch's collection of notes about building Inkscape using Homebrew