I am trying to install openblas
on a macOS HighSierra 10.13.6
with the following command
brew install openblas
Unfortunately I get this error…
brew install openblas
Updating Homebrew...
==> Auto-updated Homebrew!
Updated 1 tap (homebrew/cask).
==> Updated Casks
Updated 1 cask.
Warning: You are using macOS 10.13.
We (and Apple) do not provide support for this old version.
You will encounter build failures with some formulae.
Please create pull requests instead of asking for help on Homebrew's GitHub,
Twitter or any other official channels. You are responsible for resolving
any issues you experience while you are running this
old version.
==> Downloading https://github.com/xianyi/OpenBLAS/archive/v0.3.17.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /Users/JohnRambo/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/54106543af17b56e0603879978f1cc3f09459952d7a716fa5168ae43bef77a4e--OpenBLAS-0.3.17.tar.gz
==> make CC=gcc-11 FC=gfortran libs netlib shared
Last 15 lines from /Users/JohnRambo/Library/Logs/Homebrew/openblas/01.make:
^
<stdin>:618:27: error: unexpected token in argument list
vfmadd231ps (%r12,%rsi,4){1to16}, %zmm2, %zmm1
^
<stdin>:623:23: error: unexpected token in argument list
vmovups (%rcx), %zmm2{%k1}{z}
^
<stdin>:624:2: error: instruction requires: AVX-512 ISA
vfmadd132ps %zmm0, %zmm2, %zmm1
^
<stdin>:625:23: error: unexpected token in argument list
vmovups %zmm1, (%rcx){%k1}
^
make[1]: *** [sgemv_n_SKYLAKEX.o] Error 1
make: *** [libs] Error 1
Do not report this issue to Homebrew/brew or Homebrew/core!
Error: You are using macOS 10.13.
We (and Apple) do not provide support for this old version.
You will encounter build failures with some formulae.
Please create pull requests instead of asking for help on Homebrew's GitHub,
Twitter or any other official channels. You are responsible for resolving
any issues you experience while you are running this
old version.
What can I do to fix this error?
Best Answer
For those who have old hardware and can't update to a newer macOS version, there is a solution pointed out in OpenBLAS-users group:
And then run installation without updating
brew
(useHOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1
), otherwise it will stash the changes and revert the formulae to the original state: