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Failures to install patchelf on macOS-latest #2649

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@JohnSchmeichel

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Since version v3.1.4 with the addition of the patchelf dependency we have seen CI failures on the macOS-latest image on Azure Pipelines. We've had to pin to v3.1.3 as a workaround.

Pipeline yaml snippet:

- job: build
  displayName: 'Build macOS Wheels'
  pool:
    name: Azure Pipelines
    image: macOS-latest
    os: macOS
  steps:
  - checkout: self

  - task: UsePythonVersion@0
    inputs:
      versionSpec: '3.x'
      addToPath: true

  - task: PipAuthenticate@1
    displayName: 'Pip Authenticate'
    inputs:
      artifactFeeds: 'Artifacts Feed'
  
  - script: |
      brew install automake libtool
      python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip build setuptools wheel
      pip install setuptools wheel cibuildwheel
    displayName: 'Install build dependencies'
    workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)

Azure Pipeline log (truncated):

2025-10-13T20:56:17.4606120Z Building wheels for collected packages: patchelf
2025-10-13T20:56:17.4695280Z   Building wheel for patchelf (pyproject.toml): started
2025-10-13T20:56:36.3787420Z   Building wheel for patchelf (pyproject.toml): finished with status 'error'
2025-10-13T20:56:36.3879410Z   error: subprocess-exited-with-error
2025-10-13T20:56:36.3925910Z   
2025-10-13T20:56:36.4010870Z   × Building wheel for patchelf (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
2025-10-13T20:56:36.4080820Z   │ exit code: 1
2025-10-13T20:56:36.4163670Z   ╰─> [129 lines of output]
2025-10-13T20:56:36.4241350Z       <string>:9: DeprecationWarning: The 'wheel.bdist_wheel' module has been removed.
2025-10-13T20:56:36.4335980Z       Please update your setuptools to v70.1 or later.
2025-10-13T20:56:36.4476530Z       If you're explicitly importing 'wheel.bdist_wheel', please update your import to point to 'setuptools.command.bdist_wheel' instead.
2025-10-13T20:56:36.5399000Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:36.5559520Z       toml section missing PosixPath('pyproject.toml') does not contain a tool.setuptools_scm section
2025-10-13T20:56:36.5700460Z       /private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-build-env-8pntnuqo/overlay/lib/python3.13/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py:759: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: License classifiers are deprecated.
2025-10-13T20:56:36.6354860Z       !!
2025-10-13T20:56:36.6482770Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:36.6609690Z               ********************************************************************************
2025-10-13T20:56:36.6685700Z               Please consider removing the following classifiers in favor of a SPDX license expression:
2025-10-13T20:56:36.6783730Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:36.6856360Z               License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)
2025-10-13T20:56:36.6945970Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:36.7019140Z               See https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/writing-pyproject-toml/#license for details.
2025-10-13T20:56:36.7020790Z               ********************************************************************************
2025-10-13T20:56:36.7084340Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:36.7420450Z       !!
2025-10-13T20:56:36.7528140Z         self._finalize_license_expression()
2025-10-13T20:56:36.7697410Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:36.7780290Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:36.7833770Z       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2025-10-13T20:56:36.7876970Z       -- Trying 'Ninja' generator
2025-10-13T20:56:36.7946030Z       --------------------------------
2025-10-13T20:56:36.7983990Z       ---------------------------
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8033490Z       ----------------------
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8034820Z       -----------------
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8112250Z       ------------
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8151930Z       -------
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8182670Z       --
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8227240Z       Not searching for unused variables given on the command line.
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8268410Z       CMake Deprecation Warning at CMakeLists.txt:1 (cmake_minimum_required):
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8324740Z         Compatibility with CMake < 3.10 will be removed from a future version of
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8371080Z         CMake.
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8430140Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8484320Z         Update the VERSION argument <min> value.  Or, use the <min>...<max> syntax
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8531050Z         to tell CMake that the project requires at least <min> but has been updated
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8591360Z         to work with policies introduced by <max> or earlier.
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8690270Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8733710Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8792930Z       -- The C compiler identification is AppleClang 17.0.0.17000013
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8842900Z       -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8881570Z       -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8933030Z       -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc - skipped
2025-10-13T20:56:36.8977650Z       -- Detecting C compile features
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9033180Z       -- Detecting C compile features - done
