Epoch IDE fails to launch on MacOS #10

Shrajan · 2022-05-16T08:23:43Z

I followed the instructions mentioned on the official page (https://www.lf-lang.org/docs/handbook/epoch-ide) to install Epoch IDE on a MacBook Pro M1. I get the following error when I try to launch the application with version 0.2.0 as well as the nightly build.

The JVM shared library "/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-17.0.3.1.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/../lib/server/libjvm.dylib"
does not contain the JNI_CreateJavaVM symbol.

I followed the steps mentioend here https://stackoverflow.com/a/33477302/2919326, and modified the Info.plist file to set the correct Java path. Unfortunately, the problem still persists.

Please let me know how to solve this. Thank you very much.

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lhstrh · 2022-05-17T06:16:58Z

I'm unfamiliar with this problem, but let's check the following:

Is your $JAVA_HOME environment variable set? (echo $JAVA_HOME)
Does $JAVA_HOME _exactly match your Info.plist?
What is the output of /usr/libexec/java_home -V?

Shrajan · 2022-05-17T08:43:42Z

@lhstrh Thank you for the quick reply.

$JAVA_HOME:

echo $JAVA_HOME
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-17.0.3.1.jdk/Contents/Home

Info.plist Java Version matches $JAVA_HOME: jdk-17.0.3.1.jdk

<string>-vm</string><string>/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-17.0.3.1.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java</string>

Output of /usr/libexec/java_home -V:

Matching Java Virtual Machines (2):
    18.0.1 (arm64) "Azul Systems, Inc." - "Zulu 18.30.11" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/zulu-18.jdk/Contents/Home
    17.0.3.1 (arm64) "Oracle Corporation" - "Java SE 17.0.3.1" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-17.0.3.1.jdk/Contents/Home
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/zulu-18.jdk/Contents/Home

lhstrh · 2022-05-17T19:25:08Z

I don't see any red flags here, but there's also no way for me to replicate because I don't have a MacBook. Tagging @Soroosh129 who is also running on Apple silicon.

Soroosh129 · 2022-05-17T20:12:23Z

I encounter the same issue with the latest nightly.

The path reported in the error message for me is pointing to the right location as far as I can tell:

soroush@Soroushs-MacBook-Air ~ % ls -l /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-17.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/../lib/server/libjvm.dylib
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  15639072 Aug  5  2021 /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-17.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/../lib/server/libjvm.dylib

According to this issue, not properly notarizing Epoch could be the culprit.

lhstrh · 2022-07-22T21:15:48Z

Just bumping this thread to let everyone know this is on our radar and we're working on it.

Note to self: this is the process we need to automate in CI: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_macos_software_before_distribution#3087722

lhstrh · 2022-09-17T05:30:54Z

Error output from attempted code signing below. TL;DR: 6 out of the 14 errors here are due to PyDev, and the rest are due to Kotlin (org.jetbrains.kotlin.bundled-compiler to be specific).

  "issues": [
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.jetbrains.kotlin.bundled-compiler_0.8.21.v20200816-2059.jar/lib/kotlin-compiler.jar/META-INF/native/osx/libjansi.jnilib",
      "message": "The binary is not signed.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "i386"
    },
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.jetbrains.kotlin.bundled-compiler_0.8.21.v20200816-2059.jar/lib/kotlin-compiler.jar/META-INF/native/osx/libjansi.jnilib",
      "message": "The signature does not include a secure timestamp.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "i386"
    },
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.jetbrains.kotlin.bundled-compiler_0.8.21.v20200816-2059.jar/lib/kotlin-compiler.jar/META-INF/native/osx/libjansi.jnilib",
      "message": "The binary is not signed.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "x86_64"
    },
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.jetbrains.kotlin.bundled-compiler_0.8.21.v20200816-2059.jar/lib/kotlin-compiler.jar/META-INF/native/osx/libjansi.jnilib",
      "message": "The signature does not include a secure timestamp.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "x86_64"
    },
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.jetbrains.kotlin.bundled-compiler_0.8.21.v20200816-2059.jar/lib/kotlin-compiler.jar/com/sun/jna/darwin/libjnidispatch.jnilib",
      "message": "The binary is not signed.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "i386"
    },
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.jetbrains.kotlin.bundled-compiler_0.8.21.v20200816-2059.jar/lib/kotlin-compiler.jar/com/sun/jna/darwin/libjnidispatch.jnilib",
      "message": "The signature does not include a secure timestamp.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "i386"
    },
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.jetbrains.kotlin.bundled-compiler_0.8.21.v20200816-2059.jar/lib/kotlin-compiler.jar/com/sun/jna/darwin/libjnidispatch.jnilib",
      "message": "The binary is not signed.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "x86_64"
    },
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.jetbrains.kotlin.bundled-compiler_0.8.21.v20200816-2059.jar/lib/kotlin-compiler.jar/com/sun/jna/darwin/libjnidispatch.jnilib",
      "message": "The signature does not include a secure timestamp.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "x86_64"
    },
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.python.pydev.jython_9.0.1.202108191530/jython.jar/jni/Darwin/libjffi-1.2.jnilib",
      "message": "The binary is not signed.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "i386"
    },
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.python.pydev.jython_9.0.1.202108191530/jython.jar/jni/Darwin/libjffi-1.2.jnilib",
      "message": "The signature does not include a secure timestamp.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "i386"
    },
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.python.pydev.jython_9.0.1.202108191530/jython.jar/jni/Darwin/libjffi-1.2.jnilib",
      "message": "The binary is not signed.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "x86_64"
    },
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.python.pydev.jython_9.0.1.202108191530/jython.jar/jni/Darwin/libjffi-1.2.jnilib",
      "message": "The signature does not include a secure timestamp.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "x86_64"
    },
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.python.pydev.core_9.0.1.202108191530/pysrc/pydevd_attach_to_process/attach_x86_64.dylib",
      "message": "The binary is not signed.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "x86_64"
    },
    {
      "severity": "error",
      "code": null,
      "path": "epoch_ide_0.3.0-macosx.cocoa.x86_64.zip/epoch.app/Contents/Eclipse/plugins/org.python.pydev.core_9.0.1.202108191530/pysrc/pydevd_attach_to_process/attach_x86_64.dylib",
      "message": "The signature does not include a secure timestamp.",
      "docUrl": null,
      "architecture": "x86_64"
    }
  ]

