Error while installing kubectl plugin with Apple M1 chip

[rgeraskin]

NGINX Ingress controller version: na

Kubernetes version (use kubectl version): v1.21.0

Environment:

• Cloud provider or hardware configuration: Apple M1
• OS (e.g. from /etc/os-release): macOs Big Sur 11.3.1
• Kernel (e.g. uname -a): Darwin Romans-Air.lan 20.4.0 Darwin Kernel Version 20.4.0: Thu Apr 22 21:46:41 PDT 2021; root:xnu-7195.101.2~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8101 arm64
• Install tools: krew

What happened: plugin "ingress-nginx" does not offer installation for this platform

❯ kubectl krew install ingress-nginx                                                                          at 02:24:43
Updated the local copy of plugin index.
Installing plugin: ingress-nginx
W0523 02:25:26.202983   47683 install.go:164] failed to install plugin "ingress-nginx": plugin "ingress-nginx" does not offer installation for this platform
F0523 02:25:26.203062   47683 root.go:79] failed to install some plugins: [ingress-nginx]: plugin "ingress-nginx" does not offer installation for this platform

What you expected to happen: plugin installation

How to reproduce it: try to install the plugin to apple m1

/kind bug

[strongjz]

Supporting more arch is more a feature than a bug.

/kind feature

[strongjz]

/kind remove bug

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[rgeraskin]

/remove-lifecycle stale

[itsSaad]

Any chance this will be picked up or a workaround?

[iamNoah1]

To be honest I am not quite sure if this is the repo for the proposal. Is krew or kubectl cli repo not a more suitable place ? @strongjz @rikatz