The following guide explains how to compile the Textual IRC client from the source code available on GitHub. Textual is an excellent IRC client and I strongly recommend purchasing it from the App Store. However, it is an open source project and the code is freely available. If you want to give the application a try before purchasing it, these instructions should help. This guide was put together because I had a bit of difficulty figuring out how to get the latest version of Textual to compile with Xcode 5. I had built earlier versions with Xcode 4, but code signing seems to be more strongly enforced now. If you already have a paid developers license, you can just sign the project with your developer profile. However, if you don't have a paid developers license, this guide will explain how to create a personal certificate to self-sign the application to run on your own Mac. Requirements:
Creating A Self-Signing Certificate:
Note: The above steps only need to be performed once. After you create a self-signing certificate, it can be re-used whenever you need to rebuild Textual or build any other application which requires code signing. Downloading Textual Source From GitHub:
Compiling Textual With Self-Signed Certificate:
After performing the above steps, the Textual application should be compiled and available for use. The binary should be available in "~/Documents/Git/Textual/Build Results/Release/". This can be copied to the "Applications" directory or any other desired location. |