Mac Install Should Not Require Brew

[exyzzy]

Description

Current mac install requires brew, should provide alternative instructions that do not require brew

Current State

curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WasmEdge/WasmEdge/master/utils/install.sh | bash

Brew is required

Please see --help
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Expected

Install without brew

Environment

Mac OS, M1 chip

Steps to Reproduce

curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WasmEdge/WasmEdge/master/utils/install.sh | bash

[hydai]

Currently, we use brew to install the LLVM libraries for our ahead-of-time compiler. Most of the users may not have this dependency on their environment, that's why we will ask users to install brew.

Not sure if macOS has another package management system to install the llvm? I believe asking users to build the LLVM from the source is not a good idea. Or maybe creating a release binary without being dynamically linked to LLVM is a possible way.

[exyzzy]

Personally can't stand brew so I will do harder things to keep it off my systems. I did build LLVM from source. Yes, creating a release binary without llvm sounds like a great option.

[hydai]

Hi @SAtacker Could we have a workaround that allows users to skip the brew checker? So users can decide to build and provide their LLVM. For example, use install.sh --skip-brew or install.sh --ignore-brew? Maybe you will have a good idea for this option's name.

And we will try to make our release binary without dynamic LLVM linking in future releases.

[SAtacker]

Hi @SAtacker Could we have a workaround that allows users to skip the brew checker? So users can decide to build and provide their LLVM. For example, use install.sh --skip-brew or install.sh --ignore-brew? Maybe you will have a good idea for this option's name.

And we will try to make our release binary without dynamic LLVM linking in future releases.

Hi, Yes we can do that. I like your suggestion --ignore-brew. I shall make a PR soon. Yes that would be great. Thanks

[hydai]

Hi @exyzzy We just add a new option --ignore-brew to avoid asking users to install llvm via brew. Please use the latest master version of the installer script. Thanks.

[hydai]

Hi @exyzzy In the new release, we already embedded llvm into the binary, so it no longer needs to install llvm from brew or other places. I'm closing this.