Installation on Apple Silicon does not work

[mvinyard]

Unfortunately, when trying to install simba / simba_pbg on my mac using conda, I run into the following road block. I have no clue if this is something that is very unlikely to have a work-around or something that only requires a simple fix... just figured I'd mention it, in case. Best case scenario would be I am simply missing something :)

conda create -n simba_dev python=3.9 jupyter -y
conda activate simba_dev
conda install -c bioconda simba_pbg

STDOUT

Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: failed with initial frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.
Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): done
Solving environment: failed with initial frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.

PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from current channels:

  - simba_pbg

Current channels:

  - https://conda.anaconda.org/bioconda/osx-arm64
  - https://conda.anaconda.org/bioconda/noarch
  - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64
  - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/osx-arm64
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/noarch
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/osx-arm64
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/noarch

To search for alternate channels that may provide the conda package you're
looking for, navigate to

    https://anaconda.org

and use the search bar at the top of the page.

[mvinyard]

To follow up / provide an update related to this, I am able to do the following and get simba to run on my Apple M1 Machine:

conda create -n simba_dev python=3.9 jupyter -y
conda activate simba_dev

To get around a seemingly common error related to pytables:

pip install cython
# brew install hdf5 (if not already installed)
HDF5_DIR=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/hdf5/1.12.2_2 

Then clone and install simba_pbg:

git clone https://github.com/pinellolab/simba_pbg.git
cd simba_pbg; pip install -e .