Can't install GHCi on M1 Mac. Should it be possible? Homebrew?

[widEyed]

I tried to install the GHCi (Glasgow Haskell Complier) on an M! Mac and it failed. Does anybody have it installed on an M1 Mac? How about Home Brew? There was a thread of native Apple Silicon and Rosette compatible software on here when the M1 Macs were launched but I can't fund it no matter how many times I search for M1 Apple Silicon software list etc link handy?

 

[widEyed]

according to https://isapplesiliconready.com HomeBrew is. I tried to enter a request for GHCi status and it Wont recognise the Application (it's not a Mac App in the sense of a double-click the desktop icon app)

 

[DeltaMac]

I think the thread that you saw a few months ago, was probably rolled into this thread -

Universal and Native Apple Silicon Apps

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I didn't find that anyone is working on a port of GHCI to the M1/ARM processor (Apple Silicone), so if you can't get it to run under Rosetta 2, then your best way forward would be to communicate directly with the developers for GHCi.
My only other suggestion is to get an intel Mac. You know that the GHCi will work on that.

 

[Slartibart]

well, go here and install ?

 

[widEyed]

https://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/k1ogz3
Some more links here.

 

[widEyed]

#18664: Support for Apple ARM hardware · Issues · Glasgow Haskell Compiler / GHC · GitLab

We now have access to an Apple DTK machine. This ticket is to track progress in bringing up GHC on this new platform

gitlab.haskell.org

It's being worked on…

 

[widEyed]

well, go here and install ?

THanks,do you know if it helps to have developer command line tools pre-installed? I suspect that may have had something to do with it not installing when I used the standard installer process for GHCi and Stack.

 

[widEyed]

I think the thread that you saw a few months ago, was probably rolled into this thread -

Universal and Native Apple Silicon Apps

Moderator Note: Please note you need 20 posts before you will be able to edit the wiki. --------------------- Wiki to document universal and native Apple silicon apps as they are released. Currently, IsAppleSiliconReady.com has the most comprehensive database. Another tracking site that's...

forums.macrumors.com

I didn't find that anyone is working on a port of GHCI to the M1/ARM processor (Apple Silicone), so if you can't get it to run under Rosetta 2, then your best way forward would be to communicate directly with the developers for GHCi.
My only other suggestion is to get an intel Mac. You know that the GHCi will work on that.

THanks. I have it running on my intel MBP, but it's a heavy machine with about 30 minutes of battery run from fully charged… and plugged into my hub and monitors and stuff. Just want to get it going on the M1 too for around and about.

 

[leman]

GHC does not yet natively work on Apple Silicon, but 9.2.1 is supposed to land soon with native support. In the meantime, you should use x86 binaries via home brew.

Developer Blog Posts — The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

 

[leman]

GHC 8.10.5 with native Apple Silicon support has been released!

GHC 8.10.5 is now available — The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

Edit: homebrew folks are on it, so native ghc will probably be available in brew within a couple of days at most (https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/78821)