Default source install instructions shows scary errors and seems to fail...

[iislucas]

(MacBook Pro M1 2021. MacOS-14.4 + Docker - 4.28.0 (139021))

Following: https://github.com/pair-code/lit?tab=readme-ov-file#install-from-source

(using venv)

$ python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
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ERROR: Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py", line 180, in exc_logging_wrapper
    status = run_func(*args)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py", line 248, in wrapper
    return func(self, options, args)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/install.py", line 377, in run
    requirement_set = resolver.resolve(
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/resolver.py", line 92, in resolve
    result = self._result = resolver.resolve(
                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/resolvelib/resolvers.py", line 546, in resolve
    state = resolution.resolve(requirements, max_rounds=max_rounds)
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/resolvelib/resolvers.py", line 397, in resolve
    self._add_to_criteria(self.state.criteria, r, parent=None)
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/resolvelib/resolvers.py", line 173, in _add_to_criteria
    if not criterion.candidates:
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/resolvelib/structs.py", line 156, in __bool__
    return bool(self._sequence)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/found_candidates.py", line 155, in __bool__
    return any(self)
           ^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/found_candidates.py", line 143, in <genexpr>
    return (c for c in iterator if id(c) not in self._incompatible_ids)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/found_candidates.py", line 47, in _iter_built
    candidate = func()
                ^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/factory.py", line 206, in _make_candidate_from_link
    self._link_candidate_cache[link] = LinkCandidate(
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/candidates.py", line 293, in __init__
    super().__init__(
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/candidates.py", line 156, in __init__
    self.dist = self._prepare()
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/candidates.py", line 225, in _prepare
    dist = self._prepare_distribution()
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/candidates.py", line 304, in _prepare_distribution
    return preparer.prepare_linked_requirement(self._ireq, parallel_builds=True)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/operations/prepare.py", line 538, in prepare_linked_requirement
    return self._prepare_linked_requirement(req, parallel_builds)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/operations/prepare.py", line 653, in _prepare_linked_requirement
    dist = _get_prepared_distribution(
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/operations/prepare.py", line 69, in _get_prepared_distribution
    abstract_dist.prepare_distribution_metadata(
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/distributions/sdist.py", line 48, in prepare_distribution_metadata
    self._install_build_reqs(finder)
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/distributions/sdist.py", line 118, in _install_build_reqs
    build_reqs = self._get_build_requires_wheel()
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/distributions/sdist.py", line 95, in _get_build_requires_wheel
    return backend.get_requires_for_build_wheel()
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/utils/misc.py", line 697, in get_requires_for_build_wheel
    return super().get_requires_for_build_wheel(config_settings=cs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_impl.py", line 166, in get_requires_for_build_wheel
    return self._call_hook('get_requires_for_build_wheel', {
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_impl.py", line 321, in _call_hook
    raise BackendUnavailable(data.get('traceback', ''))
pip._vendor.pyproject_hooks._impl.BackendUnavailable: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/ldixon/code/lit/lit/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 77, in _build_backend
    obj = import_module(mod_path)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py", line 90, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1310, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 994, in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "/private/var/folders/jw/fn8nkzrd3zbf7qccf4kq90nr003zq5/T/pip-build-env-uug8d1_4/overlay/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 10, in <module>
    import distutils.core
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'

[RyanMullins]

@iislucas I think that the dependency changes in #1364 will address the Apple Silicon incompatibilities, but I still need to verify that.