install Tensorflow on macOS

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This is a simple note for installing TensorFlow from source on macOS.

Install python

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brew install python

It will install Python-2.7.14. Type python2.7 and check the version.

Install pip

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sudo easy_install pip

Install virtualenv

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sudo pip install virtualenv --upgrade

Create a env

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virtualenv --system-site-packages ~/tensorflow --python=python2.7

activate the env

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cd ~/tensorflow
source bin/activate

Install Tensorflow from source code

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brew cask install caskroom/versions/java8
brew install bazel
pip install six numpy wheel
git clone https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
cd tensorflow # the source code dir
git checkout r1.1 # up to you
./configure
bazel build --local_resources 3072,4,1.0 --config=opt //tensorflow/tools/pip_package:build_pip_package
bazel-bin/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/build_pip_package /tmp/tensorflow_pkg
pip install /tmp/tensorflow_pkg/tensorflow-1.6.0rc1-cp27-cp27m-macosx_10_12_x86_64.whl