Python 2.7 is removed from macOS in version 12.3+; Causes compiling to Fail

[WrathofthePast]

Apple states: "Python 2.7 was removed from macOS in this update. Developers should use Python 3 or an alternative language instead. (39795874)" Source

I have a newer version of python installed, but the ./releash.sh does not use it.

The manual build hasn't worked in a while due to an error with IOHook, so I have no way of compiling the app.

[WrathofthePast]

Upon further digging, the compiler finds and uses Python 3 I installed until building the package where the old alias for Python 2.7 at usr/bin/python causes an ENOENT error. macOS prevents write access for that folder, so Apple will have to remove the alias in an update. This is issue is likely to be self-resolving assuming Apple does delete said alias.

[WrathofthePast]

@dhobi, do you think merging #428, #434, #544, and/or #545 would resolve this issue? This issue can be resolved with editing ./releash.sh which is part of npm, one of the dependencies of razer-macos. It finds and uses the newer Python for most of the script already.

Apple still hasn't removed the leftover aliases even with the new beta released on Tuesday. I'm writing a bug report to Apple to get them to fix that.

[dhobi]

I can't (directly) see where python is used in our build process. Do you have a detailed error log / message which pinpoints to a missing Python 2.7 version?

[WrathofthePast]

I can't (directly) see where python is used in our build process. Do you have a detailed error log / message which pinpoints to a missing Python 2.7 version?

Here's the message saying it found Python 3.9.9 that I have installed and the error message:

gyp info find Python using Python version 3.9.9 found at "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin/python3"
gyp info spawn /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin/python3

  ⨯ Exit code: ENOENT. spawn /usr/bin/python ENOENT  failedTask=build stackTrace=Error: Exit code: ENOENT. spawn /usr/bin/python ENOENT
    at /Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/builder-util/src/util.ts:133:18
    at exithandler (node:child_process:404:5)
    at ChildProcess.errorhandler (node:child_process:416:5)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:394:28)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:288:12)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:480:16)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21)
error Command failed with exit code 1.

Here's the unabridged log:

macbook-pro:razer-macos BobWhite$ sudo ./release.sh
Password:
yarn run v1.22.11
$ node-gyp clean
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@8.2.0
gyp info using node@16.6.1 | darwin | x64
gyp info ok 
✨  Done in 0.15s.
yarn install v1.22.11
[1/4] 🔍  Resolving packages...
[2/4] 🚚  Fetching packages...
[3/4] 🔗  Linking dependencies...
warning " > @babel/preset-react@7.12.13" has unmet peer dependency "@babel/core@^7.0.0-0".
warning "@babel/preset-react > @babel/plugin-transform-react-display-name@7.12.13" has unmet peer dependency "@babel/core@^7.0.0-0".
warning "@babel/preset-react > @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx@7.12.13" has unmet peer dependency "@babel/core@^7.0.0-0".
warning "@babel/preset-react > @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-development@7.12.12" has unmet peer dependency "@babel/core@^7.0.0-0".
warning "@babel/preset-react > @babel/plugin-transform-react-pure-annotations@7.12.1" has unmet peer dependency "@babel/core@^7.0.0-0".
warning "@babel/preset-react > @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx > @babel/plugin-syntax-jsx@7.12.13" has unmet peer dependency "@babel/core@^7.0.0-0".
warning " > babel-loader@8.2.2" has unmet peer dependency "@babel/core@^7.0.0".
[4/4] 🔨  Building fresh packages...
$ node-gyp rebuild
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@8.2.0
gyp info using node@16.6.1 | darwin | x64
gyp info find Python using Python version 3.9.9 found at "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin/python3"
gyp info spawn /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin/python3
gyp info spawn args [
gyp info spawn args   '/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-f',
gyp info spawn args   'make',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/build/config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/Users/BobWhite/Library/Caches/node-gyp/16.6.1/include/node/common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=/Users/BobWhite/Library/Caches/node-gyp/16.6.1',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=/Users/BobWhite/Library/Caches/node-gyp/16.6.1/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args   'build',
gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.'
gyp info spawn args ]
gyp info spawn make
gyp info spawn args [ 'BUILDTYPE=Release', '-C', 'build' ]
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/addon/src/driver/addon.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/addon/librazermacos/src/lib/razeraccessory_driver.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/addon/librazermacos/src/lib/razerchromacommon.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/addon/librazermacos/src/lib/razercommon.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/addon/librazermacos/src/lib/razerdevice.o
../librazermacos/src/lib/razerdevice.c:243:32: warning: 'kIOMasterPortDefault' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS 12.0 [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
                IOServiceGetMatchingServices(kIOMasterPortDefault, matchingDict, &iter);
                                             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                                             kIOMainPortDefault
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Headers/IOKitLib.h:123:19: note: 'kIOMasterPortDefault' has been explicitly marked deprecated here
const mach_port_t kIOMasterPortDefault
                  ^
../librazermacos/src/lib/razerdevice.c:389:42: warning: 'kIOMasterPortDefault' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS 12.0 [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
            IOServiceGetMatchingServices(kIOMasterPortDefault, matchingDict, &iter);
                                         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                                         kIOMainPortDefault
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Headers/IOKitLib.h:123:19: note: 'kIOMasterPortDefault' has been explicitly marked deprecated here
const mach_port_t kIOMasterPortDefault
                  ^
2 warnings generated.
../librazermacos/src/lib/razerdevice.c:243:32: warning: 'kIOMasterPortDefault' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS 12.0 [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
                IOServiceGetMatchingServices(kIOMasterPortDefault, matchingDict, &iter);
                                             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                                             kIOMainPortDefault
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Headers/IOKitLib.h:123:19: note: 'kIOMasterPortDefault' has been explicitly marked deprecated here
const mach_port_t kIOMasterPortDefault
                  ^
../librazermacos/src/lib/razerdevice.c:389:42: warning: 'kIOMasterPortDefault' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS 12.0 [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
            IOServiceGetMatchingServices(kIOMasterPortDefault, matchingDict, &iter);
                                         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                                         kIOMainPortDefault
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Headers/IOKitLib.h:123:19: note: 'kIOMasterPortDefault' has been explicitly marked deprecated here
const mach_port_t kIOMasterPortDefault
                  ^
2 warnings generated.
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/addon/librazermacos/src/lib/razeregpu_driver.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/addon/librazermacos/src/lib/razerheadphone_driver.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/addon/librazermacos/src/lib/razerkbd_driver.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/addon/librazermacos/src/lib/razerkraken_driver.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/addon/librazermacos/src/lib/razermouse_driver.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/addon/librazermacos/src/lib/razermousedock_driver.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/addon/librazermacos/src/lib/razermousemat_driver.o
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/addon.node
gyp info ok 
✨  Done in 45.34s.
yarn run v1.22.11
$ yarn compile && electron-builder
$ electron-webpack
10% [0] building 1/2 modules 1 active ...BobWhite/razer-macos/src/main/index.jsBrowserslist: caniuse-lite is outdated. Please run:
npx browserslist@latest --update-db

