Setting up ESP-IDF Development Environment on Mac

The process of installing the ESP-IDF development environment on a Mac system is the same as that on a Linux system. The commands for downloading the repository code and installing the tool chain are exactly the same. Only the commands for installing dependency packages are slightly different.

1. Install dependency packages

Open a terminal, and install pip, the Python package management tool, by running the following command:

% sudo easy_install pip

Install Homebrew, a package management tool for macOS, by running the following command:

% /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Install the required dependency packages by running the following command:

% brew python3 install cmake ninja ccache dfu-util

2. Download ESP-IDF repository code

Follow the instructions provided in section 4.2.1 to download the ESP-IDF repository code. The steps are the same as for downloading on a Linux system.

3. Install the ESP-IDF development tool chain

Follow the instructions provided in section 4.2.1 to install the ESP-IDF development tool chain. The steps are the same as for installation on a Linux system.