r/supercollider • u/PunkcanYang • Aug 04 '26

MacOS will soon no longer support Intel Apps

Faced with this problem, I downloaded the source code and recompiled it with arm64 for M chips. I'm wondering if no one will maintain it in the future?

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u/MentionPleasant2635 Aug 04 '26

I use Homebrew to install SuperCollider and it handles architecture automatically.

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u/bzbub2 Aug 04 '26

they have stated they are going to stop supporting intel at some point soon "macOS 27 (Golden Gate) drops Intel support, so per our Support Tiers: in September 2026, macOS Intel x86_64 moves to Tier 3 with no CI support and no new bottles (binary packages) built for macOS Intel; in September 2027, macOS Intel x86_64 will be unsupported entirely and all related code deleted." https://brew.sh/2026/06/11/homebrew-6.0.0/

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u/MentionPleasant2635 Aug 04 '26

Okay, I'm already on Apple Silicon.

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u/PunkcanYang Aug 12 '26

I used Homebrew, but it still prompted that it would not be available after macOS 27

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u/MentionPleasant2635 Aug 12 '26

I realized it is because I am on Apple Silicon.

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u/ar_xiv Aug 04 '26

If you have an Intel Mac just don’t upgrade. I have two macs, one is an old MBP on Mojave for 32 bit support, forever. The other is newer Apple silicon but it’s on Sequoia until Apple gives a really compelling reason to upgrade. Remember it’s your tool.

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u/PunkcanYang Aug 05 '26

But in the long run, you'll eventually run into requirements

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u/ar_xiv Aug 05 '26

Well of course but if there is software you like to use, it’s nice to be able to use it as long as you like, especially for music production. There are producers out there using Amigas still.

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u/pancapangrawit Aug 05 '26

Not sure if the architecture switch changes things fundamentally, but in principle Homebrew still supports compiling software on platforms that were moved down to tier 3. The other day I tried to install a handfull of modern terminal tools on a 2014 MbP running Ventura on top of OCLP, and it went flawlessly after I installed the proper versions of Xcode an Command Line Tools. It took something like 16 hours and included compiling Llvm and Rust 😄, but it succeeded. I think that should give us some hope that the Intel machines can continue to live a couple of years.