macOS¶

Xcode (C++ compiler)¶

Install Xcode and the command line tools:

• Install Xcode.

  • Open X-Code and accept Licence Agreement.

• Install Xcode Command Line Tools.

  >>> xcode-select --install
  

Homebrew¶

Install Homebrew.

>>> /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which brew

VPN¶

>>> brew install openvpn
>>> sudo brew services start openvpn

Git¶

Install Git.

>>> brew install git
>>> git config --global core.autocrlf input

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which git

7zip¶

Install Git.

>>> brew install p7zip

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which 7z

clang¶

Install Clang.

>>> brew install clang++

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which clang
>>> which clang++

libClang¶

Install libClang.

>>> wget https://download.qt.io/development_releases/prebuilt/libclang/libclang-release_60-mac-clazy.7z
>>> 7z x libclang-release_60-mac-clazy.7z

Test the installlation from the terminal:

which clang

CCache¶

Install ccache.

>>> brew install libb2
>>> brew install zstd
>>> brew install --HEAD ccache

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which ccache

Make ccache masquerading as the compiler via symlinks.

>>> ccache -M 25Gi  # Set the cache size
>>> ccache -F 0 # Unlimited files
>>> ln -s ccache /usr/local/bin/gcc
>>> ln -s ccache /usr/local/bin/g++
>>> ln -s ccache /usr/local/bin/cc
>>> ln -s ccache /usr/local/bin/c++

Test that ccache to make these paths are being used:

>>> which gcc
>>> which g++
>>> which cc
>>> which c++

CMake¶

Install Cmake from source (.dmg does not install command line).

>>> brew install cmake

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which cmake

Docker¶

Install Docker.

>>> brew cask install docker

Launch the Docker Desktop Application and make sure it is running. Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which docker
>>> which docker-compose
>>> which docker-credential-osxkeychain
>>> which docker-machine

NI VISA Libraries¶

Install the National Instruments VISA libraries.

Qt¶

Install using the online installer.

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which qmake

Anaconda¶

Download and install Anaconda for Python3 macOS.

• Install for “Just me”.

• Add to path.

• Make default version of python.

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which conda

Python 3.6¶

Create a Python 3.6 Anaconda virtual environment.

>>> conda create -n py36 python=3.6 anaconda
>>> source activate py36
>>> conda uninstall qt

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which python
>>> which qmake

Shiboken/PySide2¶

Build Shiboken/Shiboken Generator/PySide2 from source as follows:

>>> git clone --recursive https://code.qt.io/pyside/pyside-setup
>>> cd pyside-setup && git checkout 5.12
>>> python setup.py build --qmake=$QT_DIR/bin/qmake --build-tests --ignore-git --parallel=12
>>> python setup.py install --qmake=$QT_DIR/bin/qmake --build-tests --ignore-git --parallel=12

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> which shiboken2
>>> which pyside2-rcc
>>> which pyside2-uic

Add symlinks to the Qt installation directory so that Shiboken can find header files inside the Framwork folders

>>> ln -s $QT_DIR/lib/QtCore.framework/Headers $QT_DIR/include/QtCore
>>> ln -s $QT_DIR/lib/QtGui.framework/Headers $QT_DIR/include/QtGui
>>> ln -s $QT_DIR/lib/QtWidgets.framework/Headers $QT_DIR/include/QtWidgets

PyTorch¶

Compile PyTorch from sorce as follows:

>>> conda install numpy ninja pyyaml mkl mkl-include setuptools cmake cffi typing
>>> git clone --recursive git@github.com:dylanbespalko/pytorch.git
>>> cd pytorch
>>> # if you are updating an existing checkout
>>> git submodule sync
>>> git submodule update --init --recursive
>>> export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CONDA_PREFIX:-"$(dirname $(which conda))/../"}
>>> python setup.py install develop

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import torch

matplotlib¶

Install matplotlib using conda as follows:

>>> conda install matplotlib --no-dep

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import matplotlib

Scikit-RF¶

Install Scikit-RF using conda as follows:

>>> conda install scikit-rf --no-dep

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import skrf

Python-PPTX¶

Install Python-PPTX using pip as follows:

>>> pip install python-pptx

Test the installlation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import pptx

Parmiko¶

Install Parmiko using conda as follows:

>>> conda install paramiko

Test the installation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import paramiko

Toposort¶

Install Toposort using pip as follows:

>>> pip install toposort

Test the installation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import toposort

Nose-Exclude¶

Install Nose-Exclude using pip as follows:

>>> pip install nose-exclude

Test the installation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import nose_exclude

PyLint¶

Install PyLint using conda as follows:

>>> conda install pylint

Test the installation from the terminal:

which pylint

Radon¶

Install radon using pip as follows:

>>> pip install radon

Test the installation from the terminal:

which radon

Sphinx Bootstrap Theme¶

Install Sphinx Bootstrap Theme using pip as follows:

>>> pip install sphinx_bootstrap_theme

Test the installation from the terminal:

>>> python
>>> import sphinx_bootstrap_theme