aseprite-build-and-install-on-macos.sh

#!/bin/bash

# README: A more updated version is on the comments by (ashmna)[https://gist.github.com/ashmna]
# See at: https://gist.github.com/allangarcia/938b052a7d55d1652052e4259364260b?permalink_comment_id=4265898#gistcomment-4265898

# this is for tools required 
brew update
brew install ninja
brew install cmake

# crete the default root directory
cd $HOME/Developer
mkdir Aseprite
cd Aseprite

# download skia m81
curl -O -L "https://github.com/aseprite/skia/releases/download/m81-b607b32047/Skia-macOS-Release-x64.zip"
unzip Skia-macOS-Release-x64.zip -d skia-m81

# this is the project itselft
git clone --recursive https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite.git

# compiling aseprite
cd aseprite
mkdir build
cd build
cmake \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
  -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=x86_64 \
  -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.9 \
  -DCMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk \
  -DLAF_BACKEND=skia \
  -DSKIA_DIR=../../skia-m81 \
  -DSKIA_LIBRARY_DIR=../../skia-m81/out/Release-x64 \
  -G Ninja \
  ..
ninja aseprite
cd ../..

# bundle app from trial
mkdir bundle
cd bundle
curl -O -J "https://www.aseprite.org/downloads/trial/Aseprite-v1.2.27-trial-macOS.dmg"
mkdir mount
yes qy | hdiutil attach -quiet -nobrowse -noverify -noautoopen -mountpoint mount Aseprite-v1.2.27-trial-macOS.dmg
cp -rf mount/Aseprite.app .
hdiutil detach mount
rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite
cp -rf ../aseprite/build/bin/aseprite Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite
rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data
cp -rf ../aseprite/build/bin/data Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data
cd .. 

# Install on /Applications
sudo cp bundle/Aseprite.app /Applications/

Great contribution. I’m working on a project to substitute this gist. Today this gist is obsolete. My goal is to make a multi platform compilation script to make Aseprite in Windows, macOS and Linux.