Cannot install Python 3.8 on macOS Monterey on Apple M1 Max

[gkze]

Hi,

I can't get asdf install python 3.8.9 working on an Apple M1 Max MBP with macOS Monterey, for various architecture-related reasons.

The closest I managed to get was by setting PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--build=aarch64-apple-darwin20.6.0":

PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--build=aarch64-apple-darwin20.6.0" asdf install python

python-build 3.8.9 /Users/george/.asdf/installs/python/3.8.9
python-build: use [email protected] from homebrew
python-build: use readline from homebrew
Downloading Python-3.8.9.tar.xz...
-> https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.9/Python-3.8.9.tar.xz
Installing Python-3.8.9...
python-build: use readline from homebrew
python-build: use zlib from xcode sdk

BUILD FAILED (OS X 12.1 using python-build 2.2.2-14-g381002db)

Inspect or clean up the working tree at /var/folders/2n/0qw42fy16kd6m7_50mm_hyrh0000gn/T/python-build.20211220143521.6155
Results logged to /var/folders/2n/0qw42fy16kd6m7_50mm_hyrh0000gn/T/python-build.20211220143521.6155.log

Last 10 log lines:
  "_libintl_textdomain", referenced from:
      _PyIntl_textdomain in libpython3.8.a(_localemodule.o)
      _PyIntl_textdomain in libpython3.8.a(_localemodule.o)
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: clang: error: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [Makefile:709: Programs/_testembed] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make: *** [Makefile:578: python.exe] Error 1

At this point I'm not sure how to resolve the linker error. Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[fireproofsocks]

I am experiencing similar problems with python 3.9.14. The install fails with Undefined symbols for architecture arm64 errors in the asdf logs.