Can not build Tribler on Apple Silicon (M1)

[drew2a]

macOS: 13.0.1 (22A400)
Chip: Apple M1

➜ pip install libtorrent==1.2.15

ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement libtorrent==1.2.15 (from versions: none)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for libtorrent==1.2.15

arvidn/libtorrent#7131

➜ pip install PyQt5==5.15.1

...
ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1:
...
        Complete output (29 lines):
        Traceback (most recent call last):
          File "<path>/_in_process.py", line 143, in prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
            hook = backend.prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
        AttributeError: module 'sipbuild.api' has no attribute 'prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel' 

[Solomon1732]

I can confirm for Fedora 37 too. I was about to open a bug report before I saw this one is already open.

Describe the bug
When I run pip3 install --upgrade -r tribler/requirements.txt, it fails with the following error:

ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement libtorrent==1.2.15 (from versions: none)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for libtorrent==1.2.15

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open the terminal in /home/[user]
2. Run sudo dnf install python3-devel python3-pip git
3. Run git clone https://github.com/tribler/tribler
4. Run pip3 install --upgrade -r tribler/requirements.txt
5. See error

Expected behavior
Pip installs successfully and without errors.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: [Fedora 37]
• Tribler's version [main branch]

Additional context
I am trying to set up a development environment as per these instructions.

[Solomon1732]

On further thought, something else came to my mind. This bug prevents me from setting up a testing environment on a local machine. Since I can't fulfil the requirements (and basic ones at that), I can't locally test Tribler. To test any PR I make in any way I'm forced to use this project's PR system.

[InvictusRMC]

@Solomon1732 I got Tribler working on M1 with a local workaround, see also #7448

[Solomon1732]

I should have specified before: I have this problem in Fedora 37 on Intel 😅. I'll try to see if it also shows up in Fedora 38 (also Intel).

[InvictusRMC]

I should have specified before: I have this problem in Fedora 37 on Intel 😅. I'll try to see if it also shows up in Fedora 38 (also Intel).

Are you running 3.11? Because this was also the Apple Silicone issue.

[Solomon1732]

I checked and yes, it's the problem. It also holds true for Fedora 38. Mind you, I'm using them in close to vanilla form. I didn't change the python version manually.

[Solomon1732]

I forgot to mention, it's a problem also on Intel CPUs. It's not limited to M1s

[drew2a]

I unassign myself from this issue as I no longer have access to an M1.