updated platform installation notes for macOS 10.11, 10.12

diff --git a/deal.II-toolchain/platforms/supported/elcapitan.platform b/deal.II-toolchain/platforms/supported/elcapitan.platform
index aeadc851123a59f97c6c8dbb575e70bb3e8da66d..244fd5996e04d7ba126caf8a3cff1c0bd058b115 100644 (file)
--- a/deal.II-toolchain/platforms/supported/elcapitan.platform
+++ b/deal.II-toolchain/platforms/supported/elcapitan.platform
@@ -1,8 +1,33 @@
 # macOS 10.11 (El Capitan)
 #
-# Mac support is experimental and requires:
+# macOS support is experimental and requires:
 # - a recent version of xcode with command line tools
-# - openmpi installed using homebrew
+# - openmpi installed using homebrew and
 # - cmake
-#
+# 
+# Detailed Installation Notes:
+# - install Xcode from AppStore, open it and accept the license.
+# - Open Terminal, and install Xcode command line tools via
+# $ xcode-select --install
+# and then run
+# $ xcodebuild -license
+# to accept the license.
+# 
+# Install Homebrew in a Terminal via
+# $ /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
+# 
+# Install the following via Homebrew
+# $ brew install cmake
+# $ brew install openmpi --c++11 --with-mpi-thread-multiple
+# 
+# (Optional) Install the following via Homebrew
+# $ brew install wget
+# $ brew install gnuplot
+# 
+# $ brew install bash
+# and follow the shell activation notes.
+# 
+# $ brew install modules
+# and follow the activation notes to use the modulefile configuration.
+# 
 ##

diff --git a/deal.II-toolchain/platforms/supported/sierra.platform b/deal.II-toolchain/platforms/supported/sierra.platform
index 188e48e1e75a979fb05025c46af04e909961f58f..6f9d93212422c636ec8c6a4c2e7b19cf01d0b719 100644 (file)
--- a/deal.II-toolchain/platforms/supported/sierra.platform
+++ b/deal.II-toolchain/platforms/supported/sierra.platform
@@ -1,8 +1,33 @@
 # macOS 10.12 (Sierra)
 #
-# Mac support is experimental and requires:
+# macOS support is experimental and requires:
 # - a recent version of xcode with command line tools
-# - openmpi installed using homebrew
+# - openmpi installed using homebrew and
 # - cmake
-#
+# 
+# Detailed Installation Notes:
+# - install Xcode from AppStore, open it and accept the license.
+# - Open Terminal, and install Xcode command line tools via
+# $ xcode-select --install
+# and then run
+# $ xcodebuild -license
+# to accept the license.
+# 
+# Install Homebrew in a Terminal via
+# $ /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
+# 
+# Install the following via Homebrew
+# $ brew install cmake
+# $ brew install openmpi --c++11 --with-mpi-thread-multiple
+# 
+# (Optional) Install the following via Homebrew
+# $ brew install wget
+# $ brew install gnuplot
+# 
+# $ brew install bash
+# and follow the shell activation notes.
+# 
+# $ brew install modules
+# and follow the activation notes to use the modulefile configuration.
+# 
 ##