I was very excited to start running TensorFlow Python programs on my Mac.
I installed it using PIP, using the instructions provided by TensorFlow.org. On running my first TensorFlow program, the first thing it output was:
2018-11-25 19:13:07.524017: I tensorflow/core/platform/cpu_feature_guard.cc:141] Your CPU supports instructions that this TensorFlow binary was not compiled to use: SSE4.1 SSE4.2 AVX AVX2 FMA
This didn’t look good, it turned out it’s just a warning. My program worked, but wasn’t running as fast as it could. I don’t want to be hobbled by an inferior version of TensorFlow. I want the optimized version!
After some investigation, the way to resolve the warning is to compile TensorFlow from source:
https://www.tensorflow.org/install/source
When installing from source, the installer will prompt you for options. To keep things simple and maximize the chance of success, use the default values provided.