lhstrh · 2022-09-17T06:16:04Z

In the rm-unsigned-deps branch (see lf-lang/lingua-franca#1371) the problematic dependencies have been removed. I think it would be worth to make another attempt of notarization using the code in that branch (if we can make it to compile).

lhstrh · 2022-09-21T16:49:13Z

Unfortunately, we haven't been able to address this because the Epoch build must include a Kotlin plugin that has not been maintained and contains unsigned binaries, which prevents us for notarizing the app.

If Epoch were to instead use our language server, then there would be no Kotlin sources to compile, but transforming Epoch into a standalone Eclipse plugin enabled through LSP is quite involved and not something we can currently take on. We might be able to do this sometime in the future, so I'm moving this issue to the next milestone.

cmnrd · 2022-09-23T00:01:00Z

It turns out that the underlying issue (a broken/outdated Eclipse plugin) not only surfaces in MacOS but also affects other platforms (See lf-lang/lingua-franca#1311).

soerendomroes · 2022-11-04T16:33:16Z

I followed the instructions mentioned on the official page (https://www.lf-lang.org/docs/handbook/epoch-ide) to install Epoch IDE on a MacBook Pro M1. I get the following error when I try to launch the application with version 0.2.0 as well as the nightly build.
The JVM shared library "/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-17.0.3.1.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/../lib/server/libjvm.dylib"
does not contain the JNI_CreateJavaVM symbol.
I followed the steps mentioend here https://stackoverflow.com/a/33477302/2919326, and modified the Info.plist file to set the correct Java path. Unfortunately, the problem still persists.

Please let me know how to solve this. Thank you very much.

Hi, we found a solution for this.
By installing an a x86_64 Java we could get it running again by doing arch -x86_64 brew install openjdk@17 (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70220737/apache-directory-studio-on-apple-m1-silicon).
Apparently, we can still use x86_64 on an arm64 system if we really want it. For me that required a user local brew installation to allow me to install the x86_64 Java.

lhstrh · 2022-11-07T21:51:25Z

@soerendomroes does this suggest that the issue in fact is not a code signing issue but a JVM compatibility issue?

soerendomroes · 2022-11-08T06:06:10Z

@lhstrh Yes, if you download the ide and try to execute it via the terminal, it should give you an error message that you are trying to use a x86 program on a arm processor.

lhstrh · 2022-11-08T06:21:21Z

🤦 OK, so the fix to this issue is to update the installation instructions for M1 Macs?

lhstrh · 2022-11-08T06:23:05Z

Also, why does brew take architecture parameters in such a strange way...?

lhstrh · 2022-11-08T06:27:15Z

I'm thinking it would make more sense to publish Lingua Franca on Homebrew: https://docs.brew.sh/Adding-Software-to-Homebrew

My guess is that we should be able to specify a dependency on the x86_64 version of Java in the recipe. Any Mac users interested in volunteering to do this?

schoeberl · 2022-11-10T04:21:13Z

I guess that would be a cool move.

cmnrd added the bug Something isn't working label Jul 12, 2022

lhstrh mentioned this issue Sep 17, 2022

Removal of PyDev and Kotlin plugin dependencies from Epoch lf-lang/lingua-franca#1371

Merged

cmnrd mentioned this issue Sep 22, 2022

Sync Maven dependencies with Gradle dependencies lf-lang/lingua-franca#1311

Closed

a-sr mentioned this issue Sep 30, 2022

Switch to own provider plugin for external dependencies lf-lang/lingua-franca#1387

Merged

lhstrh added help wanted Extra attention is needed and removed bug Something isn't working labels Nov 8, 2022

lhstrh transferred this issue from lf-lang/lingua-franca Mar 4, 2023

lhstrh closed this as not planned Won't fix, can't repro, duplicate, stale Sep 22, 2024

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