<p>As explained in the file <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-osx.md" rel="nofollow"><code>doc/build-osx.md</code></a>, before running <code>make</code>, you first need to run <code>./autogen.sh</code> and <code>./configure</code>.</p>

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Thanks for that. I got the make running however I'm getting a fatal error 'boost/config.hpp' file not found
#include <boost/config.hpp>
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<p>so I'm trying to get bitcoind running on my Mac and I cloned the source code from github. What I tried doing:</p>

<pre><code>brew install autoconf automake berkeley-db4 boost miniupnpc openssl pkg-config protobuf qt libtool
git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git
make
</code></pre>

<p>But then I get an error: </p>

<pre><code>***No targets specified and no makefile found. 
</code></pre>

<p>However, I'm looking and I see <code>Makefile.am</code> Any Ideas on what to do? </p>

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Building Bitcoin from Source on MAC OSX 10.9
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# Building Bitcoin from Source on MAC OSX 10.9

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-24)

so I'm trying to get bitcoind running on my Mac and I cloned the source code from github. What I tried doing:

```
brew install autoconf automake berkeley-db4 boost miniupnpc openssl pkg-config protobuf qt libtool
git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git
make

```

But then I get an error:

```
***No targets specified and no makefile found. 

```

However, I'm looking and I see `Makefile.am` Any Ideas on what to do?

**Tags:** bitcoind, installation


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-07-24. Score: 2

As explained in the file [`doc/build-osx.md`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-osx.md), before running `make`, you first need to run `./autogen.sh` and `./configure`.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for that. I got the make running however I'm getting a fatal error 'boost/config.hpp' file not found #include <boost/config.hpp>  
> **username_1**: Ask a new question.  

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