Unable to install any python versions with pyenv in MacOS 11-12: "checking for the platform triplet based on compiler characteristics... darwin", "internal configure error for the platform triplet" #2143
Description
Description
- Platform information (e.g. Ubuntu Linux 16.04): Mac OS (Big Sur version 11.6)
- pyenv version: 2.2.0
- Python version: Currently Python=2.7 and Python3=3.9 (Attempting to install 3.6)
I installed pyenv using homebrew. Every step along the way looked correct, however when I run
pyenv install 3.6.6
I get the following error
python-build: use openssl from homebrew
python-build: use readline from homebrew
Downloading Python-3.6.6.tar.xz...
-> https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.6/Python-3.6.6.tar.xz
Installing Python-3.6.6...
python-build: use tcl-tk from homebrew
python-build: use readline from homebrew
python-build: use zlib from xcode sdk
BUILD FAILED (OS X 11.6 using python-build 2.2.0-5-g54889eb8)
Inspect or clean up the working tree at /var/folders/77/93y4tp5x557ff0h_3f76bh5c0000gn/T/python-build.20211103152847.87140
Results logged to /var/folders/77/93y4tp5x557ff0h_3f76bh5c0000gn/T/python-build.20211103152847.87140.log
Last 10 log lines:
checking for --with-cxx-main=<compiler>... no
checking for clang++... no
configure:
By default, distutils will build C++ extension modules with "clang++".
If this is not intended, then set CXX on the configure command line.
checking for the platform triplet based on compiler characteristics... darwin
configure: error: internal configure error for the platform triplet, please file a bug report
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling and continue to receive this error. Please assist.