Install Cloud Foundry CLI in a M1 chip MacBook

Question

tl;dr The Cloud Foundry CLI fails to install in an M1 chip MacBook Pro.

Following the official instructions, using Homebrew in the command:

$ brew install cloudfoundry/tap/cf-cli@8

The output is:

cf-cli@8: The x86_64 architecture is required for this software.
Error: cf-cli@8: An unsatisfied requirement failed this build.

Found no binary for the ARM-based architecture of the Apple M1 chip. The same trying with cf-cli@7, or just cf-cli.

How can the Cloud Foundry CLI be installed in an ARM-based architecture?

user_1621107 · Answer

The official GitHub project cloudfoundry/cli includes binaries for many architectures, including ARM-based.

Search in the official Releases page, Assets section, and download the binary of the item named cf-cli_osx_arm (currently v8.3.0). Once downloaded, move/rename to any folder included in your PATH environment variable.

user_4342875 · Answer

With the release of v8.4.0 a few days ago the support for ARM based mac OS machines (e.g. M1) was added:

https://github.com/cloudfoundry/homebrew-tap/commit/69f268f18ea10a4c8e19c99a8bb209c1ebbcbe7d

It will still fail if you only tap it and leave out the version in your install command, so you'll need to enter:

brew install cloudfoundry/tap/cf-cli@8

user_156316 · Answer

There's an open issue for this.

Until the official tap supports the osx_arm binary, you can use this unofficial tap which is manually updated:

brew install wanddynosios/tap/cf-cli

That said, it seems like the official CloudFoundry maintainers are about to support this officially soon.

Install Cloud Foundry CLI in a M1 chip MacBook

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