How to setup a new M1/M1 Pro/M1 Max MacBook Pro for iOS Development?

December 07, 2021 • 3 min read • #iOS, #Swift, #MacBook, #M1, #tool, #ruby

I have just got my M1 Max MacBook Pro 14-Inch and it’s beautiful. As an iOS developer, I always feel excited to setup a new development environment on a new laptop.

In this article, I’ll show you some essential tools I’m used to install when setting a new development environment for iOS.

Install Oh My ZSH

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

zsh

Install brew

Running the official installation command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

brew will be install in /opt/homebrew folder which is different than what is in Intel-based Mac

==> This script will install:
/opt/homebrew/bin/brew
/opt/homebrew/share/doc/homebrew
/opt/homebrew/share/man/man1/brew.1
/opt/homebrew/share/zsh/site-functions/_brew
/opt/homebrew/etc/bash_completion.d/brew
/opt/homebrew
==> The following new directories will be created:
/opt/homebrew/bin
/opt/homebrew/etc
/opt/homebrew/include
/opt/homebrew/lib
/opt/homebrew/sbin
/opt/homebrew/share

After finishing installation, you will see a warning

Warning: /opt/homebrew/bin is not in your PATH.
  Instructions on how to configure your shell for Homebrew
  can be found in the 'Next steps' section below.
==> Installation successful!

==> Homebrew has enabled anonymous aggregate formulae and cask analytics.
Read the analytics documentation (and how to opt-out) here:
  https://docs.brew.sh/Analytics
No analytics data has been sent yet (nor will any be during this install run).

==> Homebrew is run entirely by unpaid volunteers. Please consider donating:
  https://github.com/Homebrew/brew#donations

==> Next steps:
- Run these two commands in your terminal to add Homebrew to your PATH:
    echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> /Users/antran/.zprofile
    eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
- Run brew help to get started
- Further documentation:
    https://docs.brew.sh

If you run brew, you will see an error

➜  ~ % brew
zsh: command not found: brew

Run both commands:

echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> /Users/antran/.zprofile
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

Now, it should work

➜  ~ % brew doctor
Your system is ready to brew.

Install xcodes

The best command-line tool to install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode.

You can either use the command line version or the app version

xcodes

Install Xcode

xcode