The code depends on GLFW v3 on all platforms and GLEW on Window/Linux. These files are included in the distribution so there should be no need to build the libraries statically. To build, use either the included Ninja build or the XCode/VisualStudio projects.
To make a set of simple tests scenes, use ./bin/ytestgen tests.
Then you can run ytrace for path tracing, yshade for quick OpenGL viewing,
yview for HDR image viewing or ysymrigid for rigid body simulation.
Run the executable with -h to get help.