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Issues with Compiling P5 on Apple Based Silicon Chips(M series Macbooks)

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Description

Hello,
This issues serves as a discussion point for compiling p5 repository on Apple Based Silicon Chips(M series Macbooks).

This is in continuation to the issue #6181.

Issues I am facing on M series Macbook

Whenever I try to run :
npm test || npm run build || npm run dev in order to compile p5 repo(after installing the required npm packages using npm ci),
it produces the warning : Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'getJSON') Use --force to continue.

It produces the same warning with npm test --force as well.

However. when I tried to run the same commands on an intel chip powered Macbook, as suggested by @limzykenneth , @almchung, @nbriz

Everything compiled as expected.

The npm test command
worked, and npm run dev also worked and it compiled and ran on the following server on chrome!!
Screenshot 2023-06-11 at 2 04 08 PM

So this issue serves as a reference for anyone trying to compile and run p5 repo on a M series powered Macbook.

We could look about it in the future at the blockers which stop it from being compiled on M series powered Macbooks.

Anyone having a view point/solution on this issue is welcome to comment below!!

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Research direction

Start with issue #6181, then reproduce the problem on an M-series Mac after running npm ci. Run npm test, npm run build, and npm run dev, compare the warning with Intel behavior, and identify what prevents those commands from completing successfully on Apple silicon.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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