Brew install openssl@3 - Reporting 'no bottle available'

[jessel33]

Output of brew config

% brew config  
HOMEBREW_VERSION: 6.0.20-73-g518895a
ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew
HEAD: 518895ab7be7407523990f86eb6a1a53eb35a72f
Last commit: 13 hours ago
Branch: main
Core tap: N/A
Core cask tap: N/A
HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /usr/local
Homebrew Ruby: 4.0.6 => /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/4.0.6/bin/ruby
CPU: octa-core 64-bit ivybridge
Clang: 17.0.0 build 1700
Git: 2.50.1 => /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/git
Curl: 8.7.1 => /usr/bin/curl
macOS: 15.7.9-x86_64
CLT: 26.3.0.0.1.1769666919
Xcode: N/A

Output of brew doctor

% brew doctor                               
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Warning: You have booted macOS using OpenCore Legacy Patcher.
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Description of issue

There are a few formulas that will not install like:

• httpsd
• curl
• Among others

Because of dependencies like openssl@3 and others failing with the error:

'no bottle available'

I attempted both:

• brew install --build-from-source openssl@3
• brew install openssl@3 --build-bottle

With no luck.

Any Suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

I saw from my searches that issues with older Apple products like mine, a MacPRO, were a lot of time just closed out and brushed off.
But I did see in the Homebrew Documentation:

https://docs.brew.sh/Support-Tiers#tier-2 clearly states ->

*_ Expected in or after September 2026:_ **

Intel x86_64:

• Tier 3: macOS Big Sur 11 through Tahoe 26
• Unsupported: macOS Catalina 10.15 and earlier

Expected in or after September 2027:

Apple Silicon:

• Tier 1: macOS 28, 27, Tahoe 26
• Tier 3: macOS Monterey 12 through Sequoia 15
• Unsupported: macOS Big Sur 11

Intel x86_64:

• Unsupported: all macOS versions

Sept 2026 -> just started!
WOW
You all could not wait to stop helping us lower prosperity individual out!

% brew install curl
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$HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1. Hide these hints with > > $HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS=1 (see man brew).
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==> Homebrew is run entirely by unpaid volunteers. Please consider donating:
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==> Auto-updated Homebrew!
Updated 1 tap (homebrew/cask).

==> Would install 1 formula:
curl
==> Would install 10 dependencies for curl:
brotli
libnghttp2
libnghttp3
openssl@3
libngtcp2
libpsl
libssh2
lz4
xz
zstd
==> Do you want to proceed with the installation? [y/n]
Error: openssl@3: no bottle available!
If you're feeling brave, you can try to install from source with:
brew install --build-from-source openssl@3

[SMillerDev]

Duplicate of https://github.com/orgs/Homebrew/discussions/7044

[MikeMcQuaid]

Apple have dropped Intel x86_64 support in macOS Golden Gate (27).
GitHub Actions are dropping macOS Intel x86_64 runners in 2027.
Homebrew is a non-profit project run entirely by volunteers, not employees.
If the biggest companies in the world cannot support macOS Intel x86_64 any longer, sadly neither can we.

We had planned on dropping this later in September but we were unable to resolve catastrophic issues with our Intel CI infrastructure causing all builds to take >=10x as long and delaying all other builds. As a result, we needed to turn it off earlier.

You will have better luck with MacPorts which supports older versions of macOS: https://www.macports.org

[jessel33]

Not every big company is moving away from supporting MacOS Intel x86_64 machines....

Visual Studio Code is available for macOS through a downloadable disk image. VS Code supports Intel-based Macs and Macs with Apple silicon.
8/26/2026 https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/mac

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq

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https://code.visualstudio.com/download?_exp_download=fb315fc982

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OpenAI just introduced their 'Download for Intel Mac' ->
"...OpenAI has quietly made its ChatGPT desktop app available on Intel-based Macs. Until now, the app was only available on Apple Silicon models, but the installer for the new x86 version is available on the ChatGPT download page, as first spotted by the Japanese website AAPL Ch. (via MacGeneration)..."

https://www.thurrott.com/a-i/340921/chatgpt-app-is-now-available-on-intel-based-macs

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https://chatgpt.com/download/

>

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Among others that still support even us OCLP MacOS Intel 86x_64s...

[MikeMcQuaid]

@jessel33 Doesn't matter. We don't have even a 1/1000th of the resources of either of those companies.

If you want to do the work to run a Homebrew fork or building bottles for Intel x86_64: literally nothing is stopping you doing that. You cannot compel others to do what you want.