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Building pgModeler in MacOS with Homebrew

The official installation instructions for pgModeler recommends installing Xcode and the Enterprise DB distribution of Postgres to fulfill its build requirements. Luckily, Homebrew's got us covered!

Checkout the source

git clone https://github.com/pgmodeler/pgmodeler.git
git checkout main

Install dependencies with brew

brew install postgresql@13 qt@5 libxml2 libpq

Tweak build script (pgmodeler.pri)

macx {
  PGSQL_LIB = /usr/local/opt/libpq/lib/libpq.dylib
  PGSQL_INC = /usr/local/opt/libpq/include
  XML_INC = /usr/local/opt/libxml2/include/libxml2
  XML_LIB = /usr/local/opt/libxml2/lib/libxml2.dylib
  INCLUDEPATH += $$PGSQL_INC $$XML_INC
}

Brew installs to a different path by default for Apple Silicon devices:

macx {
  PGSQL_LIB = /opt/homebrew/opt/libpq/lib/libpq.dylib
  PGSQL_INC = /opt/homebrew/opt/libpq/include
  XML_INC = /opt/homebrew/opt/libxml2/include/libxml2
  XML_LIB = /opt/homebrew/opt/libxml2/lib/libxml2.dylib
  INCLUDEPATH += $$PGSQL_INC $$XML_INC
}

Build

<PATH_TO_QT5_BIN>/qmake -r pgmodeler.pro
make
make install

lzambarda commented Jul 20, 2022

In case you get the following when running make:

/usr/local/opt/libxml2/include/libxml2/libxml/encoding.h:31:10: fatal error: 'unicode/ucnv.h' file not found
#include <unicode/ucnv.h>
         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.
make[1]: *** [obj/schemaparser.o] Error 1
make: *** [sub-libs-libparsers-make_first-ordered] Error 2

I solved this by using libxml2 coming from XCode:

  XML_INC = /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/libxml2
  XML_LIB = /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/lib/libxml2.tbd

After this make worked fine and make install too. However pgModeler could not start due to:

qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "cocoa" in "" even though it was found.
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
Available platform plugins are: cocoa.

And I had to export the following

export QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt@5/plugin
/Applications/pgmodeler.app/Contents/MacOS/pgmodeler

vserge commented Apr 8, 2023

last build based on QT6, PQ15 and last brew packages needs:
macx {
!defined(PGSQL_LIB, var): PGSQL_LIB = /usr/local/Cellar/libpq/15.2/lib/libpq.dylib
!defined(PGSQL_INC, var): PGSQL_INC = /usr/local/Cellar/libpq/15.2/include
!defined(XML_INC, var): XML_INC = /usr/local/Cellar/libxml2/2.10.3_2/include/libxml2
!defined(XML_LIB, var): XML_LIB = /usr/local/Cellar/libxml2/2.10.3_2/lib/libxml2.dylib
INCLUDEPATH += "$$PGSQL_INC" "$$XML_INC"
}

and then

qmake6 -r pgmodeler.pro

leonardocdz commented Aug 8, 2023

I had to install qt@6 because it wasn't working with qt@5 due to an error I can't recall. But after that it worked for me on Ventura. Thanks!

sbamin commented Feb 16, 2024

For macbook pro M2 Max running Sonomia 14.3.1:

prerequisites

brew install postgresql@14 qt@6 libxml2 libpq

Also update XCode from app store, open xcode and accept initial license agreement, and install xcode cli.

update build script, `pgmodeler.pri`

Add line starting PGSQL_LIB to INCLUDEPATH in a macx { ... } block, preferably second block towards the end of the file provide updated build paths.

macx {
  !defined(PGSQL_LIB, var): PGSQL_LIB = /Library/PostgreSQL/14/lib/libpq.dylib
  !defined(PGSQL_INC, var): PGSQL_INC = /Library/PostgreSQL/14/include
  !defined(XML_INC, var): XML_INC = /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/libxml2
  !defined(XML_LIB, var): XML_LIB = /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/lib/libxml2.tbd
  INCLUDEPATH += "$$PGSQL_INC" "$$XML_INC"

  PGSQL_LIB = /opt/homebrew/opt/libpq/lib/libpq.dylib
  PGSQL_INC = /opt/homebrew/opt/libpq/include
  XML_INC = /opt/homebrew/opt/libxml2/include/libxml2
  XML_LIB = /opt/homebrew/opt/libxml2/lib/libxml2.dylib
  INCLUDEPATH += $$PGSQL_INC $$XML_INC
}

build

git clone https://github.com/pgmodeler/pgmodeler.git
cd pgmodeler
git checkout main
git pull
git status # should be clean

# workaround for an error:
# Project ERROR: failed to parse default search paths from compiler output
# define xcode path
# https://stackoverflow.com/a/77631382/1243763
which qmake # should be from homebrew install
qmake -r pgmodeler.pro -early QMAKE_DEFAULT_LIBDIRS=$(xcrun -show-sdk-path)/usr/lib
make
make install
echo $?

