Compilation instructions (OS X)

Instructions for compiling on OS X, tested on OS X 10.9.5 (Mavericks).

(Details to follow; see https://github.com/openalpr/openalpr/issues/92 for a narrative.)

Install with Homebrew (Easy Install)

Using Homebrew:

brew tap homebrew/science

# openalpr v2.2.0 (https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-science/pull/3073)
brew install openalpr

# install HEAD
brew install --HEAD openalpr

Build the package

# Clone the latest code from GitHub
git clone https://github.com/openalpr/openalpr.git

# Setup the build directory
cd openalpr/src
mkdir build
cd build

# setup the compile environment
# add flag : CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH 
cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR:PATH=/etc -DCMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH=true

# compile the library
make

# Install the binaries/libraries to your local system (prefix is /usr)
sudo make install

# Test the library
wget http://i.imgur.com/pjukRD0.jpg -O lp.jpg
alpr lp.jpg