Can Yosys etc. run on macOS Catalina which is 64-bit only?

Aclassifier 2019-10-20 16:33:25 UTC #1

Hello! This is my first posting here. I haven't bought any BlackIce Mx yet, but I am very close

I have installed Yosys etc. on macOS 10.13.6 (High Sierra), see install logs etc. at [1].

MacOS High Sierra accepts 32-bit older executables. MacOS Catalina (10.15) will reject all 32-bit code after having issued future obsoletion warnings for ages. However, I assume that the Yosys etc. downloads (are they scripts only? I see some are Python) and the make builds that the installs did, resulted in something purely 64-bit? If not I will be lost when I upgrade to Catalina (two revisions "up"). (And if I had bought an Mx it would be of value equal to resale.)

(By the way, I really like this forum sw!)

daveshah 2019-10-20 17:56:17 UTC #2

Everything can be built from source and is definitely 64 bit compatible in general (I've had no problems building and running Yosys and nextpnr in a pure 64-bit Linux environment). I am unsure if prebuilt packages like apio are 64-bit, or Catalinan compatible in general.

Elminster 2019-10-20 19:57:20 UTC #3

I am on Catalina, and yes it all works fine.

I didn’t build anything from source, I use apio, and makefiles with nextpnr. You just need homebrew same as previous mac versions.

Aclassifier 2019-10-20 20:00:00 UTC #4

Thanks to both, so good to hear! Relieved, to tell the truth!

Aclassifier 2019-10-20 20:07:52 UTC #5

The recipe I used (see blog note) did install Homebrew first. And I followed the referenced recipe. I assume that the install procedure there would be different than the apio solution. Is there a link to the apio install/download? (I am new to this kind of getting up and go..)

Elminster 2019-10-20 20:20:09 UTC #6

For apio on Mac I think I installed via pip

pip install -U apio

Once apio is installed you use it to install all the apio modules. Forget syntax but should tell you if you run help page on apio.

There is also an apio add on for Atom editor.

Aclassifier 2019-10-21 17:45:08 UTC #7

Thanks Elminster! I will try to do this!
Q: I assume I don't have to upgrade to Catalina first?

Elminster 2019-10-21 21:56:27 UTC #8

All works on Mojave as well. I dont remember apio getting update as part of the move. Various bottles and casks get repored for other bits that use homebrew. But think apio was already 64bit, which of course runs fine on Mojave anyway.

There were no issues with anything Blackice related that I remember going form Mojave to Catalina. It just worked on both.