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How to install react-native on OSX with binary source?

I am trying to install react-native in osx. To do that, I am installing watchman on my machine. However I do not use port or brew.

Here is what I did.

  1. Install libtool-2.4.6
  2. Install automake-1.9, autoconf-2.69
  3. Install glib-2.52.2

Now I am facing following message when I ./autogen.sh on glib.

aclocal:configure.ac:72: warning: macro `AM_SILENT_RULES' not found in library
autoreconf: running: /usr/local/bin/autoconf --force
configure.ac:72: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_SILENT_RULES
      If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
      See the Autoconf documentation.
configure.ac:88: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DEFINE
autoreconf: /usr/local/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1

Is there other way to install react-native(or watchman) on OSX without brew or port.

FYI, I know how brew is convenient, but I just do not like to manage packages automatically. To me, brew , port seem like kind of plugin, not an essential - So I do not want to use those.

Solution

  • I would like to install this with source file way, but it seems like meaningless resistance. I did install brew. :(

    you can install watchman with npm install -g watchman but it will not work. It is OK when install, but when you run react-native, it occurs an error with EMFILE.

    Please, reply if you know how to detour this problem.(means not using package manager)