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9107260Z       -- The CXX compiler identification is AppleClang 17.0.0.17000013
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9187550Z       -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9251590Z       -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9334500Z       -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ - skipped
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9386630Z       -- Detecting CXX compile features
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9434390Z       -- Detecting CXX compile features - done
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9491410Z       -- Configuring done (13.2s)
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9549630Z       -- Generating done (0.0s)
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9589490Z       -- Build files have been written to: /private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-install-ogicj0rp/patchelf_0eb06125fe0c4b09a1a2467950bbc0d8/_cmake_test_compile/build
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9648670Z       --
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9756470Z       -------
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9857240Z       ------------
2025-10-13T20:56:36.9963200Z       -----------------
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0033850Z       ----------------------
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0112640Z       ---------------------------
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0168370Z       --------------------------------
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0245000Z       -- Trying 'Ninja' generator - success
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0304110Z       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0364250Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0430510Z       Configuring Project
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0491370Z         Working directory:
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0552430Z           /private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-install-ogicj0rp/patchelf_0eb06125fe0c4b09a1a2467950bbc0d8/_skbuild/macosx-15.0-x86_64-3.13/cmake-build
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0625010Z         Command:
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0683850Z           /usr/local/bin/cmake /private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-install-ogicj0rp/patchelf_0eb06125fe0c4b09a1a2467950bbc0d8 -G Ninja --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-install-ogicj0rp/patchelf_0eb06125fe0c4b09a1a2467950bbc0d8/_skbuild/macosx-15.0-x86_64-3.13/cmake-install -DPYTHON_VERSION_STRING:STRING=3.13.7 -DSKBUILD:INTERNAL=TRUE -DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH:PATH=/private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-build-env-8pntnuqo/overlay/lib/python3.13/site-packages/skbuild/resources/cmake -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/bin/python -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/include/python3.13 -DPYTHON_LIBRARY:PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/lib/libpython3.13.dylib -DPython_EXECUTABLE:PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/bin/python -DPython_ROOT_DIR:PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13 -DPython_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER -DPython_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/include/python3.13 -DPython3_EXECUTABLE:PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/bin/python -DPython3_ROOT_DIR:PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13 -DPython3_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER -DPython3_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/include/python3.13 -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:STRING=15.0 -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES:STRING=x86_64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0759670Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0816900Z       Not searching for unused variables given on the command line.
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0879200Z       CMake Deprecation Warning at CMakeLists.txt:1 (cmake_minimum_required):
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0938590Z         Compatibility with CMake < 3.10 will be removed from a future version of
2025-10-13T20:56:37.0990570Z         CMake.
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1027320Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1071580Z         Update the VERSION argument <min> value.  Or, use the <min>...<max> syntax
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1112900Z         to tell CMake that the project requires at least <min> but has been updated
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1137470Z         to work with policies introduced by <max> or earlier.
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1176320Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1204070Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1240140Z       -- The C compiler identification is AppleClang 17.0.0.17000013
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1272530Z       -- The CXX compiler identification is AppleClang 17.0.0.17000013
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1314710Z       -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1344770Z       -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1380540Z       -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc - skipped
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1410430Z       -- Detecting C compile features
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1443450Z       -- Detecting C compile features - done
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1472960Z       -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1490690Z       -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1549840Z       -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ - skipped
