Developing on MacOS¶
Git¶
Install the git tools.
Checkout the plaso source from the git repo:
git clone https://github.com/log2timeline/plaso.git
Dependencies¶
Install the dependencies in a virtualenv environment
Check if you have all the dependencies installed and have the right minimum version:
./utils/check_dependencies.py
Note that some dependencies are actively under development and can be frequently updated, therefore we recommend checking the status of the dependencies regularly.
Development tools¶
If you intend to do development on plaso you’ll also need to install some development tools:
PyLint 1.9.x
Python Mock