Elixir `mix` command throws error `could not call Module.put_attribute/3 because the module Helloworld.MixProject is already compiled`

Question

Setup new project with command mix new project_name it setup everything without any error or warning message, cd to project and ran command iex -S mix it throws error

lib/helloworld.ex

defmodule Helloworld do
  @moduledoc """
  Documentation for `Helloworld`.
  """

  @doc """
  Hello world.

  ## Examples

      iex> Helloworld.hello()
      :world

  """
  def hello do
    :world
  end
end

Version installed on system

MacBook Pro M2 - OS 13.4.1
Terminal - Rosetta
OpenSSL 3.1.2 1 Aug 2023 (Library: OpenSSL 3.1.2 1 Aug 2023)
Erlang/OTP 26 [erts-14.0.2] [source] [64-bit
Elixir 1.15.4 (compiled with Erlang/OTP 26)
Mix 1.15.4 (compiled with Erlang/OTP 26)
Node v18.15.0
NPM 9.5.0

That's strange. Can you edit the question and add the contents of lib/helloworld.ex? — Dogbert
– Dogbert, Commented Aug 7, 2023 at 8:07
@Dogbert updated question, lib/helloworld.ex has default content generated by mix — Bhanwarlal Chaudhary
– Bhanwarlal Chaudhary, Commented Aug 7, 2023 at 8:25
What's really strange is that the error is in the @ processing in Helloworld, and yet the closed module reported in the error is Helloworld.MixProject 😩 — smathy
– smathy, Commented Aug 7, 2023 at 18:56
@Dogbert Is it miss configuration of elixir? I followed this to setup elixir on MacOs m2 stackoverflow.com/a/71000268/11141189 — Bhanwarlal Chaudhary
– Bhanwarlal Chaudhary, Commented Aug 8, 2023 at 8:01

Bhanwarlal Chaudhary · Accepted Answer · 2023-08-23 03:04:22Z

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I was trying to install elixir on Rosetta terminal, and after switching to native terminal, was getting same error, so uninstalled everything related to elixir from Rosetta terminal, and on native terminal installed homebrew and followed https://elixir-lang.org/install.html#macos

Make sure all required dependencies must be installed with same homebrew

edited Aug 23, 2023 at 3:04

answered Aug 23, 2023 at 2:57

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tam ly nhat · Accepted Answer · 2023-08-09 15:33:45Z

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I think you can follow this instruction to install elixir for MacOS: https://elixir-lang.org/install.html#macos

answered Aug 9, 2023 at 15:33

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