[macOS] Install CMake

install_cmake.md

[macOS] Install CMake

Instructions on how to install the CMake tool on macOS.

Uninstall

First step should be to unsinstall any previous CMake installation. This step can be skipped if no CMake version was previously installed.

To uninstall any previous CMake installations use the following commands:

sudo find /usr/local/bin -type l -lname '/Applications/CMake.app/*' -delete
sudo rm -rf /Applications/CMake.app

Install

The CMake tool can be obtained here. Copy the link for the package version that you want to install from there.

Get the CMake installer package using the following commands:

mkdir ~/Downloads/CMake
curl --silent --location --retry 3 "https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v4.2.3/cmake-4.2.3-macos-universal.dmg" --output ~/Downloads/CMake/cmake-macos.dmg

Mount the image using the following command:

yes | PAGER=cat hdiutil attach -quiet -mountpoint /Volumes/cmake-macos ~/Downloads/CMake/cmake-macos.dmg

Copy the CMake app to the applications folder using the following command:

cp -R /Volumes/cmake-macos/CMake.app /Applications/

Unmount the image using the following command:

hdiutil detach /Volumes/cmake-macos

Add the CMake tool to the PATH using the following command:

sudo "/Applications/CMake.app/Contents/bin/cmake-gui" --install=/usr/local/bin

Verify

Open a new terminal window and check if the CMake tool is installed:

cmake --version

Clean up

After installing the CMake tool you can remove the downloaded installation image using the following command:

rm -rf ~/Downloads/CMake

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while adding to the cmake tool path , its giving me this error sudo: unable to execute /Applications/CMake.app/Contents/bin/cmake-gui: Bad CPU type in executable
Please what should i do

while adding to the cmake tool path , its giving me this error sudo: unable to execute /Applications/CMake.app/Contents/bin/cmake-gui: Bad CPU type in executable Please what should i do

@Khilud
Make sure that you are using the right .dmg file for your system. If you did not visit the https://cmake.org/download/ site to get the latest installer you may be trying to install the intel binary (the one given as example here) in an arm Mac.

I will update this gist to try to reflect the new CMake universal installer.

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No need in yes | PAGER=cat with latest CMake universal dmgs

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