Getting Started on Mac - VirtualPhotonics/MieSimulatorGUI GitHub Wiki

Application Users:

MacOS App (.app) or Disk Image File (.dmg):

  • Download latest "MieSimulatorGUI_vX_XX.app", or "MieSimulatorGUI_vX_XX.dmg".
  • Go to Downloads folder or downloaded folder and double click.
  • If you get "mc cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified" error, open "Security and Privacy" setting of your Mac and allow the application.

Developers:

  • Download latest source code and copy it to a folder of your choice.
  • Visit Qt downloads (https://www.qt.io/download) and look for MinGW and MinGW supported Qt version.
  • Download and install Qt.
  • Run Qt Creator and open "MieSimulator.pro" file.
  • In the next Window, click "Configure Project"
  • Select and Click "Build->Run qmake" and "Build->Build All", respectively.

Note: - If you get any errors, check whether Qt and its debugger is working properly (Generate a sample Qt program and run).