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Move kitty.app build instructions from the FAQ to the build page
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@ -57,6 +57,25 @@ If that works, you can create a script to launch |kitty|:
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And place it in :file:`~/bin` or :file:`/usr/bin` so that you can run |kitty| using
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just ``kitty``.
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Building kitty.app on macOS from source
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-------------------------------------------
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Install `imagemagick`, `optipng` and `librsvg` using `brew` or similar (needed
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for the logo generation step). And run::
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make app
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This :file:`kitty.app` unlike the released one does not include its own copy of
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python and the other dependencies. So if you ever un-install/upgrade those dependencies
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you might have to rebuild the app.
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Note that the released :file:`kitty.dmg` includes all dependencies, unlike the
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:file:`kitty.app` built above and is built automatically by using the :file:`kitty` branch of
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`build-calibre <https://github.com/kovidgoyal/build-calibre>`_ however, that
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is designed to run on Linux and is not for the faint of heart.
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Note for Linux/macOS packagers
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docs/faq.rst
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makes use of the extra cell to render them in two cells.
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How do I build kitty.app on macOS?
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----------------------------------------
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Install `imagemagick`, `optipng` and `librsvg` using `brew` or similar (needed
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for the logo generation step). And run::
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make app
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This :file:`kitty.app` unlike the released one does not include its own copy of
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python and the other dependencies. So if you ever un-install/upgrade those dependencies
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you might have to rebuild the app.
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Note that the released :file:`kitty.dmg` includes all dependencies, unlike the
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:file:`kitty.app` built above and is built automatically by using the :file:`kitty` branch of
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`build-calibre <https://github.com/kovidgoyal/build-calibre>`_ however, that
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is designed to run on Linux and is not for the faint of heart.
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Using a color theme with a background color does not work well in vim?
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