The build process fails on Intel-based macOS platforms

[HongLuDianXue]

I've attempted multiple times, but consistently receive the following error messages:

       ......
       Compiling univint/src/vBLAS.pas
       Compiling univint/src/vDSP.pas
       Compiling univint/src/xattr.pas
       Compiling univint/src/GPCStrings.pas
       Compiling univint/src/MacOSAll.pas
[ 64%] Compiled package univint
make[1]: *** [packages_smart] Error 2
make: *** [build-stamp.x86_64-darwin] Error 2
The installer encountered the following error:
Error inside worker thread for package rtl-objpas: Compilation of "BuildUnit_rtl_objpas.pp" failed

fpcupdeluxe: ERROR: FPC Native Installer (BuildModule: FPC): Error running /usr/bin/make for FPC failed with exit code 512
. Details: .


ERROR: Fpcupdeluxe fatal error !
Sequencer (FPC): Failure running fpcupdeluxe: error executing sequence FPC
Sequencer (Default): Failure running fpcupdeluxe: error executing sequence Default

......
info: FPC Native Installer (GetModule: FPC): No FPC patches defined.
info: FPC Native Installer (BuildModule: FPC): Going to build FPC.
info: FPC Native Installer (BuildModule: FPC): Detected source version FPC (source): 3.2.2.
info: FPC Native Installer (BuildModule: FPC): To compile this FPC, we need (required) a compiler with version 3.2.0 or 3.2.2.
info: FPC Native Installer (BuildModule: FPC): Looking for a bootstrap compiler from Github FPCUP(deluxe) releases.
info: FPC Native Installer (BuildModule: FPC): Looking online for a FPCUP(deluxe) bootstrapper with name: fpcup-3_2_2-x86_64-darwin-ppcx64.
info: FPC Native Installer (BuildModule: FPC): Success: found a FPCUP(deluxe) bootstrapper with version 3.2.2.
info: FPC Native Installer (BuildModule: FPC): Got a bootstrap compiler from FPCUP(deluxe) provided bootstrapper binaries.
info: FPC Native Installer (BuildModule: FPC): Check if we already have a bootstrap compiler with version 3.2.2.
info: FPC Native Installer (BuildModule: FPC): No correct bootstrapper. Going to download new bootstrapper.
info: FPC Native Installer (GetFile): Downloading fpcup-3_2_2-x86_64-darwin-ppcx64.
info: FPC Native Installer (BuildModule: FPC): To compile this FPC, we will use a fresh compiler with version : 3.2.2.
info: FPC Native Installer (BuildModuleCustom: FPC): Using FPC bootstrap compiler with version: 3.2.2.
info: FPC Native Installer (BuildModuleCustom: FPC): Running CleanModule once more, due to previous clean failure.
info: FPC Native Installer (CleanModule: FPC): Running make distclean twice.
info: FPC Native Installer (CleanModule: FPC): Removal of stale build files and directories for x86_64-darwin. May take a while.
info: FPC Native Installer (BuildModule: FPC): Now building FPC.
Start of compile error summary.
rtl-objpas/units/x86_64-darwin/rtti.s:12:1: error: non-private labels cannot appear between .cfi_startproc / .cfi_endproc pairs
Start of compile error summary.
rtl-objpas/units/x86_64-darwin/rtti.s:6:1: error: previous .cfi_startproc was here
Start of compile error summary.
rtti.pp(4361) Error: Error while assembling exitcode 1
Start of compile error summary.
rtti.pp(4361) Fatal: There were 2 errors compiling module, stopping
rtti.pp(4361) Error: Error while assembling exitcode 1
Start of compile error summary.
Fatal: Compilation aborted
rtti.pp(4361) Fatal: There were 2 errors compiling module, stopping
Start of compile error summary.
Start of compile error summary.
ERROR: FPC Native Installer (BuildModule: FPC): Error running /usr/bin/make for FPC failed with exit code 512
. Details: .
fpcupdeluxe: Done !!

[HongLuDianXue]

macOS version: 15.3.1 (24D70)

[rcla]

This is not a fpcupdeluxe problem, it is an FPC problem with the latest version of MAC OS (Sequoia)

It has been discussed on the forum:
https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,69380.0.html
https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,70164.0.html
https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,68730.0.html

And in the FPC bug-tracker:
https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/fpc/source/-/issues/41045

It has been fixed in the FPC trunk.
https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/fpc/source/-/commit/e749c81040070d3e8cb0c070e6e63f2f9b54fef4

You have to wait for FPC to fix it in the "stable" branch or in the next version 3.2.4

[Wilko500]

I have just updated my 2015 MacBook Pro (macOS Monterey) to MacOs Sequoia 15.3.1 with Xcode 16.2. In testing I have experienced this problem. At first I suspected that the upgrade process was at fault, I had great difficulty in getting Xcode to install, and after many failed attempts I found this post.

I can confirm that I have successfully used FPCUpdeluxe to install trunk versions of FPC and Lazarus.

Lazarus version: 4.99
Lazarus revision: main_4_99-1435-g99f2947c48
Lazarus build date: 2025/03/02 22:40:41
Lazarus was compiled for x86_64-darwin
Lazarus was compiled with FPC 3.3.1

The additional observation I have is that the FPCUpdeluxe process took a very long time, about 3 time as long as it did on macOS Monterey. I was not expecting this so did not actually do any timings. It would be interesting to know if others have noticed this apparent slowness under Sequoia.

I am very grateful for the fix, thank you