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install_flatbuffers.sh

install_flatbuffers.sh - Overview​

This script installs the FlatBuffers schema compiler (flatc) on macOS and Linux systems. It uses brew on macOS and builds from source on Linux.

Detailed Documentation​

install_mac()​

Purpose: Installs FlatBuffers on macOS using the Homebrew package manager.

Parameters: None

Returns: None

install_linux()​

Purpose: Installs FlatBuffers on Linux by downloading the source code, building it, and copying the flatc executable to /usr/local/bin.

Parameters: None

Returns: None

Script Logic​

The script first determines the operating system using uname -s.

  • If the system is Linux, it executes the install_linux function.
  • If the system is macOS (Darwin), it executes the install_mac function.

Getting Started Relevance: NO​