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Update outdated macOS instructions in INSTALL.md #4407

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Expand Up @@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ If this works, then proceed to [Installation](#installation). Otherwise, ask for
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2. - If libpng is **not installed**, then go to [Installing libpng (macOS)](#installing-libpng-macos).
- If pkg-config is **not installed**, then go to [Installing pkg-config (macos)](#installing-pkg-config-macos).
- If devkitARM is **not installed**, then go to [Installing devkitARM (macOS)](#installing-devkitarm-macos).
- Otherwise, **open the Terminal** and go to [Choosing where to store pokeemerald Expansion (macOS)](#choosing-where-to-store-pokeemerald-expansion-macos)

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libpng is now installed.

Continue to [Installing pkg-config (macOS)](#installing-pkg-config-macos) if **pkg-config is not installed**. Otherwise, continue to [Installing devkitARM (macOS)](#installing-devkitarm-macos) if **devkitARM is not installed**.

If both pkg-config and devkitARM are already installed, go to [Choosing where to store pokeemerald Expansion (macOS)](#choosing-where-to-store-pokeemerald-expansion-macos).

### Installing pkg-config (macOS)
<details>
<summary><i>Note for advanced users...</i></summary>

> This guide installs pkg-config via Homebrew as it is the easiest method, however advanced users can install pkg-config through other means if they so desire.
</details>

1. Open the Terminal.
2. If Homebrew is not installed, then install [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) by following the instructions on the website.
3. Run the following command to install libpng.

```bash
brew install pkg-config
```
pkg-config is now installed.

Continue to [Installing devkitARM (macOS)](#installing-devkitarm-macos) if **devkitARM is not installed**, otherwise, go to [Choosing where to store pokeemerald Expansion (macOS)](#choosing-where-to-store-pokeemerald-expansion-macos).

### Installing devkitARM (macOS)
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4. After the tools are installed, devkitARM must now be made accessible from anywhere by the system. To do so, run the following commands:

```bash
export DEVKITPRO=/opt/devkitpro
echo "export DEVKITPRO=$DEVKITPRO" >> ~/.zshrc
export DEVKITARM=$DEVKITPRO/devkitARM
echo "export DEVKITARM=$DEVKITARM" >> ~/.zshrc

echo "if [ -f ~/.zshrc ]; then . ~/.zshrc; fi" >> ~/.zprofile
```
*Note: Starting with macOS 10.15, the default Unix shell is now zsh. If you migrated from an older version of macOS, you might still be using bash. You can check my running `echo $0` in the terminal.*
<details>
<summary><i>If your terminal is using bash instead of zsh...</i></summary>

```bash
export DEVKITPRO=/opt/devkitpro
echo "export DEVKITPRO=$DEVKITPRO" >> ~/.bashrc
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echo "if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then . ~/.bashrc; fi" >> ~/.bash_profile
```
</details>

### Installing Python (macOS)
1. Download the latest Python package from [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
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