[noob question] where is the thrift binary?

[AndrewSB]

Instructions say to use thrift --gen swift_3 thrift_file, but I'm having trouble understanding how to invoke that. Where do I get this thrift binary from?

[wyland]

You can find the apache version of thrift available on brew:

brew install thrift

However, because this project depends on an open pull request that has yet to be merged with Apache, you will need to install the version found in this repository manually using something like:

git clone https://github.com/apocolipse/thrift.git
cd thrift
PATH="/usr/local/opt/bison/bin:$PATH" ./bootstrap.sh
PATH="/usr/local/opt/bison/bin:$PATH" ./configure --disable-debug --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/thrift/mine --libdir=/usr/local/Cellar/thrift/mine/lib --without-ruby --disable-tests --without-php_extension --without-python --without-haskell --without-java --without-perl --without-php --without-erlang --without-boost
PATH="/usr/local/opt/bison/bin:$PATH" make && make install

Which you can then run using:

/usr/local/Cellar/thrift/mine/bin/thrift --gen swift_3 thrift_file

[AndrewSB]

and what exactly is this doing? Does make && make installing it mean it overwrites my brew installed thrift in /usr/local/bin/thrift with a version made from apocolipse/thrift.git?

[ghost]

Does make && make installing it mean it overwrites ... No, it does not .

@wyland has already wrote step by step instructions. Use it.

[AndrewSB]

Ohhh, I totally misunderstood the last point. I've been using the thrift in my PATH (/usr/local/bin/thrift), not /usr/local/Cellar/thrift/mine/bin/thrift. I didn't realize that was a real path.

Retrying

[AndrewSB]

That was amazing!

Why does make && make install write to /usr/local/Cellar/thrift/mine/bin/thrift? Is that a brew thing? If you try to edit anything in their bin/, they create a copy for you?

[wyland]

Ok to close? Or are there any remaining open questions in this issue?

[AndrewSB]

Yup, thanks @wyland