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1579370Z       -- Detecting CXX compile features
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1603750Z       -- Detecting CXX compile features - done
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1621190Z       -- Configuring done (2.8s)
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1640630Z       -- Generating done (0.0s)
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1671980Z       -- Build files have been written to: /private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-install-ogicj0rp/patchelf_0eb06125fe0c4b09a1a2467950bbc0d8/_skbuild/macosx-15.0-x86_64-3.13/cmake-build
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1702360Z       [1/10] Creating directories for 'build_patchelf'
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1730060Z       [2/10] No download step for 'build_patchelf'
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1758000Z       [3/10] No update step for 'build_patchelf'
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1790670Z       [4/10] Performing patch step for 'build_patchelf'
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1825570Z       FAILED: [code=2] build_patchelf-prefix/src/build_patchelf-stamp/build_patchelf-patch /private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-install-ogicj0rp/patchelf_0eb06125fe0c4b09a1a2467950bbc0d8/_skbuild/macosx-15.0-x86_64-3.13/cmake-build/build_patchelf-prefix/src/build_patchelf-stamp/build_patchelf-patch
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1834160Z       cd /private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-install-ogicj0rp/patchelf_0eb06125fe0c4b09a1a2467950bbc0d8/src/patchelf-upstream && ./bootstrap.sh && /usr/local/bin/cmake -E touch /private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-install-ogicj0rp/patchelf_0eb06125fe0c4b09a1a2467950bbc0d8/_skbuild/macosx-15.0-x86_64-3.13/cmake-build/build_patchelf-prefix/src/build_patchelf-stamp/build_patchelf-patch
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1864750Z       autoreconf: export WARNINGS=all
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1886780Z       autoreconf: Entering directory '.'
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1912460Z       autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1947250Z       autoreconf: running: aclocal --force
2025-10-13T20:56:37.1985320Z       Can't exec "aclocal": No such file or directory at /usr/local/Cellar/autoconf/2.72/share/autoconf/Autom4te/FileUtils.pm line 299.
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2016850Z       autoreconf: error: aclocal failed with exit status: 2
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2046410Z       ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2071420Z       Traceback (most recent call last):
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2099110Z         File "/private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-build-env-8pntnuqo/overlay/lib/python3.13/site-packages/skbuild/setuptools_wrap.py", line 668, in setup
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2156670Z           cmkr.make(make_args, install_target=cmake_install_target, env=env)
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2196930Z           ~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2226850Z         File "/private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-build-env-8pntnuqo/overlay/lib/python3.13/site-packages/skbuild/cmaker.py", line 696, in make
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2259940Z           self.make_impl(clargs=clargs, config=config, source_dir=source_dir, install_target=install_target, env=env)
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2261590Z           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2323000Z         File "/private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-build-env-8pntnuqo/overlay/lib/python3.13/site-packages/skbuild/cmaker.py", line 741, in make_impl
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2424470Z           raise SKBuildError(msg)
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2453900Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2501490Z       An error occurred while building with CMake.
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2528140Z         Command:
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2556830Z           /usr/local/bin/cmake --build . --target install --config Release --
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2607290Z         Install target:
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2647530Z           install
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2675450Z         Source directory:
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2694350Z           /private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-install-ogicj0rp/patchelf_0eb06125fe0c4b09a1a2467950bbc0d8
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2709860Z         Working directory:
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2738680Z           /private/var/folders/5k/fq5ptf2906bgfn1krb78bmj00000gn/T/pip-install-ogicj0rp/patchelf_0eb06125fe0c4b09a1a2467950bbc0d8/_skbuild/macosx-15.0-x86_64-3.13/cmake-build
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2810620Z       Please check the install target is valid and see CMake's output for more information.
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2882140Z       
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2919770Z       [end of output]
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2953580Z   
2025-10-13T20:56:37.2990600Z   note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
2025-10-13T20:56:37.3009920Z   ERROR: Failed building wheel for patchelf
2025-10-13T20:56:37.3024510Z Failed to build patchelf
2025-10-13T20:56:37.3051120Z error: failed-wheel-build-for-install
2025-10-13T20:56:37.3072730Z 
2025-10-13T20:56:37.3085510Z × Failed to build installable wheels for some pyproject.toml based projects
2025-10-13T20:56:37.3120180Z ╰─> patchelf

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