[BUG] Fastfetch fails to build through MacPorts on MacOS Ventura

[anarchyrain]

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Description

I am trying to install Fastfetch through MacPorts on MacOS Ventura, and it consistently fails to build. All the dependencies downloaded and installed fine, but Fastfetch itself fails each time.

Terminal output, from most recent attempt to install:

--->  Upgrading already installed dependencies of fastfetch
--->  Computing dependencies for fastfetch
--->  Fetching archive for fastfetch
Attempting to fetch https://packages.macports.org/fastfetch/fastfetch-2.67.0_0.darwin_22.x86_64.tbz2
Attempting to fetch https://bos.us.packages.macports.org/fastfetch/fastfetch-2.67.0_0.darwin_22.x86_64.tbz2
Attempting to fetch http://mirror.fcix.net/macports/packages/fastfetch/fastfetch-2.67.0_0.darwin_22.x86_64.tbz2
--->  Archive not available for fastfetch, building locally
--->  Fetching distfiles for fastfetch
--->  Verifying checksums for fastfetch
--->  Extracting fastfetch
--->  Configuring fastfetch
--->  Building fastfetch                                 
Error: Failed to build fastfetch: command execution failed
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_sysutils_fastfetch/fastfetch/main.log for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe there
is a bug.
Error: Processing of port fastfetch failed

When I looked at the log (attached), I saw a lot of errors around an undeclared identifier nullptr and requiring a named parameter toward the end before it bailed out. I'm unsure if this is in Fastfetch itself or if it's an issue specific to Macs/MacPorts/etc.

I will admit, my troubleshooting ended after cleaning the bad install, reinstalling Xcode and MacPorts, rebooting, and trying it all again. I don't know anything about troubleshooting on Macs. If you need more info or have a troubleshooting step for me to take, I will do my best :)

main.log

Version used

Latest

Bug prevalence

Always

Regression

Not sure

Installation

Package manager

Package manager

MacPorts / port

Screenshots

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Configuration

System information

From "Hardware Overview":

  Model Name:	MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier:	MacBookPro13,3
  Processor Name:	Quad-Core Intel Core i7
  Processor Speed:	2.6 GHz
  Number of Processors:	1
  Total Number of Cores:	4
  L2 Cache (per Core):	256 KB
  L3 Cache:	6 MB
  Hyper-Threading Technology:	Enabled
  Memory:	16 GB
  System Firmware Version:	529.120.1.0.0
  OS Loader Version:	577.140.2~30
  SMC Version (system):	2.38f12
  Serial Number (system):	C02SP19RGTDY
  Hardware UUID:	569A4610-4E66-543D-842B-E770A4AA2265
  Provisioning UDID:	569A4610-4E66-543D-842B-E770A4AA2265

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OS: MacOS Ventura 13.7.8 (patched with opencore)
Computer: 2016 Macbook Pro 15" (A1707)

If you need more information, please let me know and I'll try to find it for you!

Features built-in

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[CarterLi]

Fastfetch has migrated to C23 syntax. To build fastfetch on old systems, you have to upgrade your compiler first. Try install the newest llvm and use CC=/path/to/newest/clang cmake

[anarchyrain]

Thank you! Apologies for the delayed response, I wanted to make sure everything built before confirming this solved it.

I was able to install Clang and LLVM 23 (+ the other dependencies) through Homebrew, but Fastfetch simply hangs at some point (I assume because Ventura isn't actually supported by Homebrew - left it for around 2 hours with no progress). I was able to clone and manually build the repo after updating Clang and LLVM, though, so goal achieved! Thank you for your help!