Build Python wheels for Apple Silicon M1

[Stranger6667]

Links:

• How it is done in Rust-analyzer - https://github.com/lnicola/rust-analyzer/blob/master/.github/workflows/release.yaml#L185
• more notes - https://github.com/shepmaster/rust/blob/silicon/silicon/README.md

    - name: Install Rust toolchain
      uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
      with:
        toolchain: stable
        target: aarch64-apple-darwin
        profile: minimal
        override: true

[hmajid2301]

Hi is there any update on this?

[Stranger6667]

Hi @hmajid2301

Unfortunately no, and I don't have the ability to test the binaries myself :( I'd be happy to accept a PR though

[Stranger6667]

There is a not finished #104, which could work as a basis for future work

[Stranger6667]

@hmajid2301

FYI. 0.8.0 includes wheels for Python 3.8+ on M1. Let me know if they're sufficient for your case :)
As CPython 3.6 & 3.7 are not supported by cibuildwheels, it will require some extra exploration.

[hmajid2301]

unfortunately the project i need this for is currently on 3.7 however I suppose this a good reason to port over to 3.8 😆 . But thank you very :).

[Stranger6667]

Thanks for the update! :) I will take a look at supporting Python 3.7 via universal wheel

[Stranger6667]

As a temporary solution - the library could be built from sources if the Rust compiler is present (ver 1.54+). Not sure if it is acceptable for the build environment though :)