Why you should do it regularly:
https://github.com/browserslist/browserslist#browsers-data-updating
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  • electron-builder  version=22.13.1 os=21.4.0
  • loaded configuration  file=package.json ("build" field)
  • loaded parent configuration  file=/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/electron-webpack/out/electron-builder.js
  • author is missed in the package.json  appPackageFile=/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/package.json
  • writing effective config  file=dist/builder-effective-config.yaml
  • executing node-gyp rebuild  platform=darwin arch=x64
  • packaging       platform=darwin arch=x64 electron=11.5.0 appOutDir=dist/mac-universal--x64
  • executing node-gyp rebuild  platform=darwin arch=arm64
  • packaging       platform=darwin arch=arm64 electron=11.5.0 appOutDir=dist/mac-universal--arm64
  • packaging       platform=darwin arch=universal electron=11.5.0 appOutDir=dist/mac-universal
  • skipped macOS application code signing  reason=cannot find valid "Developer ID Application" identity or custom non-Apple code signing certificate, see https://electron.build/code-signing allIdentities=  1) 520AD08E81DC252F2B78D5A6CFEBA0B51459B91C "Apple Development: Robert White (XTG6TD8H49)" (CSSMERR_TP_NOT_TRUSTED)
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     5 identities found
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Skipping notarization: Authentication environment variables for notarization are missing. Either APPLE_ID and APPLE_ID_PASSWORD, or API_KEY_ID and API_KEY_ISSUER_ID must be defined.
  • building        target=DMG arch=universal file=dist/Razer macOS-0.4.8-test10-universal.dmg
  ⨯ Exit code: ENOENT. spawn /usr/bin/python ENOENT  failedTask=build stackTrace=Error: Exit code: ENOENT. spawn /usr/bin/python ENOENT
    at /Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/builder-util/src/util.ts:133:18
    at exithandler (node:child_process:404:5)
    at ChildProcess.errorhandler (node:child_process:416:5)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:394:28)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:288:12)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:480:16)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21)
error Command failed with exit code 1.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.

[dhobi]

Thanks for the log.

Seems like electron-builder -> dmg-builder is failing here.
The issue is reported here and already closed: electron-userland/electron-builder#6606

I guess all we have to do is to bump our electron-builder version to the latest version which will support both, python2 and python3.

Can you try this locally? I'm currently macless... ☹️

[WrathofthePast]

Thanks for the log.

Seems like electron-builder -> dmg-builder is failing here. The issue is reported here and already closed: electron-userland/electron-builder#6606

I guess all we have to do is to bump our electron-builder version to the latest version which will support both, python2 and python3.

