# Curl fails on macos

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/curl-fails-on-macos/138773>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [August 12, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/curl-fails-on-macos/138773 "2026-08-12T16:57:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![cellocgw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@cellocgw](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cellocgw)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/curl-fails-on-macos/138773/1 "2026-08-12T16:57:18Z")

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sequoia 15.7.4, iMac M4

copied from the download page, to wit

```julia-auto
curl -fsSL https://install.julialang.org | sh

```

Failed, with error notes as follows

dyld[52867]: Symbol not found: \_libiconv

Referenced from: \<231C6CCA-44AD-3AE7-A080-7AAF4A4E9D05\> /opt/local/lib/libintl.8.dylib

Expected in: \<7F0A7FA9-606C-3C82-8FBE-07BECE3AB7DC\> /usr/lib/libiconv.2.dylib

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**Author:** ![technocrat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/technocrat/32/220947_2.png) [@technocrat](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/technocrat)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/curl-fails-on-macos/138773/2 "2026-08-12T23:41:20Z")

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> [@cellocgw](#):
>
> ```julia-auto
> curl -fsSL https://install.julialang.org | sh
> 
> ```
> 
> Failed, with error notes as follows
> 
> dyld[52867]: Symbol not found: \_libiconv

Your path of least resistance is

```julia-auto
brew install juliaup

```

Otherwise, you may have conflicting dynamic library linkages due to multiple versions of the same library being installed due to conda, for example.

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**Author:** ![cellocgw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@cellocgw](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cellocgw)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/curl-fails-on-macos/138773/3 "2026-08-13T11:34:14Z")

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Thanks - I have juliaup running, and was able to set to 1.12.6 , after doing an app install via the .dmg download.