1 Mac OS X-specific Build instructions
3 Perform these steps as an administrator or with the sudo command:
5 Install MacPorts. Download and install http://www.macports.org/ and type the
8 $magick> sudo port -v install freetype +bytecode
9 $magick> sudo port -v install librsvg
10 $magick> sudo port -v install +graphviz +gs +wmf +jbig +jpeg2 +lcms
12 This installs many of the delegate libraries ImageMagick will utilize such as
15 Install the latest Xcode from Apple.
17 Use the port command to install any delegate libraries you require, for example:
19 $magick> sudo port install jpeg
21 Now lets build ImageMagick:
23 Download the ImageMagick source distribution and verify the distribution
24 against its message digest.
26 Unpack and change into the top-level ImageMagick directory:
28 $magick> tar xvfz ImageMagick-6.5.9-0.tar.gz $magick> cd ImageMagick-6.5.9
30 Configure ImageMagick:
32 $magick> ./configure --prefix=/opt --with-quantum-depth=16 \
33 --disable-dependency-tracking --with-x=yes \
34 --x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib/ \
43 $magick> sudo make install
45 To verify your install, type
47 $magick> /opt/local/bin/identify -list font
49 to list all the fonts ImageMagick knows about.
51 To test the ImageMagick GUI, in a new shell, type:
53 $magick> display -display :0