atom/docs/build-instructions/os-x.md

OS X

Requirements

• OS X 10.8 or later
• node.js (0.10.x or 0.12.x) or io.js (1.x)
• Command Line Tools for Xcode (run xcode-select --install to install)

Instructions

git clone https://github.com/atom/atom.git
cd atom
script/build # Creates application at /Applications/Atom.app

script/build Options

• --install-dir - The full path to the final built application (must include .app in the path), e.g. script/build --install-dir /Users/username/full/path/to/Atom.app
• --build-dir - Build the application in this directory.
• --verbose - Verbose mode. A lot more information output.

Troubleshooting

OSX build error reports in atom/atom

• Use this search to get a list of reports about build errors on OSX.