From d9699c4ba0759e9c8a1d9df76d0227098c78e1d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wiredfool Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 05:38:59 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarified OSX build instructions, fixes #1980 --- docs/installation.rst | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst index 23b612341..0f243e200 100644 --- a/docs/installation.rst +++ b/docs/installation.rst @@ -233,10 +233,12 @@ or using pip:: Building on OS X ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Xcode is required to compile portions of Pillow. Either install the -full package from the app store, or run ``xcode-select --install`` -from the command line. It may be necessary to run ``sudo xcodebuild --license`` to accept the license prior to using the tools. +The Xcode command line tools are required to compile portions of +Pillow. The tools are installed by runing ``xcode-select --install`` +from the command line. The command line tools are required even if you +have the full Xcode package installed. It may be necessary to run +``sudo xcodebuild -license`` to accept the license prior to using the +tools. The easiest way to install external libraries is via `Homebrew `_. After you install Homebrew, run::