Install Scala on Mac

The Way i have installed scala on mac was simple due to the MacPorts project.

Scala MacPorts

If and once you have installed macports there is only one step:

sudo port install scala29

I you ever need to work with different versions you can find more scala macports.

To Manage Scala versions you should also install scala_select which lets you switch the default compiler by symlinking the standard compiler executables in the MacPorts prefix to the selected version.

$ sudo port install scala_select 

# List available scala versions
$ scala_select -l 

# Select one of the available versions.
$ scala_select scala29

That’s it.

You may also would like to have look into Homebrew an alternative package manager for OS X.