@@ -295,19 +295,8 @@ GitHub repository.
295295 Mac computers with Apple silicon have an M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra or
296296 M2 chip. These chips use an architecture known as ARM64 or AArch64.
297297
298- The Stack repository uses GitHub-hosted runners to create binary
299- distributions for macOS. GitHub-hosted runners are not expected to be
300- available for macOS on Apple silicon until July to September 2023.
301-
302- Consequently, for Mac computers with Apple silicon, the easiest way to
303- install Stack directly (rather than use GHCup) is to obtain the
304- 'unofficial' `osx-aarch64` binary distribution released by the GHCup
305- developers and copy it to a location on the PATH. `*.tar.gz` archive
306- files containing those binary distributions are available at the
307- directories here:
308- [:material-cloud-download-outline:](https://downloads.haskell.org/ghcup/unofficial-bindists/stack/).
309-
310- It is still possible to use the commands:
298+ For Mac computers with Apple silicon, the easiest way to install Stack
299+ directly (rather than use GHCup) is to command:
311300
312301 ~~~text
313302 curl -sSL https://get.haskellstack.org/ | sh
@@ -319,19 +308,13 @@ GitHub repository.
319308 wget -qO- https://get.haskellstack.org/ | sh
320309 ~~~
321310
322- However, those commands will download and install the version of Stack
323- for Intel-based Mac computers. Mac computers with Apple silicon will
324- use Apple's
325- [Rosetta 2 application](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT211861) to
326- use that version of Stack.
327-
328- Apple's Terminal application will not detect automatically that Rosetta
329- has not yet been installed. Rosetta can be manually installed by
330- commanding:
311+ !!! note
331312
332- ~~~text
333- softwareupdate --install-rosetta
334- ~~~
313+ The script at [get.haskellstack.org](https://get.haskellstack.org/)
314+ will ask for root access using `sudo`. It needs such access in order
315+ to use your platform's package manager to install dependencies and
316+ to install to `/usr/local/bin`. If you prefer more control, follow
317+ the manual installation instructions below.
335318
336319 The installation of Stack or some packages (e.g. `network`) requiring C
337320 source compilation might fail with `configure: error: C compiler cannot
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360343 compile x86-64 objects and attempt to link them with existing ARM64
361344 libraries, resulting in the error above.
362345
346+ ### Manual download
347+
348+ * Click
349+ [:material-cloud-download-outline:](https://get.haskellstack.org/stable/osx-aarch64.tar.gz)
350+ to download an archive file with the latest release for AArch64
351+ architectures.
352+
353+ * Extract the archive and place `stack` somewhere on your PATH (see the
354+ [Path](#path) section below).
355+
356+ * Now you can run Stack from the command line in a terminal.
357+
363358 ### Using Homebrew
364359
365360 [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) is a popular package manager for macOS. If you
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