nRF Connect SDK - Getting Started Assistant - fails on Mac OS 11 with Apple M1 Silicon

[VW_Kev]

Hello,

I am attempting to install the nRF Connect SDK v1.5 on a Mac Mini with Mac OS 11 with Apple M1 Silicon per the instructions:

https://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF_Connect_SDK/doc/1.5.0/nrf/gs_assistant.html#gs-app-gsa

The "Install the toolchain" sequence fails on the very first and any subsequent steps involving "homebrew" (brew commands), I assume because the default install directory for Apple Silicon is /opt/homebrew rather than the Nordic expected /usr/local for macOS Intel silicon.

Do you have an updated or alternate toolchain installation program or instructions?

Thanks.

[Øyvind]

Hello, 

I'm not sure what the status of the Apple M1 support is, but I believe this is currently not supported in nRF Connect for Desktop.

Have you tried following the "Installing the nRF Connect SDK manually"?

Kind regards,

Øyvind

[VW_Kev]

Hi Øyvind,

The manual install fails on the first step as well.

"wget" does not exist on MacOS in step 1.

Also the step 2 instructions are incorrect as path variables should be added to .bash_profile rather than .bashrc.

It might be helpful if someone (like a newly hired person) at Nordic actually went through the existing instructions on a clean install of Windows, Linux and MacOS, found all the errors and omissions and updated the documentation. 

[Øyvind]

Hi, 

VW_Kev said:

The manual install fails on the first step as well.

Do you intend to work with a CHIP project? 

If not, please skip this step. 

 

VW_Kev said:

"wget" does not exist on MacOS in step 1.

 wget is available through brew. 

brew install wget 

 

VW_Kev said:

Also the step 2 instructions are incorrect as path variables should be added to .bash_profile rather than .bashrc.

Can you please elaborate on why this is not correct? This will help our technical writers know what to look for when they go through the steps they are writing.