can't install dmd on apple silicon Mac

[greggjaskiewicz]

Can't install DMD (D compiler)

• your problem was from running the official install or uninstall script?
• [x ] after installation: ran brew config and brew doctor and included their output with your issue? If you couldn't install: provided your OS version with the output of your issue?

What you were trying to do (and why)

Trying to install D compiler, DMD. Binary and source compilation.
Both fail with the same error.

What happened (include command output)

fails to install, even when requested installation from sources!

Command output

dmd: The x86_64 architecture is required for this software.

Error: dmd: An unsatisfied requirement failed this build.
  

What you expected to happen

I was expecting to at least be able to rebuild it from sources for apple silicon platform.

Step-by-step reproduction instructions (by running brew commands)

brew install dmd
brew install -s --force dmd

[vitorgalvao]

You’re in the wrong repository, this one is for the scripts to (un)install Homebrew itself, not packages. You’re looking for Homebrew/homebrew-core.

[SMillerDev]

As is documented in https://dlang.org/download.html, you can't install dmd on Apple silicon. Homebrew can't change the way software developers write their tools.

[osalbahr]

You might want to look more into dmd-specific resources for M1, such as https://forum.dlang.org/thread/[email protected] (https://www.google.com/search?q=running+dmd+on+m1).

I’m not sure how it would play with Rosetta, but that’s something else to look into. Not sure if it plays well with dmd (you can start a discussion on their forum). If so, you might be able to use a brewed x86 dmd.