Systemfonts installation demands x86_64 versions of libpng and freetype on arm64 MacOS

[kpagacz]

Here's the log from the installation:

> install.packages("systemfonts")

  There is a binary version available but the source version is
  later:
            binary source needs_compilation
systemfonts  1.0.5  1.1.0              TRUE

Do you want to install from sources the package which needs compilation? (
Yes/no/cancel) Yes
installing the source package ‘systemfonts’

trying URL 'https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/systemfonts_1.1.0.tar.
gz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 85584 bytes (83 KB)
==================================================
downloaded 83 KB

* installing *source* package ‘systemfonts’ ...
** package ‘systemfonts’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
** using staged installation
Found pkg-config cflags and libs!
Using PKG_CFLAGS=-I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/hom
ebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16
Using PKG_LIBS=-L/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/lib -L/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng
/lib -lfreetype -lbz2 -lpng16 -lz
** libs
rm -f systemfonts.so caches.o cpp11.o dev_metrics.o font_matching.o font_r
egistry.o ft_cache.o string_shape.o font_metrics.o font_fallback.o string_
metrics.o emoji.o cache_store.o init.o mac/FontManagerMac.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.f
ramework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/
freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Framewor
ks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/
include   -fPIC  -Wall -g -O2  -c caches.cpp -o caches.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.f
ramework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/
freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Framewor
ks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/
include   -fPIC  -Wall -g -O2  -c cpp11.cpp -o cpp11.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.f
ramework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/
freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Framewor
ks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/
include   -fPIC  -Wall -g -O2  -c dev_metrics.cpp -o dev_metrics.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.f
ramework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/
freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Framewor
ks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/
include   -fPIC  -Wall -g -O2  -c font_matching.cpp -o font_matching.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.f
ramework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/
freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Framewor
ks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/
include   -fPIC  -Wall -g -O2  -c font_registry.cpp -o font_registry.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.f
ramework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/
freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Framewor
ks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/
include   -fPIC  -Wall -g -O2  -c ft_cache.cpp -o ft_cache.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.f
ramework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/
freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Framewor
ks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/
include   -fPIC  -Wall -g -O2  -c string_shape.cpp -o string_shape.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.f
ramework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/
freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Framewor
ks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/
include   -fPIC  -Wall -g -O2  -c font_metrics.cpp -o font_metrics.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.f
ramework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/
freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Framewor
ks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/
include   -fPIC  -Wall -g -O2  -c font_fallback.cpp -o font_fallback.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.f
ramework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/
freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Framewor
ks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/
include   -fPIC  -Wall -g -O2  -c string_metrics.cpp -o string_metrics.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.f
ramework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/
freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Framewor
ks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/
include   -fPIC  -Wall -g -O2  -c emoji.cpp -o emoji.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.f
ramework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/
freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Framewor
ks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/
include   -fPIC  -Wall -g -O2  -c cache_store.cpp -o cache_store.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.f
ramework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/
freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Framewor
ks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/
include   -fPIC  -Wall -g -O2  -c init.cpp -o init.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Reso
urces/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/
opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framewor
k/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/usr/local/include  -fob
jc-arc -fPIC   -c mac/FontManagerMac.mm -o mac/FontManagerMac.o
clang++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -std=gnu++14 -dynamiclib -Wl,-headerpad
_max_install_names -undefined dynamic_lookup -single_module -multiply_defi
ned suppress -L/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/lib -L/usr/local/
lib -o systemfonts.so caches.o cpp11.o dev_metrics.o font_matching.o font_
registry.o ft_cache.o string_shape.o font_metrics.o font_fallback.o string
_metrics.o emoji.o cache_store.o init.o mac/FontManagerMac.o -L/opt/homebr
ew/opt/freetype/lib -L/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/lib -lfreetype -lbz2 -lpng1
6 -lz -framework CoreText -framework Foundation -F/Library/Frameworks/R.fr
amework/.. -framework R -Wl,-framework -Wl,CoreFoundation
ld: warning: -single_module is obsolete
ld: warning: -multiply_defined is obsolete
ld: warning: ignoring file '/opt/homebrew/Cellar/freetype/2.13.3/lib/libfr
eetype.6.dylib': found architecture 'arm64', required architecture 'x86_64
'
ld: warning: ignoring file '/opt/homebrew/Cellar/libpng/1.6.44/lib/libpng1
6.16.dylib': found architecture 'arm64', required architecture 'x86_64'
installing to /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/libra
ry/00LOCK-systemfonts/00new/systemfonts/libs
** R
** inst
** byte-compile and prepare package for lazy loading
** help
*** installing help indices
*** copying figures
** building package indices
** installing vignettes
** testing if installed package can be loaded from temporary location
Error: package or namespace load failed for ‘systemfonts’ in dyn.load(file
, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...):
 unable to load shared object '/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.
2/Resources/library/00LOCK-systemfonts/00new/systemfonts/libs/systemfonts.
so':
  dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library/00
LOCK-systemfonts/00new/systemfonts/libs/systemfonts.so, 0x0006): symbol no
t found in flat namespace '_FT_Activate_Size'
Error: loading failed
Execution halted
ERROR: loading failed
* removing ‘/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/library
/systemfonts’
* restoring previous ‘/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resourc
es/library/systemfonts’

The downloaded source packages are in
        ‘/private/var/folders/fw/dgshw82960d70m14w_tx_c7h0000gn/T/RtmpCiHs
ic/downloaded_packages’
Warning message:
In install.packages("systemfonts") :
  installation of package ‘systemfonts’ had non-zero exit status

The relevant part is here:

ld: warning: ignoring file '/opt/homebrew/Cellar/freetype/2.13.3/lib/libfr
eetype.6.dylib': found architecture 'arm64', required architecture 'x86_64
'
ld: warning: ignoring file '/opt/homebrew/Cellar/libpng/1.6.44/lib/libpng1
6.16.dylib': found architecture 'arm64', required architecture 'x86_64'
installing to /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.2/Resources/libra
ry/00LOCK-systemfonts/00new/systemfonts/libs

My libpng and freetype dynamic libraries are in fact compiled for arm:

kpagacz@konrads-mbp-2 ~/j/teal-modules-clinical-jnj> file /opt/homebrew/Cellar/libpng/1.6.44/lib/libpng16.16.dylib                                                                                                        127 feature/jgqo23_add_jnj_sorting_2?
/opt/homebrew/Cellar/libpng/1.6.44/lib/libpng16.16.dylib: Mach-O 64-bit dynamically linked shared library arm64
kpagacz@konrads-mbp-2 ~/j/teal-modules-clinical-jnj> file /opt/homebrew/Cellar/freetype/2.13.3/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib                                                                                                        feature/jgqo23_add_jnj_sorting_2?
/opt/homebrew/Cellar/freetype/2.13.3/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib: Mach-O 64-bit dynamically linked shared library arm64

For some reason the linker expects these libraries to be compiled for x86_64...