ryanswapp
Trouble installing Erlang via asdf on new M2 mac
I just got my new M2 macbook pro in the mail! Excited to get going with it but am having trouble installing Erlang…
I installed asdf through the official git method per their website. I then did the before erlang plugin install instructions on the readme and installed the plugin. Then I tried to install erlang and it just sits at the build step… it’s been there for hours without failing. I assume something has gone wrong but am unsure of how to check? Any help is appreciated.
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brihas
Hi,
You might be facing this issue https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-erlang/issues/141. I had the same issue couple of weeks before and this comment solved the problem for mehttps://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-erlang/issues/141#issuecomment-689084393, hope it helps
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maz
That’s a pretty old version of Erlang. To make sure it’s not an issue with asdf, try:
asdf install erlang 25.2
which has probably been compiled with the apple silicon binary slice.
If installing erlang 25.2 is fine, then you will definitely have to compile 23.3.4.9.
adamu
You can also try taking out the asdf middleman and use kerl directly.








