The sixteenth release of Apple's desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. Use this tag only if your question relates to using macOS Big Sur specific behavior. Questions relating to using or troubleshooting macOS are off-topic.
Questions tagged [macos-big-sur]
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GitKraken is very slow since macOS Big Sur update
Since I upgraded to Big Sur, everything seems really slow on Gitkraken (checkout, pull/push, commits...)
I tried reinstalling it but it didn't change.

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Wrong JAVA_HOME after upgrade to macOS Big Sur v11.0.1
In my setup on macOS I'm working with several JDKs, switching between them via /usr/libexec/java_home tool, similar to a method described in this SO answer
After upgrading to macOS Big Sur v11.0.1, my JAVA_HOME setting stopped working, always…

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Terminal slow to start first time due to xcodebuild
The first time I run Terminal or start SmartGit either one is slow to start, taking up to ~30 seconds. When I look at the status bar for Terminal I see that it is stuck running some xcodebuild command. Not sure what exactly the command is.
Does…

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"zsh: illegal hardware instruction python" when installing Tensorflow on macbook pro M1
I'm trying to get tensorflow working on my MacBook pro M1. However, I keep getting the following error when trying to import: zsh: illegal hardware instruction python
I have downloaded and installed tensorflow via this link.
These were my…

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pyenv configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
I am trying to install multiple versions of Python on my laptop running MacOS Big Sur v11.1. I initially installed xcode command line tools, homebrew, and python via instructions here
xcode-select --install
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL…

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Develop using OpenGL 4.x on OSX Big Sur
According to Apple, OpenGL is no longer supported. However, it appears v4.1 of OpenGL was supported on many devices as of July 28, 2020. I have a 2020 Macbook Pro 16" model, which does not show up on the list provided above. While I am sure some…

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Updated to Mac OS Big Sur and getting "Warning: Expected min height of view" errors in R
I updated to Mac OS Big Sur last night and every time I open R or plot anything in R I get the warning:
2020-11-16 12:07:49.015 R[2217:9583] Warning: Expected min height of view: () to be less than or…

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Ionic + Cordova Android build error - could not find tools.jar
today I've upgrade my MacBook to macOS Big Sur version 11.0.1. Now there is a problem coming out when I tried to build the project for Android.
Execution failed for task ':CordovaLib:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'.
> Could not find tools.jar. Please…

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ld: library not found for -lzstd while bundle install for mysql2 gem Ruby on macOS Big Sur 11.4 Apple M1
while running bundle install
An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.5.3), and Bundler cannot continue.
Make sure that `gem install mysql2 -v '0.5.3' --source 'https://rubygems.org/'` succeeds before bundling.
Rails app 6.1.3
Bundler version…

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Postgres errors on ARM-based M1 Mac w/ Big Sur
Ever since I got a new ARM-based M1 MacBook Pro, I've been experiencing severe and consistent PostgreSQL issues (psql 13.1). Whether I use a Rails server or Foreman, I receive errors in both my browser and terminal like PG::InternalError: ERROR:…

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Issues Installing Python 3.x via Pyenv
I have just gotten a new Macbook Air with M1 chip and I am trying to install Python 3.8.3 (or any 3.x version) via pyenv. I was able to install pyenv via Homebrew, but when I try to install a new python version I get an error like the below. I…

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Android Emulator 30.4.5 not working on MacOS
System Info
MacOs Version - 11.3 Beta
Android Studio Version - 4.1.2
Android Emulator Version - 30.4.5
Android HAXM Version - 7.5.1
Error Stack
emulator: Android emulator version 30.4.5.0 (build_id 7140946) (CL:N/A)
handleCpuAcceleration: feature…

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How to detect if an iOS app is running on an M1 mac?
I offer an iOS app on the App Store. With the launch of Apple's M1 Macs it's possible to run iOS apps on macOS. I want to prevent that my app is used on macOS, for example by throwing an exception after launch or calling exit(0) at a later time.
How…

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SwiftUI macOS right sidebar inspector
I have a document-based SwiftUI app. I'd like to make a inspector sidebar like the one in Xcode.
Starting with Xcode's Document App template, I tried the following:
struct ContentView: View {
@Binding var document: DocumentTestDocument
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Mac M1 chip issues with rosetta, “attachment of code signature supplement failed: 1”
I recently got a Mac with the apple M1 chip and I am having numerous problems running libraries and applications.
One such example is numpy. To provide context, I installed Python 3.9 and pip3 and then decided to use pip to install numpy. To test if…

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