first time user needs help; Mac OS

[David72645]

I'm trying to install Netatalk 4 on Sonoma; OS 14.7. I'm trying to follow Instructions but at step two I get this error "Neither source directory 'build' nor build directory None contain a build file meson.build." I know the instructions are for people more advanced them me, but is there a step by step that is more detailed so I don't make basic mistakes (something that spell everything out)? Thanks.

[rdmark]

@David72645 At step 2, did you copy paste and execute all three lines in one go?

meson setup build \
  -Dwith-appletalk=true \
  -Dwith-tests=true

The backslash means a continuation of the prior line on a terminal.

[David72645]

Thank you. Yes I copied all three lines and ran as one go. I did not know backspash was continuation. Good to know. I'm wondering if I'm supposed to do before I start the install like creating a folder? I did try to use Chat GPT to help me install and spent about an hour going around in circles. I have some experience with Brew bu tot Meson.

[rdmark]

Got it, so you're missing the step where you download a release tarball, or clone the git repository.

Please read through and follow the steps in this manual chapter first: https://netatalk.io/stable/htmldocs/installation

Once you finished this, go back to the macOS compilation chapter.

[David72645]

I did get it installed and running, but now I can't make it do what I want. Should I start a new thread for that or give you details. Thanks for your help and doing this project.

[rdmark]

Please start a new thread!