--- platform/macos/detect.py.orig	2026-06-19 08:57:29
+++ platform/macos/detect.py	2026-06-19 08:58:03
@@ -231,9 +231,45 @@
             )
             env["accesskit"] = False
 
-    if env["builtin_libtheora"] and env["arch"] == "x86_64":
-        env["x86_libtheora_opt_gcc"] = True
+    if not env["builtin_freetype"]:
+        env.ParseConfig("pkg-config freetype2 --cflags --libs")
 
+    if not env["builtin_libpng"]:
+        env.ParseConfig("pkg-config libpng16 --cflags --libs")
+
+    if not env["builtin_zstd"]:
+        env.ParseConfig("pkg-config libzstd --cflags --libs")
+
+    # Sound and video libraries
+    # Keep the order as it triggers chained dependencies (ogg needed by others, etc.)
+
+    if not env["builtin_libtheora"]:
+        env["builtin_libogg"] = False
+        env["builtin_libvorbis"] = False
+        if env.editor_build:
+            env.ParseConfig("pkg-config theora theoradec theoraenc --cflags --libs")
+        else:
+            env.ParseConfig("pkg-config theora theoradec --cflags --libs")
+    else:
+        if env["arch"] == "x86_64":
+            env["x86_libtheora_opt_gcc"] = True
+
+    if not env["builtin_libvorbis"]:
+        env["builtin_libogg"] = False
+        if env.editor_build:
+            env.ParseConfig("pkg-config vorbis vorbisfile vorbisenc --cflags --libs")
+        else:
+            env.ParseConfig("pkg-config vorbis vorbisfile --cflags --libs")
+
+    if not env["builtin_libogg"]:
+        env.ParseConfig("pkg-config ogg --cflags --libs")
+
+    if not env["builtin_miniupnpc"]:
+        env.ParseConfig("pkg-config miniupnpc --cflags --libs")
+
+    if not env["builtin_pcre2"]:
+        env.ParseConfig("pkg-config libpcre2-32 --cflags --libs")
+
     if env["sdl"]:
         env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["SDL_ENABLED"])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-framework", "ForceFeedback"])
@@ -342,3 +378,6 @@
     if len(extra_frameworks) > 0:
         frameworks = [item for key in sorted(extra_frameworks) for item in ["-framework", key]]
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=frameworks)
+
+    if not env["builtin_zlib"]:
+        env.ParseConfig("pkg-config zlib --cflags --libs")