Using Swift Docker Images on Apple Silicon

[Colin_Cornaby]

Is there a working solution for using a prebuilt Swift docker image on Apple Silicon? I was surprised there wasn't an ARM64 variant. I tried using the amd64 variants (under Rosetta) and am only getting errors.

If I try to enter the REPL under AMD64 I get:

error: failed to launch REPL process: 'A' packet returned an error: 8

And if I try and build something like a Swift Package I get:

qemu: uncaught target signal 4 (Illegal instruction) - core dumped
Illegal instruction

Edit: I should clarify: AMD64 packages run under QEMU. Not Rosetta! I was just used to saying x86 things run under Rosetta.

[YOCKOW]

FYI:

Arm64 Swift Docker Images?

Hi everyone, I am now releasing Swift for Arm64 Docker images for Debian and Ubuntu along with the .tar .deb package releases. Also, starting with Swift 5.4 all packages are now being digitally signed. Docker Images here - https://hub.docker.com/r/swiftarm/swift Package Releases here - https://github.com/futurejones/swift-arm64/releases

It' not official, but very useful.

[0xTim (Tim)]

The nightlies contain multi-platform images - Docker Hub

I imagine they'll make their way over to the official images soon

[0xAlex (Alex Moore)]

Hey Tim. I'm assuming that is your recommendation, so please disregard my post on the RW book forums.