Can you try this locally? I'm currently macless... ☹️

I updated the version of electron-builder in package.json, but I'm getting a new error now:

 • packaging       platform=darwin arch=universal electron=11.5.0 appOutDir=dist/mac-universal
  ⨯ Can't reconcile two non-macho files build/Makefile  failedTask=build stackTrace=Error: Can't reconcile two non-macho files build/Makefile
    at Object.exports.mergeASARs (/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/app-builder-lib/node_modules/@electron/universal/src/asar-utils.ts:151:13)
    at exports.makeUniversalApp (/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/app-builder-lib/node_modules/@electron/universal/src/index.ts:200:13)
    at runMicrotasks (<anonymous>)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
    at MacPackager.doPack (/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts:125:9)
    at MacPackager.pack (/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts:179:7)
    at Packager.doBuild (/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:441:9)
    at Object.executeFinally (/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/builder-util/src/promise.ts:12:14)
    at Packager._build (/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:376:31)
    at Packager.build (/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:337:12)
    at Object.executeFinally (/Users/BobWhite/razer-macos/node_modules/builder-util/src/promise.ts:12:14)
error Command failed with exit code 1.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
./dist/mac-universal/Razer macOS.app: No such file or directory

Does something need to be updated in yarn.lock or another file? Do other electron dependencies need to be updated? There's a lot of deprecation warnings (see the prior long) and electron v11 has been unsupported for a while now.

[dhobi]

Hmm from my (very little) understanding what's going on I'd say that electron/universal is not happy when trying to merge (reconcile) the two arm64 and x64 binaries into one universal dmg.

Could you update the "@electron/universal" dependency to the latest version and try again?

(To be sure you really have all the given deps installed in package.json you could delete the package.lock and the node_modules folder and install them again)

[WrathofthePast]

Hmm from my (very little) understanding what's going on I'd say that electron/universal is not happy when trying to merge (reconcile) the two arm64 and x64 binaries into one universal dmg.

Could you update the "@electron/universal" dependency to the latest version and try again?

(To be sure you really have all the given deps installed in package.json you could delete the package.lock and the node_modules folder and install them again)

I updated @electron/universal and made sure to delete the node_modules folder each time I bumped a dependency. However, for "package.lock," there isn't any file named that, but there are three files named "package-lock.json" in the iohook folder. Did you want me to delete those files?

I also updated electron-builder-notarize and node-forge dependencies but that was also to no avail. Do you think electron needs to be updated? Version 11 has been unsupported for a while now.

[1kc]

I just remember doing a blanket update for everything in the past and that broke the React frontend, so we do have to be selective. I will have a look into it also.

[WrathofthePast]

I just remember doing a blanket update for everything in the past and that broke the React frontend, so we do have to be selective. I will have a look into it also.

I think I figured it out:

1. Update @babel/preset-react from v7.9.4 to v7.14.5
2. @dhobi, was right: @electron/universal current version is required for the electron-builder update
3. Update electron-builder-notarize from v1.2.0 to v1.4.0
4. Even with the Item 3, running yarn check returned 1 error:
   error "electron-builder-notarize#electron-builder@>= 20.44.4" doesn't satisfy found match of "electron-builder@23.0.0-alpha.3"
   It appears that electron-builder v23.0.0 needs to be a full release instead of an alpha. In other words, it's waiting game to get, hopefully, the last piece of this issue solved.

Items 1-3 allowed me to package the x64 & arm64 apps, but it still failed to build and notarize the universal app due to the error in Item 4.

[WrathofthePast]

I think I figured it out:

1. Update @babel/preset-react from v7.9.4 to v7.14.5
2. @dhobi, was right: @electron/universal current version is required for the electron-builder update
3. Update electron-builder-notarize from v1.2.0 to v1.4.0
4. Even with the Item 3, running yarn check returned 1 error:
   error "electron-builder-notarize#electron-builder@>= 20.44.4" doesn't satisfy found match of "electron-builder@23.0.0-alpha.3"
   It appears that electron-builder v23.0.0 needs to be a full release instead of an alpha. In other words, it's waiting game to get, hopefully, the last piece of this issue solved.

Items 1-3 allowed me to package the x64 & arm64 apps, but it still failed to build and notarize the universal app due to the error in Item 4.

@dhobi, electron-builder v23.0.0 is now a full release, which fixed the error yarn check was reporting that would've caused notarizing to fail. However, the universal app packaging error is unchanged as it never got to the notarizing step.

I just remember doing a blanket update for everything in the past and that broke the React frontend, so we do have to be selective. I will have a look into it also.

@1kc, I tried updating every dependency and nothing broke the react frontend. However, updating webpack to v5.x.x or mini-css-extract-plugin to any newer version breaks electron-webpack as it's outdated from a lack of maintainers. There are no newer versions for websocket-extensions, native-ext-loader, or tinycolor2. iohook does not support electron v15.x.x and newer, so I only tried up to v14.x.x.

Any ideas? My thought is that this has something to do with electron-webpack after days of trial and error. The repo recommends moving to vite-electron-builder as a replacement. On the upside, it includes electron-builder and allows for the latest versions of electron.