Compiling Zandronum on Mac

Install dependencies

Zandronum needs certain tools and development files in order to compile:

Required
- Xcode
- CMake
- Mac OS SDK
- SDL2 with SDL 1.2 Compatibility
- GLEW
- FMOD Ex 4.44.64
- Python3 (It's Already on the Mac)
- Openssl (for Zandronum 1.3 or later)
- SQLite (for Zandronum 1.3 or later)
- TortoiseHg (needed in order to download the source and compile in commit meta data)
Optional
- Fluidsynth (For Midi Device)
- zlib (Zandronum has a copy of it and will be statically compiled in if not found)
- libbzip2 (possibly static)
- libjpeg (possibly static)
- HomeBrew or Macports (Not recommended for building using M1 or M2 (ARM64) CPU)
- Rosetta 2 (for building X86_64 binaries using M1 or M2 (ARM64) CPU)

There are 3 ways to install Xcode:

Open Terminal.app and paste this Command:

xcode-select --install

it will pop up this:

Install it (Beware its big so makes sure you got enough space and it takes awhile depending on your internet and drive speed)

Xcode (Click the link. It will go straight to the App Store)

https://developer.apple.com/download/all/ (Sign In is required. it includes Command line Tools as well)

brew install jpeg-turbo fluid-synth openssl sdl2 sdl12-compat

sudo port install jpeg-turbo fluid-synth openssl sdl2 sdl12-compat

Open up the DMG and copy them into Applications (or drag them).

Into Terminal.app and paste this Command::

mkdir -pv ~/zandronum_build

Create a Directory like this:

cd  ~/zandronum_build && mkdir -pv sdl_pack

Download SDL2 and SDL 1.2 Compatibility, extract it and add it in to folder we just added above

Clone it:

git clone https://github.com/libsdl-org/sdl12-compat.git && git clone  https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL.git

Click on the CMake app that you added into the applications, It will give you a warning that you downloaded third party app on mac, Just hit OK.

Click Browse Source, Choose where you put sdl12-compat in then open.

Better if you build it inside the source, So do the same in Browse Build. Add new folder into sdl12-compat called build

When you click Configure it will popup a window choose "Unix Makefile" (Its faster than using Xcode type) and click done

Config how the image looks below it should be like this:

Make Sure you disable SDL12TEST as we don't need it also make it x86_64 as the default arch because we are not using ARM64 till further releases.

When you checkmark advanced mode it should give you SDL2 Section.

Still config only SDL_INCLUDE_DIR Don't worry about the Library.

Generate, then Compile it will give you 2 files.

cd  ~/zandronum_build/sdl_pack/sdl12-compat/build/ && make

Open TortoiseHG.app

Go to File -> Clone Repository

Add this line it to the source line:

https://hg.osdn.net/view/zandronum/zandronum-stable

Browse where you put zandronum_build in:

it should be like this:

Click clone

if you are looking for Stable version go to Repository -> Update

it should pop up like this:

Go to the dropdown and find ZA_3.1 then Update.

you might need to add this patch for bundling an app: (if its does give you the text file download it by Right click and Save as )

https://osdn.net/downloads/users/39/39032/Appbundle.patch/