Description
rules_pkg RPM builds started failing on macOS (Apple Silicon) after upgrading to macOS 15.4.1 and continues to fail on macOS Sequoia (15.5). Reinstalling bazelisk and rpm through brew didn't help. The issue seems to be related to symbolic link handling and affects builds using pkg_rpm.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Use macOS 15.4.1+ (Apple Silicon).
- Clone the rules_pkg repo.
- Remove
examples/from .bazelignore. - Modify the architecture in the example target here:
--- a/examples/rpm/nospecfile/BUILD
+++ b/examples/rpm/nospecfile/BUILD
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
srcs = [
":rpm_files",
],
- architecture = "x86_64",
+ architecture = "aarch64",
- Run:
bazel build examples/rpm/nospecfile:test-rpm
Observed Error:
cp: examples/rpm/nospecfile/BUILD: No such file or directory
Suspected Cause:
After the macOS upgrade, it appears symbolic link resolution by Bazel may have changed or broken in this context.
Proposed Fix:
Using an absolute path or adjusting the working directory before the cp command resolves the issue temporarily.
--- a/pkg/rpm_pfg.bzl
+++ b/pkg/rpm_pfg.bzl
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@
_INSTALL_FILE_STANZA_FMT = """
install -d "%{{buildroot}}/$(dirname '{1}')"
-cp '{0}' '%{{buildroot}}/{1}'
+cd %{{buildroot}}/.. && cp 'BUILD/{0}' '%{{buildroot}}/{1}'
chmod +w '%{{buildroot}}/{1}'
""".strip()
_INSTALL_FILE_STANZA_FMT_FEDORA40_DEBUGINFO = """
install -d "%{{buildroot}}/$(dirname '{1}')"
-cp '../{0}' '%{{buildroot}}/{1}'
+cd %{{buildroot}}/.. && cp 'BUILD/{0}' '%{{buildroot}}/{1}'
chmod +w '%{{buildroot}}/{1}'
""".strip()
While this workaround avoids the immediate error, the build still fails in later stages.
Request:
Please help investigate and suggest a proper fix for symbolic file handling under macOS 15.4+ with Apple chips.