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I'm trying to install the latest version of node using nvm. I've just got the newly released SIlicon Macbook Pro with the M1 chip (not sure if that is related). I've installed xcode on the app store and the xcode tools on the command line. The main error i'm getting is:
clang: error: no such file or directory: 'CXX=c++'
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So far, the transitions are pretty smooth, and many developer tools have also been updating their latest versions to work natively with the M1 machine (yes, including docker). If you are installing Node. js, I recommend using Node Version Manager (nvm) over Homebrew.
Node Version Manager, more commonly called nvm, is the most popular way to install multiple versions of Node.js, but is only available for Mac/Linux and not supported on Windows. Instead, we recommend installing nvm-windows and then using it to install Node.js and Node Package Manager (npm).
If you have installed nvm using homebrew and trying to install the node using command nvm install <some_version>, you will face errors on apple silicon machines (ARM) until the node version is higher than 14. Node versions older than 15 does not work on apple silicon machines (ARM) because ARM architecture is not supported by node older versions.
It looks like running nvm install v15 on a Mac M1 CPU does build from source, but it still produces an x64 binary. This can be verified using node -p process.arch -> it prints x64 instead of arm64. However, building node from source using homebrew creates a correct arm64 build. I'm not sure if this should be reported as a separate issue.
Install Node manually, by Homebrew, by nvm and also downgrade npm to various lower versions. Reinstall Homebrew to get fresh background as it was used before upgrade to Big Sur.
Using Node Version Manager (NVM) it is possible to switch between different Node.js versions on the fly. It also allows testing code with older Node.js versions. NVM is a shell script used for installing and managing Node.js on a Unix based system.
If you have installed nvm using homebrew and trying to install the node using command nvm install <some_version>, you will face errors on apple silicon machines (ARM) until the node version is higher than 14. Node versions older than 15 does not work on apple silicon machines (ARM) because ARM architecture is not supported by node older versions.
For anything under v15, you will need to install node using Rosetta 2.
arch -x86_64 zsh
Now you will able to install any version of node (even multiple versions)
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it wasn't an issue while i was trying to install node 12.X.X but below that it was a big pain so i followed below steps and it worked for me
Uninstalled nvm if it’s already installed using Homebrew.
brew uninstall nvm
brew cleanup
Install Rosetta
softwareupdate --install-rosetta
Make terminal/iTerm2 to open in Rosetta mode
got to Application (-> utilities) -> right click on terminal app -> get Info -> Select "Open using Rosetta" -> Restart Terminal
In Terminal run a command
arch -x86_64 zsh
Make sure machine has .zshrc file if not just create one
cd ~
touch .zshrc
Install NVM
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh | bash
And it should add the below piece of code to .zshrc
Restart the terminal and check if nvm is installed successfully by running
nvm -v
Then install Node with nvm as usual
nvm install 10
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