Node Version Manager (https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) works perfectly across native node installations as well as emulated Rosetta installations. The trick I am using here is to install one LTS version of node under Rosetta and another stable version as native binary.
| # Run the install command from a native (ARM) terminal | |
| # See https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#installing-and-updating | |
| curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.37.2/install.sh | bash | |
| # Alternatively install using brew (officially unsupported by nvm): | |
| # brew install nvm | |
| # Don't forget to source the command in your shell profile to make it available in new terminals! |
| # From Rosetta Terminal (tick checkbox in Terminal right click menu -> Get Info -> Open using Rosetta) | |
| # To verify you are running in Rosetta run: | |
| arch | |
| -> i386 | |
| # Install node | |
| nvm install lts/fermium | |
| # Verify node installation | |
| nvm use lts/fermium | |
| node -e 'console.log(process.arch)' | |
| -> x64 |
| # From native Terminal | |
| # To verify you are running natively: | |
| arch | |
| -> arm64 | |
| # Install node | |
| nvm install stable | |
| # Verify node installation | |
| nvm use stable | |
| node -e 'console.log(process.arch)' | |
| -> arm64 |
| # To make DX a bit better you can alias your installations: | |
| nvm alias arm stable | |
| # arm -> stable (-> v15.6.0) | |
| nvm alias intel lts/fermium | |
| # intel -> lts/fermium (-> v14.15.4) | |
| # To test aliases: | |
| nvm use arm | |
| # Now using node v15.6.0 (npm v7.4.0) | |
| node -e 'console.log(process.arch)' | |
| -> arm64 | |
| nvm use intel | |
| # Now using node v14.15.4 (npm v6.14.10) | |
| node -e 'console.log(process.arch)' | |
| -> x64 |