[FLINK-23230] Cannot compile Flink on MacOS with M1 chip

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.13.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.15.0
• Component/s: Build System
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Robert Metzger
• Reporter: Osama Neiroukh
• Created: 04/Jul/21 14:46
• Updated: 03/Jan/22 15:22
• Resolved: 03/Jan/22 15:22

Description

Flink doesn't currently compile on MacOS with M1 silicon.

This is true for all recent versions (1.13.X) as well as master.

Some of the problems have potentially easy fixes, such as installing node separately or updating the relevant pom.xml to use a newer version of node. I am getting some errors about deprecated features being used which are not supported by newer node, but on the surface they seem easy to resolve. 

I've had less success with complex dependencies such as protobuf.

My long term objective is to use and contribute to Flink. If I can get some help with the above issues, I am willing to make the modifications, submit the changes as a pull request, and shepherd them to release. If compilation on MacOS/M1 is not a priority, I can look for a virtual machine solution instead. Feedback appreciated. 

 

Thanks

 

Osama

Issue Links

• depends upon: FLINK-23110 Modernize Flink UI
• is related to: FLINK-25188 Cannot install PyFlink on MacOS with M1 chip
• relates to: FLINK-25505 Fix NetworkBufferPoolTest, SystemResourcesCounterTest on Apple M1
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #17996

Sub-Tasks

• Upgrade Protobuf to 3.17.3: Resolved
• Upgrade frontend-maven-plugin to 1.11.0: Closed