chore(release): stop publishing prebuilt macos x64 binaries - #12702
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe release process removes prebuilt macOS x64 binaries. Installers use macOS arm64 under Rosetta and reject native Intel macOS. Self-update, remote resolution, and documentation reflect the supported targets. ChangesmacOS x64 support removal
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to This PR removes prebuilt Intel macOS artifacts and updates installation and update behavior, but npm invoked under Rosetta may reject Apple Silicon users, forced self-update may still request the removed artifact, and the npm documentation omits the limitation. These are bounded availability and documentation issues; the PR is mergeable with explicit owner follow-up. Poem
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Greptile SummaryThis PR removes Intel macOS binaries from the official release and installation paths while retaining source installation and native Apple Silicon support.
Confidence Score: 4/5The PR is not yet safe to merge because npm installation still fails when x64 Node runs under Rosetta on a supported Apple Silicon Mac. The preinstall script treats every Darwin x64 Node process as an Intel Mac and exits before package selection, leaving the previously reported Rosetta installation failure outstanding. Files Needing Attention: scripts/release-npm.sh Important Files Changed
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| if (platform == 'darwin' && arch == 'x64') { | ||
| console.error('mise does not provide prebuilt binaries for Intel macOS'); | ||
| return process.exit(1); | ||
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When Node runs under Rosetta on Apple Silicon, process.arch is x64, so this guard exits before selecting the retained arm64 package, causing npm install mise to fail on a supported Mac.
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In `@scripts/release-npm.sh`:
- Around line 102-104: Update the platform/architecture detection before the
Intel macOS rejection in the release script so Rosetta-translated processes
detect sysctl.proc_translated == 1 and use arm64, allowing darwin-arm64 package
selection; retain the existing error and exit for native darwin x64.
In `@src/cli/self_update.rs`:
- Around line 624-626: Update SelfUpdate::run() so the macOS x86_64
unsupported-target check occurs before the self.force exception; ensure this
target immediately returns the existing unsupported-platform error and cannot
proceed to derive the removed macos-x64 artifact.
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| if (platform == 'darwin' && arch == 'x64') { | ||
| console.error('mise does not provide prebuilt binaries for Intel macOS'); | ||
| return process.exit(1); |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
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In Node.js, process.arch returns the architecture for which the Node.js binary itself was compiled, not the underlying CPU architecture [1]. On macOS systems with Apple Silicon, if you are running an x64 version of Node.js via the Rosetta 2 translation layer, process.arch will return 'x64' [2][3][4]. To programmatically determine if a process is currently being translated by Rosetta 2 on macOS, you can query the sysctl variable sysctl.proc_translated [2][5][6]. A value of 1 indicates the process is running under Rosetta translation, while 0 indicates a native process [2][5][6]. On Intel-based Macs or non-macOS platforms, this sysctl key does not exist, and attempting to query it may result in an error (e.g., ENOENT) if not handled properly [2][6][7]. Recommended approach for checking Rosetta status: const { spawnSync } = require('child_process'); function isRunningUnderRosetta { if (process.platform!== 'darwin') return false; try { // Queries the sysctl value. Returns 1 for Rosetta, 0 for native. const result = spawnSync('sysctl', ['-in', 'sysctl.proc_translated'], { encoding: 'utf8' }); return result.stdout.trim === '1'; } catch (err) { // Handle cases where sysctl command might not be available or fails return false; } } When building native Node.js dependencies, it is important to be aware of the environment's architecture, as running a translated x64 binary can lead to architecture mismatches during compilation [6][8]. Developers often use tools like cpu-arch or similar utilities to reliably distinguish between the process architecture and the host system's hardware architecture [3][9][10][8].
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- 1: https://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/os.html
- 2: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65346260/get-real-architecture-of-m1-mac-regardless-of-rosetta
- 3: https://github.com/kmalakoff/cpu-arch
- 4: https://niklasmtj.de/blog/architecture-of-node-js-on-m1/
- 5: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/659846
- 6: https://flaviocopes.com/courses/macos-for-developers/distinguish-hardware-and-process-architecture/
- 7: GitHub issue 24142 in google-gemini/gemini-cli (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 8: https://github.com/jmealo/is-apple-silicon
- 9: https://registry.npmjs.org/cpu-arch
- 10: https://github.com/biw/detect-rosetta
Preserve Apple Silicon support under Rosetta.
When npm uses an x86_64 Node.js process under Rosetta, process.platform is darwin and process.arch is x64. This guard exits before selecting the available darwin-arm64 package. Detect sysctl.proc_translated == 1 and set arch to arm64 before rejecting native Intel macOS.
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In `@scripts/release-npm.sh` around lines 102 - 104, Update the
platform/architecture detection before the Intel macOS rejection in the release
script so Rosetta-translated processes detect sysctl.proc_translated == 1 and
use arm64, allowing darwin-arm64 package selection; retain the existing error
and exit for native darwin x64.
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| if cfg!(all(target_os = "macos", target_arch = "x86_64")) { | ||
| return false; | ||
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Do not let --force bypass the unsupported-target check.
SelfUpdate::run() skips the unavailable check when self.force is true. On native macOS x86_64, is_available() now returns false, but mise self-update --force still proceeds and derives the removed macos-x64 artifact. Reject this target before the force exception so the command fails immediately with an unsupported-platform error.
Proposed fix
impl SelfUpdate {
pub(crate) async fn run(self) -> Result<()> {
+ if cfg!(all(target_os = "macos", target_arch = "x86_64")) {
+ bail!("self-update is unavailable on native macOS x86_64");
+ }
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In `@src/cli/self_update.rs` around lines 624 - 626, Update SelfUpdate::run() so
the macOS x86_64 unsupported-target check occurs before the self.force
exception; ensure this target immediately returns the existing
unsupported-platform error and cannot proceed to derive the removed macos-x64
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266-271: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winAdd the Intel macOS limitation to the npm section.
This section presents
npm install -g miseas a precompiled-binary installation without a platform qualifier. This PR removes themacos-x64npm artifact, so Intel Mac users cannot obtain the required binary through this path. Add the same caveat used in the supported OS/arch section and point Intel Mac users tocargo install --locked mise.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@docs/installing-mise.md`:
- Around line 266-271: Update the npm installation section around the `npm
install -g mise` instructions to state that Intel macOS is unsupported because
the macos-x64 artifact is unavailable, using the existing supported
OS/architecture caveat wording and directing Intel Mac users to `cargo install
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mise run lint-fixshellcheck packaging/standalone/install.envsubstMISE_INSTALL_OS=macos MISE_INSTALL_ARCH=x64exits with the unsupported-platform message before downloadAI-assisted — Tool: Codex; model: OpenAI/GPT-5; version: unavailable.
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This is a user-visible platform support change for Intel Mac installs, npm, self-update, and remote bootstrap, though behavior is explicit (fail/redirect) rather than silent breakage on Apple Silicon Rosetta.
Overview
Official releases no longer ship Intel macOS (
macos-x64) artifacts. The release workflow,release.sh, npm platform packages, install-script checksum embedding, andcargo-binstallmetadata all drop that target; only macOS arm64 stays in the macOS build matrix (with PGO).Install and update behavior shifts accordingly: the standalone installer rejects
macos+x64, but on Apple Silicon under Rosetta it selects the arm64 binary viasysctl.proc_translated.mise self-updatereports unavailable on Intel macOS builds, and remote bootstrap no longer auto-downloads a signedmacos-x64release (docs note source builds as the path for Intel Mac).Intel macOS is still buildable from source (
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