Secondo on macOS Monterey (12): Installation Instructions for ARM-CPUs (M1)

Please Note

Warning: The M1 Port of SECONDO is current under development. Some features might be unstable.

To be able to compile the Secondo database system, some tools and libraries must be installed. This document describes how to install all required tools.

Fresh Installation

Step 1: Installing xcode command line tools

open a terminal
enter the following line:
clang --version

If the xcode tools are already present, the compiler version is printed out. Otherwise a window pops up. Just click on install.

Step 2: Install a M1 native Java SDK

For building SECONDO on a M1 CPU, a native Java SDK needs to be installed.
SECONDO is tested with the Azul 13.0 SDK for ARM 64-bit (DMG installer)
Verify that this SDK is used by calling /usr/libexec/java_home

Step 3: Install the Required Tools

Install the Homebrew package manager for OS X.
brew install jpeg swi-prolog berkeley-db
Rebuild swi-prolog with Java Support
brew edit swi-prolog
Set -DSWIPL_PACKAGES_JAVA=ON

brew reinstall swi-prolog -s -v

Step 4: Install further tools and set environments variables

open a terminal and navigate into a directory of your choice
download the required tools for Monterey
cd ~/Downloads
curl -L http://newton2.fernuni-hagen.de/secondo/download/SDK_OSX_MONTEREY.tar.gz --output SDK_OSX_MONTEREY.tar.gz
unpack the downloaded file
tar -xzf SDK_OSX_MONTEREY.tar.gz
change the directory
cd SDK_Bigsur
run the installation script
./Install_On_Monterey.sh
if applicable change your .profile file according to the instructions printed out during the installation process

Step 5: Compiling Secondo

open a terminal and navigate into the Secondo directory
cd $HOME/secondo
compile Secondo
make
Start Secondo according to the Secondo's User Manual

Upgrade

Please ensure that you have installed at least Xcode 13 and the Xcode 13 command line tools are active (see Xcode → Preferences → Locations → Command Line Tools).

To upgrade from a previous OS X / SDK version, please execute:

mv ${SECONDO_SDK} ${SECONDO_SDK}.old
Repeat the installation processs
In your Secondo source directory please execute:

make clean
make

That is all, your Secondo SDK is successfully upgraded.

Last Changed: 2021-11-01 (JNI)