"no version found" error on Mac with M1 chip

[shadowspawn]

Using nvh install current or nvh i 8 on a Mac with the M1 chip will currently display an error that "no version found", because there are not yet native versions of node available for the new architecture.

A work-around is to launch Terminal using Rosetta, so that the terminal environment assumes x64. Then nvh will download and run node built for the Intel x64 architecture.

The nvh behaviour on Apple M1 will be reviewed when nodejs decide their plans for support:

• Apple silicon builds nodejs/build#2474
• Apple Silicon plan nodejs/TSC#886

[ljharb]

i believe node 15 works via nvm; older versions do indeed require a Rosetta shell.

[shadowspawn]

I think the nvm install of node 15 on M1 will currently be building from source and not using a pre-built binary, but makes me more confident that Rosetta is a work-around (as untested by me). I have updated the text for the work-around to be more positive. 😄

[ljharb]

I think you’re probably right - i don’t yet have the hardware to test anything.

[shadowspawn]

Released nvh v9.6.0 which defaults to x64 on a Mac with the M1 chip, for now!