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 You'll need [Meson][1] and [Ninja][2] to be able to develop and build the C/C++ code.
 Use your preferred package manager to install them.
 
-### Third party dependencies
-
-You need to download some third party dependencies.
-
-```shell
-python3 ./tools/download_deps.py
-```
-
 ### Setup and build the C/C++ archives
 
 You don't need to do this step when building the bindings below.
@@ -29,6 +21,12 @@ cd build
 meson compile -v
 ```
 
+If you're on a macOS and get linker errors try using:
+
+```shell
+LDFLAGS="-ld_classic" meson setup build
+```
+
 ### Build and install the Python bindings
 
 ```shell
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