atom/docs/build-instructions/macOS.md

macOS

Requirements

• macOS 10.8 or later
• Node.js 6.x (we recommend installing it via nvm)
• npm 3.10.x or later (run npm install -g npm)
• Command Line Tools for Xcode (run xcode-select --install to install)

Instructions

git clone https://github.com/atom/atom.git
cd atom
script/build

To also install the newly built application, use script/build --install.

script/build Options

• --code-sign: signs the application with the GitHub certificate specified in $ATOM_MAC_CODE_SIGNING_CERT_DOWNLOAD_URL.
• --compress-artifacts: zips the generated application as out/atom-mac.zip.
• --install[=dir]: installs the application at ${dir}/Atom.app for dev and stable versions or at ${dir}/Atom-Beta.app for beta versions; ${dir} defaults to /Applications.

Troubleshooting

macOS build error reports in atom/atom

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