[arjan_sch]

True. IIRC Erlang only supports GCC as the build system. I helped fixing a race in the BEAM a while back that only occurred on the latest GCC.

[KenoFischer]

> IIRC Erlang only supports GCC as the build system.

Since gcc doesn't work on Apple Silicon, I assumed the OP must be using clang :).

[asveikau]

gcc certainly compiles for ARM and understands Darwin/mach-o. It can probably target iOS. What would the major barrier be for gcc to work?

[manquer]

Given that Apple silicon is pretty new my guess it porting and testing , I would also add not all ARM chips are exactly the same , there will be some minor nuances for sure .

Perhaps it is also some funding and access to the kits and dev time , updating gcc is not a full time job for most of the contributors after all.

[KenoFischer]

See https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=96168.

[asveikau]

This is a great thread, thanks! (And I see that your name is in the thread.)

I gather from there that previous efforts to target iOS are outdated, there is substantial work to handle the Apple ABI, and that it's not been seriously looked at yet.

[filmor]

That's not true. GCC, Clang and MSVC are supported.

http://erlang.org/doc/installation_guide/INSTALL.html