Wanted - any readmes on building this on a Mac - to minimise disk use and improve build times

[mjdilworth]

i am looking for any docs, readmes, advice on how best to build this on a Mac minimising dock use and improving build performance.

[clifton]

Hi there

Got a few resources for you:

• Developer instructions
  https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/blob/master/README.md
  The main document you’ll want to follow

• macOS dev env tips
  https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/macOS-Development-Environment
  Important one here is to turn off indexing, so all the object files/outputs don’t get indexed by OS

• Chromium (upstream) setup for macOS
  https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/lkgr/docs/mac_build_instructions.md#system-requirements

• sccache
  https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/sccache-for-faster-builds
  This can be great for speeding up builds; the doc we have is specific to us but I’d recommend checking it out and setting it up

Hope this helps!
Thanks
Brian

[mjdilworth]

many thanks Brian. The sccache is very useful… i wasnt aware of just how much disk space is needed and how long a build takes. I found the other links, but i think i will also take more time to view the github wiki. I am kinda impatient and tend to jump straight in… i will never learn but it is good to get to grips with such a meaty project.