How to Install Flame on macOS

Flame is a desktop application for visualizing and analyzing performance data. It is an open-source project developed by Pawel Malak and can be found on GitHub. Follow the instructions below to install Flame on your macOS device.

Prerequisites

  • macOS version 10.12 or later
  • Xcode version 12.2 or later
  • Homebrew package manager

Step 1: Install Dependencies

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Install the necessary dependencies using Homebrew by running the following commands:
brew install cmake
brew install boost
brew install icu4c
brew install qt
brew linkapps qt

Step 2: Clone the Repository

  1. Navigate to the Flame repository on GitHub.
  2. Click on the green Code button and select HTTPS.
  3. Copy the URL that appears in the text field.
  4. Open Terminal and navigate to the location where you want to store the Flame repository.
  5. Run the following command in Terminal, replacing repository-url with the URL you copied:
git clone repository-url

Step 3: Build and Install Flame

  1. Open Terminal and navigate to the Flame directory using cd flame.
  2. Create a build directory by running mkdir build.
  3. Navigate to the build directory using cd build.
  4. Configure the build process by running the following command:
cmake ../
  1. Build Flame using the following command:
make -j8
  1. Install Flame by running:
sudo make install

Step 4: Launch Flame

  1. Open Terminal and navigate to the Flame directory using cd flame.
  2. Enter the following command to launch Flame:
./bin/flame

You can now enjoy using Flame on your macOS device. Congratulations, you have successfully installed Flame on your machine!