The first step is to install Homebrew on your mac. Homebrew is a package manager for macOS and Linux. For more information visit brew.sh
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Next, Homebrew will suggest running these two commands to put Homebrew in the environment path.
Replace <user> with yours
(echo; echo 'eval' "$(/usr/local/bin/brew shellenv)"') >> /Users/<user>/.zprofile
eval "$(/usr/local/bin/brew shellenv)"
The next step is to install KDoctor. KDoctor is a command-line tool that helps to set up the environment for Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile app development.
brew install kdoctor
Then run kdoctor to see the requirements:
Let’s provide these requirement step by step
To download java JDK visit this address: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/
Make sure to download the version that is compatible with your CPU Architecture.
Apple silicon machines should use arm64 versions. Intel machines need x64
Download Xcode from the mac App Store. It’s free and after download, it gets installed automatically.
Before installing cocoapods, you must install the compatible version of ruby with KMM.
brew install ruby@2.7
After installation, brew will suggest the command you need to make this version of ruby your machine's default version. Because there is already a version of ruby is installed on all macOS machines.
You can update the terminal current session to see the changes:
source ~./zshrc
Then for installing cocoapods just write this command
brew install cocoapods
For downloading android studio you can visit https://developer.android.com/studio
Or you can use Jetbrains Toolbox: https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/
After download and install Android Studio make sure to install KMM Plugin
Run kdoctor to see is everything ok. You should see something like this:
Some Common Errors
- BUILD FAILED in 8s 1 actionable task: 1 executed Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code. Check the Xcode log by using ⌘(command) + 9 if you see:
gradlew permission denied, Write this command in terminal in your project root.
chmod +x gradlew
- BUILD FAILED shared module not found or Greeting not available in scope when using cocoapods as framework instead of regular framework. until now (1 feb 2023) compatible ruby version for KMM is 2.7 and cocoapods 1.11.3. Refer to the ruby installation in this document and install compatible ruby version
Install Ruby on Your Mac: Everything You Need to Get Going