With a successful install and exit code 0, pgModeler.app should be under /Applications/

technorior commented Apr 17, 2024

Worked perfectly on m1 pro Sonoma 14.4.1 , thanks 👍👍👍

replay111 commented Aug 6, 2024

THIS IS AWESOME! :D

do you know guys how to create dmg package for osx?
because right not it is only installed .app and all required libs must be installed on system - is there way to prepare complete dmg with all libs and dependencies inside this dmg?

dky commented Dec 30, 2024

I'm getting

$ make
cd libs/libutils/ && ( test -e Makefile || /opt/homebrew/bin/qmake -o Makefile /Users/dky/git/pgmodeler/libs/libutils/libutils.pro -early QMAKE_DEFAULT_LIBDIRS=/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/lib ) && /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/make -f Makefile
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/clang++ -c -pipe -stdlib=libc++ -O2 -std=gnu++1z  -arch arm64 -isysroot /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk -mmacosx-version-min=14.0 -Wall -Wextra -frtti -fPIC -DPGMODELER_DEBUG -DQT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x060000 -DCHECK_CURR_VER -DBUILDNUM=\"2f4568ac3\" -DBUILDDATE=\"20241230\" -DBINDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS\" -DPLUGINSDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/plugins\" -DPRIVATEBINDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS\" -DCONFDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/conf\" -DDOCDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS\" -DLANGDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/lang\" -DSAMPLESDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/samples\" -DSCHEMASDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/schemas\" -DUTILS_SYMBOLS -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_PRINTSUPPORT_LIB -DQT_WIDGETS_LIB -DQT_SVG_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_NETWORK_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -I. -I/Users/dky/git/pgmodeler/plugins/src -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpq/include -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libxml2/include/libxml2 -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtPrintSupport.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtWidgets.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtSvg.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtGui.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtNetwork.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtCore.framework/Headers -Imoc -I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Headers -I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/AGL.framework/Headers -I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Headers -I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/AGL.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/share/qt/mkspecs/macx-clang -F/opt/homebrew/lib -o obj/exception.o src/exception.cpp
In file included from src/exception.cpp:18:
In file included from src/exception.h:29:
In file included from src/utilsglobal.h:4:
In file included from /opt/homebrew/lib/QtCore.framework/Headers/QtGlobal:1:
/opt/homebrew/lib/QtCore.framework/Headers/qglobal.h:13:12: fatal error: 'type_traits' file not found
   13 | #  include <type_traits>
      |            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.
make[1]: *** [obj/exception.o] Error 1
make: *** [sub-libs-libutils-make_first-ordered] Error 2

When trying to build on MacOS sequoia 15.1.1. Anyone know a fix for this?

dky commented Dec 30, 2024

I'm getting

$ make
cd libs/libutils/ && ( test -e Makefile || /opt/homebrew/bin/qmake -o Makefile /Users/dky/git/pgmodeler/libs/libutils/libutils.pro -early QMAKE_DEFAULT_LIBDIRS=/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/lib ) && /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/make -f Makefile
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/clang++ -c -pipe -stdlib=libc++ -O2 -std=gnu++1z  -arch arm64 -isysroot /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk -mmacosx-version-min=14.0 -Wall -Wextra -frtti -fPIC -DPGMODELER_DEBUG -DQT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x060000 -DCHECK_CURR_VER -DBUILDNUM=\"2f4568ac3\" -DBUILDDATE=\"20241230\" -DBINDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS\" -DPLUGINSDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/plugins\" -DPRIVATEBINDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS\" -DCONFDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/conf\" -DDOCDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS\" -DLANGDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/lang\" -DSAMPLESDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/samples\" -DSCHEMASDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/schemas\" -DUTILS_SYMBOLS -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_PRINTSUPPORT_LIB -DQT_WIDGETS_LIB -DQT_SVG_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_NETWORK_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -I. -I/Users/dky/git/pgmodeler/plugins/src -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpq/include -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libxml2/include/libxml2 -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtPrintSupport.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtWidgets.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtSvg.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtGui.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtNetwork.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtCore.framework/Headers -Imoc -I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Headers -I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/AGL.framework/Headers -I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Headers -I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/AGL.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/share/qt/mkspecs/macx-clang -F/opt/homebrew/lib -o obj/exception.o src/exception.cpp
In file included from src/exception.cpp:18:
In file included from src/exception.h:29:
In file included from src/utilsglobal.h:4:
In file included from /opt/homebrew/lib/QtCore.framework/Headers/QtGlobal:1:
/opt/homebrew/lib/QtCore.framework/Headers/qglobal.h:13:12: fatal error: 'type_traits' file not found
   13 | #  include <type_traits>
      |            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.
make[1]: *** [obj/exception.o] Error 1
make: *** [sub-libs-libutils-make_first-ordered] Error 2

