From 47a9158da1220cdf9f9e01e523ba6d4ec7f2dc02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kuruyia Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:33:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add persistent wineserver instructions for macOS This adds instructions to start and stop a persistent Wine server for macOS users, to help with the slow build times. Signed-off-by: Kuruyia --- INSTALL.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index e03ff61631..b1c7c3d363 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -187,6 +187,26 @@ GNU `coreutils` installed to run the build scripts: 6. [Download the repository](#2-downloading-the-repository). +> [!TIP] +> You can run a persistent Wine server in the background to speed up builds. +> +> To do this, open the Wine Stable application from your Applications folder. +> In the terminal window that opens, run the following command: +> +> ```zsh +> wineserver -p +> ``` +> +> When trying to build the repository, the first invocation of `make` may hang +> on compiling a file. If that happens, hit Control+C to interrupt the build, +> and run `make` again. +> +> If you need to stop the Wine server, run the following command: +> +> ```zsh +> wineserver -k +> ``` + ### Linux > [!NOTE]