# Tidal for macOS Monterey **URL:** \ **Category:** TidalCycles\ **Tags:** questions\ **Created:** [15 December 2021 09:33 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-for-macos-monterey/3714 "2021-12-15T09:33:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![barbe](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/barbe/32/2103_2.png) [@barbe](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/barbe)\ **Post date:** [15 December 2021 09:33 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-for-macos-monterey/3714/1 "2021-12-15T09:33:25Z")
First Post. Can I use a Tidal cycles on macOS Monterey? I can`t work this terminal code "cabal v1-install tidal" Error running clang! you need clang installed to use the LLVM backend (or GHC tried to execute clang incorrectly) and I tried this URL > **[Troubleshoot on MacOS | Tidal Cycles](http://tidalcycles.org/docs/troubleshoot/troubleshoot_macos/)** > > Is Haskell installed? but did not work. Please help me. ---
**Author:** ![barbe](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/barbe/32/2103_2.png) [@barbe](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/barbe)\ **Post date:** [17 December 2021 02:00 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-for-macos-monterey/3714/2 "2021-12-17T02:00:25Z")
Version is Haskell Compilation System, version 8.10.7 compiled using version 3.6.2.0 of the Cabal library I also referred to this URL, but for some reason I can't use Stack in the latest Mac environment (Mac Book Pro Monterey M1 Max). > [@Trouble installing Tidal library - MacOS Big Sur (Failed to build... Warning: Couldn't figure out LLVM version...)](https://club.tidalcycles.org/t/trouble-installing-tidal-library-macos-big-sur-failed-to-build-warning-couldnt-figure-out-llvm-version/3481): > > Hallo, I've been battling for two hours now trying to get Tidal to work on my M1 Mac (Big Sur). I've tried installing via stack, I've gone through the Troubleshooting in the docs, read through the forums... to no avail. When installing via cabal I get the following error messages, mainly about things failing to build and not figuring out LLVM versions. Any help would be very much appreciated! Failed to build blaze-builder-0.4.2.1. Build log ( /Users/cristobalfeaugas/.cabal/logs/ghc-8.10.7/b… and Does this problem that GHCap's HLC doesn't support it? [https://www.haskell.org/ghcup/install/#first-steps](https://www.haskell.org/ghcup/install/#first-steps) : error: Error running clang! you need clang installed to use the LLVM backend (or GHC tried to execute clang incorrectly) `clang' failed in phase `Clang (Assembler)'. ---
**Author:** ![barbe](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/barbe/32/2103_2.png) [@barbe](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/barbe)\ **Post date:** [24 January 2022 01:35 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-for-macos-monterey/3714/3 "2022-01-24T01:35:50Z")
I solved, thank you. This issue was with Homebrew and llvm versions. ---
**Author:** ![ban\_alytic](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/ban_alytic/32/2368_2.png) [@ban\_alytic](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/ban_alytic)\ **Post date:** [29 August 2022 13:01 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-for-macos-monterey/3714/4 "2022-08-29T13:01:42Z")
hi! I am not very deep in coding and wanted to start making sounds with tidal... I want to use vs code as editor and not atom so I installed all manually as mentioned here: [https://userbase.tidalcycles.org/MacOS\_installation.html](https://userbase.tidalcycles.org/MacOS_installation.html) I also run Mac OS Monterey on a MacBook Air M1... after installing Homebrew I had some issues in the Terminal... I also was not able to install tidal cycles getting following errors about LLVM... maybe anyone could help me to get tidal run on my system?! ```haskell : error: Warning: Couldn't figure out LLVM version! Make sure you have installed LLVM between [9 and 13) ghc: could not execute: opt cabal: Leaving directory '/var/folders/pz/lntyjk5d6kn6dhrj24xplsxw0000gn/T/cabal-tmp-5127/colour-2.3.6' Starting splitmix-0.1.0.4 Failed to install base-orphans-0.8.7 Build log ( /Users/ban/.cabal/logs/ghc-8.10.7/base-orphans-0.8.7-CxjgRshcctIBmXTSG1CmvV.log ): cabal: Entering directory '/var/folders/pz/lntyjk5d6kn6dhrj24xplsxw0000gn/T/cabal-tmp-5124/base-orphans-0.8.7' Configuring base-orphans-0.8.7... Preprocessing library for base-orphans-0.8.7.. Building library for base-orphans-0.8.7.. : error: Warning: Couldn't figure out LLVM version! Make sure you have installed LLVM between [9 and 13) : error: Warning: Couldn't figure out LLVM version! Make sure you have installed LLVM between [9 and 13) [1 of 2] Compiling Data.Orphans.Prelude ( src/Data/Orphans/Prelude.hs, dist/build/Data/Orphans/Prelude.o, dist/build/Data/Orphans/Prelude.dyn_o ) ``` ---
**Author:** ![mvdirty](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/mvdirty/32/2179_2.png) [@mvdirty](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/mvdirty)\ **Post date:** [29 August 2022 15:23 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-for-macos-monterey/3714/5 "2022-08-29T15:23:48Z")
(There’s no need for homebrew, as often as it may be stated or implied.) If you need an LLVM version (though even that need is shrinking as GHC evolves) then just install the official Apple version. It is part of the Xcode command line tools, which can be installed thusly: `xcode-select --install` If at that point you still have any trouble it’ll likely be due to cabal command lines. Lots of threads covering those if you search for `cabal`. [Addendum: If subsequent trouble isn’t cabal-related then it might require circling back to details of the Haskell toolchain installation, though that’s rather less likely given how far you’ve gotten.] ---
**Author:** ![ban\_alytic](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/ban_alytic/32/2368_2.png) [@ban\_alytic](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/ban_alytic)\ **Post date:** [29 August 2022 19:34 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-for-macos-monterey/3714/6 "2022-08-29T19:34:10Z")
thanks for your fast reply, I still found some other threats and after hours it works now… don’t know exactly why & how but it works… 😉 Think it won’t be my last question here…