[BUG] Claude code on mac pro 2013 error

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 10, 2026 by giulitosto Closed May 14, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Version: 2.1.138
CPU: Xeon E5-1680 v2
macOS version (run sw_vers) 12.7.6 Monterey
The exact error: line 151: 2608 Illegal instruction: 4 "$binary_path" install ${TARGET:+"$TARGET"}
I've tried reinstalling, clearing cache, and have Xcode Command Line Tools installed

What Should Happen?

claude code should be installed

Error Messages/Logs

The exact error:  line 151:  2608 Illegal instruction: 4  "$binary_path" install ${TARGET:+"$TARGET"}

Steps to Reproduce

System info:
macOS version 12.7.6
CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1680 v2 @ 3.00GHz
Architecture: uname -m
Installation steps:
Run rm -rf ~/.local/bin/claude ~/.local/share/claude
Run curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
Run claude install
Error output:
Paste the exact error message you see
Verification:
Run file ~/.local/bin/claude and paste the output
Run claude --version (if it gets that far) and paste the output
Environment:
Xcode Command Line Tools installed: yes
Any proxies or VPNs: no

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

claude-2.1.138-darwin-x64

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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