Create a single universal executable for macos

Author: MatteoPologruto

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ jobs:
             ext: ".exe"
           - os: windows-2019
             ext: ".exe"
-          - os: macos-12
-            arch: arm64
 
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -115,10 +113,8 @@ jobs:
           MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: 10.15 # minimum supported version for mac
           CGO_CFLAGS: -mmacosx-version-min=10.15
           CGO_LDFLAGS: -mmacosx-version-min=10.15
-          GOOS: "darwin"
-          GOARCH: "amd64"
-        run: task go:build
-        if: matrix.os == 'macos-12' && matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        run: task go:build-macos
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-12'
 
       - name: Build the Agent for macos arm64
         env:
@@ -127,13 +123,26 @@ jobs:
           CGO_CFLAGS: -mmacosx-version-min=10.15
           CGO_LDFLAGS: -mmacosx-version-min=10.15
         run: task go:build-macos-arm
-        if: matrix.os == 'macos-12' && matrix.arch == 'arm64'
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-12'
+
+      - name: Create universal macos executable
+        shell: zsh
+        run: lipo -create -output ${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }} ${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }}_amd64 ${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }}_arm64
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-12'
 
         # this will create `public/` dir with compressed full bin (<version>/<os>-<arch>.gz) and a json file
       - name: Create autoupdate files
         run: go-selfupdate ${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }}${{ matrix.ext }} ${TAG_VERSION}
         if: matrix.arch != '386' && steps.prerelease.outputs.IS_PRE != 'true'
 
+      # for now we do not distribute m1 build, this is a workaround for now
+      - name: Copy autoupdate file for darwin-arm64 (m1 arch)
+        working-directory: public/
+        run: |
+          cp darwin-amd64.json darwin-arm64.json
+          cp ${TAG_VERSION}/darwin-amd64.gz ${TAG_VERSION}/darwin-arm64.gz
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-12' && steps.prerelease.outputs.IS_PRE != 'true'
+
       - name: Create autoupdate files for win32
         run: go-selfupdate -platform windows-${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }}${{ matrix.ext }} ${TAG_VERSION}
         if: matrix.arch == '386' && matrix.os == 'windows-2019' && steps.prerelease.outputs.IS_PRE != 'true'
@@ -181,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }}-macos-12-${{ matrix.arch }}
+          name: ${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }}-macos-12-amd64 # if we want to support darwin-arm64 in the future for real this has to change.
           path: ${{ env.EXE_PATH }}
 
       - name: Remove placeholder file

Taskfile.yml

@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - go build -v {{.ADDITIONAL_FLAGS}} -o {{.PROJECT_NAME}} {{.LDFLAGS}} {{.WIN_FLAGS}}'
 
+  go:build-macos:
+    desc: Build the project for win, to build 32bit `export GOARCH=386` and for 64 bit `export GOARCH=amd64` before `task build-win`
+    env:
+      GOOS: "darwin"
+      GOARCH: "amd64"
+    cmds:
+      - task: go:build
+        vars:
+          PROJECT_NAME: arduino-create-agent_amd64
+
   go:build-macos-arm:
     desc: Build the project for win, to build 32bit `export GOARCH=386` and for 64 bit `export GOARCH=amd64` before `task build-win`
     env: