diff --git a/utils/build_ardour.sh b/utils/build_ardour.sh
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+!#/usr/bin/bash
+
+
+brew install aubio boost cairo fftw gcc gtk+ gtk+3 gtkmm gtkmm3 jack libarchive liblo libusb libwebsockets libx11 libxau lilv lv2 openssl serd sord sratom suil
+
+LDFLAGS="-L/opt/homebrew/opt/libarchive/lib -L/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3/lib"
+CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/homebrew/opt/libarchive/include -I/opt/homebrew/include -I/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3/include"
+PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/libarchive/3.6.2/lib/pkgconfig/
+
+./waf configure --strict --with-backends=jack,coreaudio,dummy --ptformat --optimize --boost-include=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/boost/1.81.0_1/include --bindir=/opt/homebrew/bin --includedir=/opt/homebrew/include --libdir=/opt/homebrew/lib