rmtoo

macOS Installation

Note: There is no official support for macOS. However, users have reported successfully using rmToo under macOS.

Prerequisites

Package Manager

You’ll need macports for installing dependencies:

# Install macports from https://www.macports.org/install.php

Required Packages

Install the necessary system packages:

sudo port install texlive-fontutils gnuplot
sudo port install texlive

Python Installation

Using virtualenv (Recommended)

# Create project directory
mkdir RMTOO
cd RMTOO

# Create virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

# Install rmToo
pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
pip install --only-binary=numpy,scipy numpy scipy
pip install rmtoo

Verification

Test the installation:

rmtoo --help

First Project

Create Template Project

# Navigate to your working directory
cd RMTOO

# Copy the template project
cp -r "$(rmtoo-contrib-dir)/template_project" MyProject
cd MyProject

# Set up environment
source ./setenv.sh VENV

# Build the project
make

Check Results

ls artifacts/

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

• LaTeX not found: Ensure texlive is properly installed and in PATH
• Graphviz missing: Install with sudo port install graphviz
• Python dependencies: Use the --only-binary flag for numpy/scipy to avoid compilation issues

Getting Help

If you encounter issues specific to macOS, please:

1. Check the FAQ
2. Report issues on GitHub
3. Include your macOS version and macports version in bug reports

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