Native OSX File Event Watcher does not load on Apple Silicon (Grails 6.1.2)
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Description
### Expected Behavior
Native File Event Watcher loads with start of application OOTB on Apple Silicion
### Actual Behaviour
org.grails.io.watch.DirectoryWatcher : Error Initializing Native OS X File Event Watcher. Add JNA to classpath for Faster File Watching performance.
### Steps To Reproduce
Create a Grails 6.1.2 application on Forge and start on Apple Silicon. Error occurs.
Workaround:
`providedRuntime 'io.methvin:directory-watcher:0.18.0'`
### Environment Information
macOS Sonoma 14.4.1, Java 17, Intellij IDEA 2024.1
### Example Application
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### Version
6.1.2
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing application startup for a Grails 6.1.2 application on Apple Silicon using the reported macOS, Java 17, and directory-watcher workaround. Trace the org.grails.io.watch.DirectoryWatcher initialization and compare behavior with and without the providedRuntime dependency. Done means the native OS X File Event Watcher loads during startup without the reported JNA warning.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- groovy, java, macos
- Domain
- operating-systems, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100