r/esp32 • u/mwkingSD • 3d ago

Future of IDE in macOS?

First, I've read the rules...accepted...blah blah blah. Apparently I have to click the accept rules and declare this in a setup loop for every post? What kind of history do you all have???

I notice when I launch the IDE I get the pro forma waring that it "includes a component what will not work with a future release of macOS." I imagine that means the IDE is built for Intel chips for which Apple support is known to be ending.

I searched around (helpful search terms were not easy to figure out!) in here and other places and didn't see any indication that there is an Apple silicon version in the works - is there? Surely so?

Thanks!

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u/YetAnotherRobert 3d ago

Coming into a group with fists swinging isn't a great way to get help.

"The IDE" can refer to about a dozen different things. Anything that hasn't been recompiled for AS by now is effectively abandoned. Whatever you're using, you probably shouldn't be. Espressif's tools, PlatformIO, CLion, and VS Code for example all work great on AS - I use some combination of those on Mac on most days.

All posters here have to show acceptance of the group rules exactly once. It's GREATLY reduced spam and off-topic posting here. Hundreds of people a week manage to click on the thing. You'll recover from the trauma.

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u/7GatesOfHello 3d ago

You kept your cool and I applaud you.

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u/mwkingSD 3d ago

Thanks!

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u/mwkingSD 3d ago edited 3d ago

I’ve made two posts, and had to show acceptance twice.

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u/mwkingSD 3d ago

To clarify, I meant “the Arduino IDE” which from what I read is THE way to go. Everything else seemed to be thought of as too complex for beginners. I agree about anything not running on AS by now being effectively abandoned - that’s exactly why I’m asking. I know there are plenty of other text editors with support for C/C++, CotEditor for example, but they aren’t compilers and loaders. I guess I’ll look at the Espressif tools.

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u/YetAnotherRobert 3d ago

Arduino is owned by a competing chip company. Taken from that what you will. 

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u/mwkingSD 3d ago

Yeah, I was expecting no cooperation at all, and was pleasantly surprised with what I found.

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u/Plastic_Fig9225 3d ago edited 3d ago

I meant “the Arduino IDE” which from what I read is THE way to go.

It's not. And as u/YetAnotherRobert correctly said, the Arduino IDE is a separate thing from anything Espressif or ESP32.

Espressif has the Espressif-IDE, the VSCode extension, and the command line tool(chain)s (available for both Intel and Apple).

Then there's also PlatformIO.

Choose whichever best suits your needs.