Java 17, shipped 2021-09

There is an official sub-project on the OpenJDK project for porting to the Apple Silicon hardware, JEP 391: macOS/AArch64 Port.

That work is done, built for Java 17, delivered in September of 2021.

The Apple Silicon port benefits from work done on the Windows on ARM port. That work is done, delivered in Java 16. Previous to that, Linux on ARM support was added to Java 9.

👉 So Java 17 for macOS on Apple Silicon (AArch64, ARM) Macs is available now.

Update: Java 18 is now available too, as is early access Java 19.

You can choose from a variety of vendors to obtain an installer/binary. Off the top of my head, those may include Azul Systems, SAP, BellSoft, Amazon, Microsoft, Adoptium (formerly AdoptOpenJDK), Oracle, Red Hat/IBM, Pivotal, and perhaps more.

Regarding JavaFX, at least two of those vendors, Azul Systems and BellSoft, offer an edition of their JDK product that bundles the OpenJFX libraries. That may be of interest to you, as an alternative to adding the libraries to your app.

If you need further assistance with that Azul product, you can purchase support from that company. Or post a Question here with the detailed specifics of your JavaFX work and its point of failure on Apple Silicon. Ideally, provide a minimal example of code demonstrating the problem.

Earlier Java

Some of those vendors listed above have back-ported earlier versions of Java (Java 8, Java 11, maybe others) to macOS on Apple Silicon. That work is not an official part of the OpenJDK project support for Apple Silicon, only Java 17+ is.

A command line approach (thanks to the Homebrew team and the hard work of @vladimir-kempik and other openjdk contributors on the JEP-391 branch)

# Install Homebrew
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

# Install OpenJDK
brew install openjdk

Verify it's installed:

$(brew --prefix openjdk)/bin/java --version

Verify it's for the arm64 hardware:

file $(brew --prefix openjdk)/bin/java     
# /opt/homebrew/opt/openjdk/bin/java: Mach-O 64-bit executable arm64

Note: To install openjdk system-wide, follow the on-screen instructions provided by Homebrew.

tl;dr

target (64) differs … number of bits … in the target (32)

Apple Silicon chips for macOS (M1, M2) are all 64-bit architectures. Do not compile for 32-bit.

I want to compile jdk in M1 MacBook.

Do not try to compile OpenJDK. Codebase is large and complicated. And no need, as others provide binaries & installers.

For a Mac using Apple Silicon rather than Intel x86-64, I suggest obtaining a distribution of Java 17 for macOS / AArch64, released 2021-09, from any of several vendors.

Or, use a build of earlier versions of Java ported to Apple Silicon by various vendors. For example, Azul Systems announced 2020-11 plans to ship builds of OpenJDK 8 and 11 for Apple Silicon, ARM-based Macs. I see downloads available now from that company for Java 11.0.13+8 on both Intel Macs and Apple Silicon Macs.

Details

Few of us ever compile the very large and complicated codebase of OpenJDK. Instead, we look to any of several vendors providing builds and installers. If your goal is to be productive in Java programming, then compiling the Java JDK toolset is not the best use of your time.

Java 17 was released 2021-09. OpenJDK officially supports macOS on Apple Silicon: JEP 391: macOS/AArch64 Port. You have your choice of builds/installers from any of several vendors such as SAP, Red Hat/IBM, BellSoft, Azul Systems, Oracle, Adoptium/AdoptOpenJDK, Microsoft, Amazon, Pivotal, and more. These builds/installers will be based largely or entirely on the OpenJDK codebase.

Vendors such as Azul Systems provide Apple Silicon builds for the current version 19 as well as the long-term support (LTS) versions 8, 11, and 17. Java 17 is the latest LTS version, to be supported for many years. So I would suggest Java 17 for deployment.

I myself have been using Java 17, 18, and 19, as well as early-access 20, on a couple of M1 MacBook Pro laptops with IntelliJ and Maven on Big Sur & Monterey. Working well, no problems.

Update: As of 2023-11, I would suggest the current version 21 for deployment, as it is the latest LTS version. Also, you can now obtain JDK binaries and installers from many vendors, including Amazon, Microsoft, Azul Systems, BellSoft, Oracle, Adoptium, SAP, IBM, Red Hat, Linux apt-get, FreeBSD Ports and Packages, and more. Most of these provide editions of their JDK products for both Intel Macs and Apple Silicon Macs.

Compiling Java

As commented, your specific error is likely due to you compiling for 32-bit ARM rather than 64-bit ARM architecture used by Apple for their M1 chip and M2 chip families.

If you are curious about, or have an academic interest in compiling Java from the OpenJDK codebase, I suggest examining the open-sourced tooling at Adoptium (formerly AdoptOpenJDK). The tooling for building early-access builds at the OpenJDK site may also be open-sourced but I don’t know for certain.

Oracle has a poor record for making it easy to install and configure Java, but using Homebrew, the latest OpenJDK (Java 14) can be installed with:

brew install --cask adoptopenjdk8

For the many use cases depending on an older version (commonly Java 8), the AdoptOpenJDK project makes it possible with an extra step.

brew tap adoptopenjdk/openjdk
brew install --cask adoptopenjdk8

Existing users of Homebrew may encounter Error: Cask adoptopenjdk8 exists in multiple taps due to prior workarounds with different instructions. This can be solved by fully specifying the location with brew install --cask adoptopenjdk/openjdk/adoptopenjdk8.