Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon
by coliveira on Monday November 30, 2020 @11:46AM
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Homebrew does not control the software that it helps distribute. There are hundreds of pieces that need to work together for this to work, so Homebrew developers can at most prepare their infrastructure, which I don't think is a big issue here. Moreover, the number of developers with access to an M1 chip until last month was very small. For most of these people, the M1 transition process is just starting.
Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon
by chrisseaton on Monday November 30, 2020 @11:50AM
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> the number of developers with access to an M1 chip until last month was very small
I don't think you needed M1 - I think A12Z was fine and widely available for many months.
Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon
by least on Monday November 30, 2020 @01:37PM
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For certain developers... for a $500 fee. I doubt that many of the developers of packages on homebrew had access to the kit nor the inclination to buy it even if they did. They don't have the userbase nor the financial incentives to be ready for apple silicon day 1.
Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon
by whoisburbansky on Monday November 30, 2020 @01:32PM
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The number of developers with access to an A12Z running macOS was also pretty small, so I don't see how calling out the model number of the chip changes OP's point.
Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon
by chrisseaton on Monday November 30, 2020 @03:26PM
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Apple weren't giving anyone I know access to M1, but they were giving anyone who asked access to a A12Z running macOS.
Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon
by cozzyd on Monday November 30, 2020 @12:07PM
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It's apparent Homebrew devs got early versions too from reports like https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=96168#c11
Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon
by BlackFingolfin on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @04:04AM
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Actually, Homebrew developers have been working on this for months (in their spare time, too, given that they are all volunteers); but the reality is that this is a gargantuan task, 6 months simply wasn't enough.
So no, I don't think "you can have day-one support, if you want it" is accurate at all.
I'm not paying the Homebrew developers anything so I've got no right to expect anything or criticise whatever they choose to do with their time and their project.
But if they did want compatibility it's not true that they're 'at the start of Apples two year transition to ARM CPUs' - you have been able to access development machines for many months. I got one and I don't maintain anything nearly as important as Homebrew.
The reason Apple do developer previews, betas, and early access to hardware is so that you can have day-one support, if you want it.