Appendix E: Mac OSX Installation and Setup

Environment Requirements

Mac OS X 10.8+
Cocos2d-x v3.3 https://cocos2d-x.org/download
Xcode 4.6.2+ https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action

Prerequisite

Download cocos2d-x and unzip it. (maybe: ~/). Right click on the .zip file and unzip it:

After unzipping you should have a folder structure similar to:

Build and Run

Enter cocos2d-x/build and open cocos2d_tests.xcodeproj
Choose cpp-tests Mac from targets drop-down box
Click run to compile and run cpp-tests

Running on an IOS Device

In order to run on IOS Device an IOS Developer Program membership is needed. You can purchase one from Apple: https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/. The steps to run on iOS device are the same as running in a simulator except you select you device from the device list.