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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# by following the instructions in this script, you will be able to build
+# a clean .dmg for Keyhotee that should be portable to all mac systems without
+# any additional dependencies
+#
+# prerequisite: a fresh mavericks install (in a vm, most likely)
+#
+# note: this script cannot be run as is, sometimes it will require manual
+#       intervention. You should follow the instructions in the lines
+#       starting with "#!!! ".
+
+## install xcode and command line tools
+
+#!!! download xcode from the mac app store
+
+xcode-select --install
+#!!! install command line tools
+
+sudo xcodebuild -license
+#!!! agree to the license terms
+
+
+## install brew and keyhotee dependencies
+
+ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"
+
+brew install cmake boost qt5
+export QTDIR=/usr/local/Cellar/qt5/5.2.0
+
+
+## git clone keyhotee and compile it
+git clone https://github.com/InvictusInnovations/keyhotee
+cd keyhotee
+git clone https://github.com/InvictusInnovations/BitShares
+cd BitShares
+git clone https://github.com/InvictusInnovations/fc
+cd ..
+
+cmake . && make
+
+cd bin
+$QTDIR/bin/macdeployqt Keyhotee.app -dmg
diff --git a/make_keyhotee_mac_dmg.sh b/make_keyhotee_mac_dmg.sh
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-#!/bin/sh
-
-# prerequisites: you need to have brew (http://brew.sh) installed
-#
-# run once: brew tap homebrew/versions && brew install cmake qt5 gcc48
-#
-# you also need to download the source tarball for ICU and Boost and put
-# them somewhere on your system
-
-# Set the following variables to the ones of your system:
-export GCC_BIN=/usr/local/bin/gcc-4.8
-export GXX_BIN=/usr/local/bin/g++-4.8
-export ICU_TARBALL=/tmp/icu4c-52_1-src.tgz
-export BOOST_TARBALL=/tmp/boost_1_55_0.tar.bz2
-export QTDIR=/usr/local/Cellar/qt5/5.2.0
-
-BUILD_DIR="/tmp/keyhotee_build"
-mkdir -p $BUILD_DIR
-
-
-# compile icu
-cd $BUILD_DIR
-tar xf $ICU_TARBALL && cd icu/source
-
-U_USING_ICU_NAMESPACE=0 U_CHARSET_IS_UTF8=1 ./runConfigureICU MacOSX/GCC --enable-static --disable-shared CC=$GCC_BIN CXX=$GXX_BIN
-make -j4 && make install DESTDIR=$BUILD_DIR
-
-
-# compile boost
-cd $BUILD_DIR
-tar xf $BOOST_TARBALL && cd boost_1_55_0
-
-# trick boost to use our version of gcc
-ln -s $GCC_BIN $BUILD_DIR/gcc
-ln -s $GXX_BIN $BUILD_DIR/g++
-
-PATH=$BUILD_DIR:$PATH ./bootstrap.sh --with-toolset=gcc --prefix=$BUILD_DIR/usr/local --with-libraries=thread,date_time,system,filesystem,program_options,signals,serialization,chrono,context,coroutine,test
-PATH=$BUILD_DIR:$PATH ./b2 threading=multi link=static
-PATH=$BUILD_DIR:$PATH ./b2 install threading=multi link=static
-
-
-# compile keyhotee
-
-cd $BUILD_DIR
-git clone https://github.com/InvictusInnovations/keyhotee
-cd keyhotee
-git clone https://github.com/InvictusInnovations/BitShares
-cd BitShares
-git clone https://github.com/InvictusInnovations/fc
-cd ..
-
-cmake -DBOOST_ROOT=$BUILD_DIR/usr/local/include -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$GXX_BIN -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$GCC_BIN -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH=$BUILD_DIR/usr/local/lib  -DCMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH=$BUILD_DIR/usr/local/include  ./CMakeLists.txt
-#make VERBOSE=1
-make -j4
-
-
-# make a .app and a .dmg with all paths to dylibs correctly set
-
-STDCXX_DYLIB=/usr/local/lib/gcc/x86_64-apple-darwin13.0.0/4.8.2/libstdc++.6.dylib
-GCC_DYLIB=/usr/local/Cellar/gcc48/4.8.2/lib/gcc/x86_64-apple-darwin13.0.0/4.8.2/libgcc_s.1.dylib
-
-APP=Keyhotee.app/Contents
-
-cd bin
-mkdir $APP/Frameworks
-cp $STDCXX_DYLIB $GCC_DYLIB $APP/Frameworks
-chmod 644 $APP/Frameworks/*
-
-install_name_tool -change $GCC_DYLIB @executable_path/../Frameworks/libgcc_s.1.dylib $APP/MacOS/Keyhotee
-install_name_tool -change $STDCXX_DYLIB @executable_path/../Frameworks/libstdc++.6.dylib $APP/MacOS/Keyhotee
-
-install_name_tool -change $GCC_DYLIB @executable_path/../Frameworks/libgcc_s.1.dylib $APP/Frameworks/libgcc_s.1.dylib
-install_name_tool -change $GCC_DYLIB @executable_path/../Frameworks/libgcc_s.1.dylib $APP/Frameworks/libstdc++.6.dylib
-install_name_tool -change $STDCXX_DYLIB @executable_path/../Frameworks/libstdc++.6.dylib $APP/Frameworks/libstdc++.6.dylib
-
-
-$QTDIR/bin/macdeployqt Keyhotee.app -dmg