This page is about installing Conkeror under Mac OS X. For instructions for other operating systems, read Installation.
Install XULRunner
Conkeror depends on a recent XULRunner 1.9 (version 1.8 will not work). You can obtain compiled binaries from http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/xulrunner/nightly/latest-trunk/. Although these are nightly snapshots, they are fairly stable, especially as XULRunner is nearing a release.
Download an archive appropriate for your operating system. Conkeror does not require the SDK package, and these instructions describe the steps appropriate for the non-SDK package.
The package for OS X is a .dmg file. Within this archive is a .pkg file. Run that and follow the instructions.
Install Conkeror
You can obtain Conkeror either with git or by downloading a snapshot archive.
git
To use Conkeror from the git repository, first clone the repository, using the command:
git clone git://repo.or.cz/conkeror.git
Later on, when you want to update:
git fetch git log HEAD..origin #optional, shows you the changes git merge origin
`conkeror-spawn-helper`
If you want to be able to edit web page text fields in an external editor, you will need to build the included program, conkeror-spawn-helper. Please read ConkerorSpawnHelper for more details.
Last step
Run the following command from a terminal, replacing /path/to/conkeror with the directory of your conkeror installation.
/Library/Frameworks/XUL.framework/xulrunner-bin --install-app /path/to/conkeror
You will now have the application file /Applications/conkeror.mozdev.org/conkeror.app which you can use to launch conkeror.