So, how to build OpenKomodo on Mac OSX.

Prerequisites

Download ActivePython 2.5.2.2 from here and install it, it’s a free download. Also get MacPorts and make sure you have it setup.

Step 1 – Getting the source

Getting the source is easy: svn co http://svn.openkomodo.com/repos/openkomodo/trunk openkomodo

Step 2 – Building Mozilla

If you don’t have a ~/.cvspass, just touch one, otherwise you’re in or a lot of warnings. The do cd openkomodo/mozilla and give a python build.py configure -k 4.4 --moz-src=cvs:1.8 --release --no-strip --shared --tools. This should generate a config.py. Then do a python build.py distclean all

Step 3 – Building Komodo

First issue an export PATH=`pwd`/util/black:$PATH and then do bk configure, bk build

Step 4 – Running Komodo

bk run