Setup Guide for Development Environment on MAC Arm64 for GCC
Content:
Install Basic Tools and Dependencies
First, install Homebrew if it’s not already installed
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Then install essential tools:
brew update
brew install git wget make python3
Install CMake
Download CMake 3.26.0 Binary for macOS
curl -LO https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.26.0/cmake-3.26.0-macos-universal.tar.gz
Extract the Archive
tar -xzf cmake-3.26.0-macos-universal.tar.gz
Move CMake to a System Directory
sudo mv cmake-3.26.0-macos-universal /opt/cmake-3.26
Add CMake to PATH
echo 'export PATH="/opt/cmake-3.26/CMake.app/Contents/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc
verify installation
cmake --version
Install Ninja Build System
Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed, which CMake can utilize to manage builds
Download the latest macOS Ninja binary (v1.11.1)
curl -LO https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.11.1/ninja-mac.zip
Unzip the archive
unzip ninja-mac.zip
Create target directory and copy the binary
sudo mkdir -p /opt/ninja/
sudo cp ninja /opt/ninja/
Make the binary executable
sudo chmod a+x /opt/ninja/*
Add to PATH
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/opt/ninja' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc
Verify Installation:
ninja --version
Install the ARM GNU GCC Compiler
Download the macOS (Apple Silicon) version of the ARM GNU Toolchain
curl -Lo gcc-arm-none-eabi.tar.xz https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu/13.2.rel1/binrel/arm-gnu-toolchain-13.2.rel1-darwin-arm64-arm-none-eabi.tar.xz
Create target directory for installation
sudo mkdir -p /opt/gcc-arm-none-eabi
Extract the archive into the target directory
sudo tar -xf gcc-arm-none-eabi.tar.xz --strip-components=1 -C /opt/gcc-arm-none-eabi
Environment Variables for Arm GNU Toolchain
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/opt/gcc-arm-none-eabi/bin' >> ~/.zshrc
echo 'export GCC_TOOLCHAIN_13_2_1=/opt/gcc-arm-none-eabi/bin' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc