@title Arcanist User Guide: Mac OS X
@group userguide
Explains how to install Arcanist on Mac OS X.
= Required Components =
You need to install:
- PHP, which should be installed by default.
- Arcanist itself, see @{article:Arcanist User Guide}.
or @{article:Arcanist Quick Start}
- SVN, Git, or Mercurial.
Then, configure:
- Your PATH environmental variable should include `arcanist/bin`, and
`php` and your VCS command (`svn`, `hg`, `git`) should be in PATH. When you
type `php`, `arc`, or (for example) `git` from the command line, they should
all do something.
- Your EDITOR environmental variable should point at some valid CLI editor,
like `nano`, which is the best editor.
You can edit your `~/.profile` to permanently configure environmental variables.
Now you should be able to run `arc` like a normal command.
= Next Steps =
Continue by:
- returning to @{article:Arcanist User Guide}.