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Expand Up @@ -142,18 +142,17 @@ toolchain as a one-off, there are a couple of differences:
1. Install Xcode. The minimum required version is specified in the node
information on <https://ci.swift.org>, may change frequently, and is often
a beta release.
1. Install [CMake][], [Ninja][] and [Sccache][]:
1. Install [Ninja][] and [Sccache][]:
- Via [Homebrew][] (recommended):
```sh
brew install cmake ninja sccache
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See my other comment, can we just pin it instead?

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Ditto, the answer is "no" unfortunately

brew install ninja sccache
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- Via [Homebrew Bundle][]:
```sh
brew bundle
```

[Xcode]: https://developer.apple.com/xcode/resources/
[CMake]: https://cmake.org
[Ninja]: https://ninja-build.org
[Homebrew]: https://brew.sh/
[Homebrew Bundle]: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-bundle
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### Spot check dependencies

* Run `cmake --version`; this should be at least 3.19.6 (3.24.2 if you want to use Xcode for editing on macOS).
* Run `python3 --version`; this should be at least 3.6.
* Run `ninja --version`; check that this succeeds.
* If you installed and want to use Sccache: Run `sccache --version`; check
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