When trying to build on MacOS sequoia 15.1.1. Anyone know a fix for this?

Edit, I got it working with:

sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools

And re-installing xcode-cli.

aisac-clearstreet commented Mar 3, 2025

Can

I'm getting

$ make
cd libs/libutils/ && ( test -e Makefile || /opt/homebrew/bin/qmake -o Makefile /Users/dky/git/pgmodeler/libs/libutils/libutils.pro -early QMAKE_DEFAULT_LIBDIRS=/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/lib ) && /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/make -f Makefile
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/clang++ -c -pipe -stdlib=libc++ -O2 -std=gnu++1z  -arch arm64 -isysroot /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk -mmacosx-version-min=14.0 -Wall -Wextra -frtti -fPIC -DPGMODELER_DEBUG -DQT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x060000 -DCHECK_CURR_VER -DBUILDNUM=\"2f4568ac3\" -DBUILDDATE=\"20241230\" -DBINDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS\" -DPLUGINSDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/plugins\" -DPRIVATEBINDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS\" -DCONFDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/conf\" -DDOCDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS\" -DLANGDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/lang\" -DSAMPLESDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/samples\" -DSCHEMASDIR=\"/Applications/pgModeler.app/Contents/MacOS/schemas\" -DUTILS_SYMBOLS -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_PRINTSUPPORT_LIB -DQT_WIDGETS_LIB -DQT_SVG_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_NETWORK_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -I. -I/Users/dky/git/pgmodeler/plugins/src -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpq/include -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libxml2/include/libxml2 -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtPrintSupport.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtWidgets.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtSvg.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtGui.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtNetwork.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/lib/QtCore.framework/Headers -Imoc -I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Headers -I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/AGL.framework/Headers -I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Headers -I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/AGL.framework/Headers -I/opt/homebrew/share/qt/mkspecs/macx-clang -F/opt/homebrew/lib -o obj/exception.o src/exception.cpp
In file included from src/exception.cpp:18:
In file included from src/exception.h:29:
In file included from src/utilsglobal.h:4:
In file included from /opt/homebrew/lib/QtCore.framework/Headers/QtGlobal:1:
/opt/homebrew/lib/QtCore.framework/Headers/qglobal.h:13:12: fatal error: 'type_traits' file not found
   13 | #  include <type_traits>
      |            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.
make[1]: *** [obj/exception.o] Error 1
make: *** [sub-libs-libutils-make_first-ordered] Error 2

When trying to build on MacOS sequoia 15.1.1. Anyone know a fix for this?

Edit, I got it working with:

sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools

And re-installing xcode-cli.

This works. Can someone explain why this reinstall is needed ?

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Building pgModeler in MacOS with Homebrew

lzambarda commented Jul 20, 2022

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vserge commented Apr 8, 2023

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leonardocdz commented Aug 8, 2023

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sbamin commented Feb 16, 2024

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technorior commented Apr 17, 2024

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replay111 commented Aug 6, 2024

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dky commented Dec 30, 2024

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aisac-clearstreet commented Mar 3, 2025

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Building pgModeler in MacOS with Homebrew

lzambarda commented Jul 20, 2022

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vserge commented Apr 8, 2023

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leonardocdz commented Aug 8, 2023

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sbamin commented Feb 16, 2024

prerequisites

update build script, pgmodeler.pri

build

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technorior commented Apr 17, 2024

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replay111 commented Aug 6, 2024

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dky commented Dec 30, 2024

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dky commented Dec 30, 2024

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aisac-clearstreet commented Mar 3, 2025

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update build script, `pgmodeler.pri`