Installing Ghidra on Mac M1 feat. Installing Java, Gradle using Nix Env

Installing Java

https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=24.05&show=jdk&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=jdk

• I don't use flakes so I've installed using nix-env -iA nixpkgs.jdk

• Close and reopen terminal

• Check with java --version and javac --version to confirm proper installation

Installing Gradle

Install Gradle to rebuild native binary for ARM64

https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=24.05&show=gradle&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=gradle

• I don't use flakes so I've installed using nix-env -iA nixpkgs.gradle

• Close and reopen terminal

• Check with gradle --version to confirm proper installation

Installing Ghidra

• Install latest package from github repo

• Run buildNatives inside support folder, like this ./buildNatives

• Run ghidraRun to start Ghidra application

Reference

https://hacksms.tistory.com/269