Install flutter on mac #tutorial

An overview of steps to install flutter on Mac

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION
- flutter docs - get started - macOS - iOS

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ENVIRONMENT SETUP

MacOS version check
- macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later
- use cmd + space - about this mac - check version

Shell check
- As of October 2019 release of macOS Catalina (macOS 10.15), Zsh or zsh is the default shell
- to check enter in terminal dscl . -read ~/ UserShell

Directory
- ~/development

Install Xcode
- app store - search for and install Xcode Developer Tools by Apple
- configure command line tools to use installed Xcode
- signing the license - sudo xcodebuild -license

Homebrew for package management

Git for source code management – included with Xcode

CocoaPods for compiling plugins
- shell command - brew install cocoapods

Code editing

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Flutter SDK Installation

Download SDK and add to PATH
- add to ~/.zshenv - export PATH=$HOME/development/flutter/bin:$PATH


Simulator Setup
- install the iOS Simulator - xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS
- open simulator - open -a Simulator
- setup to use 64 bit – Launch Xcode - Window - Devices and Simulator - Simulators - create with + or choose existing