amplify configure silently fails

[jinwood]

Before opening, please confirm:

• I have installed the latest version of the Amplify CLI (see above), and confirmed that the issue still persists.
• I have searched for duplicate or closed issues.
• I have read the guide for submitting bug reports.
• I have done my best to include a minimal, self-contained set of instructions for consistently reproducing the issue.
• I have removed any sensitive information from my code snippets and submission.

How did you install the Amplify CLI?

npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli

If applicable, what version of Node.js are you using?

v16.15.1

Amplify CLI Version

8.5.0

What operating system are you using?

MacOS Monterey

Did you make any manual changes to the cloud resources managed by Amplify? Please describe the changes made.

No

Amplify Categories

Not applicable

Amplify Commands

configure

Describe the bug

amplify configure or any combination of any other amplify command silently fails with no output whatsover.

Within existing project:

In any directory:

Expected behavior

The cli should function as documented.

Reproduction steps

I am using a 2022 Macbook Pro base configuration 16" with M1 processor. Running native zsh shell and node / cli versions listed above.

1. Install node brew install node@16
2. Install cli npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli
3. Try above commands and observe the behaviour

GraphQL schema(s)

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Log output

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Additional information

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[josefaidt]

Hey @jinwood 👋 thanks for raising this! This appears to be a duplicate of #10193, can you try the workaround posted in this comment?

softwareupdate --install-rosetta

[jinwood]

Hey @jinwood 👋 thanks for raising this! This appears to be a duplicate of #10193, can you try the workaround posted in this comment?

softwareupdate --install-rosetta

That did indeed fix the issue. Working straight away. Thank you very much 😅