In https://github.com/python/devguide/issues/453#issuecomment-460848565, I understand that Ned wishes to update the macOS build docs prior to linking to them from the dev guide.

All I know is that for 3.7 and 3.8 (3.6 is different), I have this little helper script to build against Homebrew libraries.

#!/bin/sh

export CPPFLAGS="-I$(brew --prefix sqlite3)/include -I$(brew --prefix zlib)/include"
export LDFLAGS="-L$(brew --prefix sqlite3)/lib -L$(brew --prefix zlib)/lib"
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/pkgconfig"

./configure

I also have a script that does something very similar (https://github.com/jaraco/jaraco.develop/blob/master/jaraco/develop/macos-build-python.py), invoked with `python -m jaraco.develop.macos-build-python` (or `pip-run -m jaraco.develop -- -m jaraco.develop.macos-build-python` if you don't have it installed).

Hello,

I tried to configure my installation according your instructions

Her's step I follow
export CPPFLAGS="-I$(brew --prefix sqlite3)/include -I$(brew --prefix zlib)/include"export LDFLAGS="-L$(brew --prefix sqlite3)/lib -L$(brew --prefix zlib)/lib"
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/pkgconfig"
python3.10 pip-run -m jaraco.develop -- -m jaraco.develop.macos-build-python
/opt/homebrew/Cellar/python@3.10/3.10.2/bin/python3.10: can't open file ' .../cpytonpip-run': [Errno 2] No such file or directory


in the cpython directory :
run commands

export CPPFLAGS="-I$(brew --prefix sqlite3)/include -I$(brew --prefix zlib)/include"
export LDFLAGS="-L$(brew --prefix sqlite3)/lib -L$(brew --prefix zlib)/lib
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/pkgconfig"
./configure -with-pydebug --with-tcltk-includes="-I/Library/Frameworks/Tcl.framework/Headers -I/Library/Frameworks/Tk.framework/Headers" --with-tcltk-libs="/Library/Frameworks/Tcl.framework/Tcl /Library/Frameworks/Tk.framework/Tk" --enable-optimizations
make clean
make -j8


gcc -L/opt/homebrew/opt/zlib/lib -L/opt/homebrew/opt/zlib/lib -fno-semantic-interposition -fprofile-instr-generate -Wl,-stack_size,1000000  -framework CoreFoundation -o python.exe Programs/python.o libpython3.10d.a -ldl   -framework CoreFoundation    
gcc -L/opt/homebrew/opt/zlib/lib -L/opt/homebrew/opt/zlib/lib -fno-semantic-interposition -fprofile-instr-generate -Wl,-stack_size,1000000  -framework CoreFoundation -o Programs/_testembed Programs/_testembed.o libpython3.10d.a -ldl   -framework CoreFoundation    
Undefined symbols for architecture arm64:
  "_libintl_bindtextdomain", referenced from:
Undefined symbols for architecture arm64:
  "_libintl_bindtextdomain", referenced from:
      __locale_bindtextdomain_impl in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
      __locale_bindtextdomain_impl in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
  "_libintl_dcgettext", referenced from:
  "_libintl_dcgettext", referenced from:
      __locale_dcgettext_impl in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
      __locale_dcgettext_impl in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
  "_libintl_dgettext", referenced from:
  "_libintl_dgettext", referenced from:
      __locale_dgettext_impl in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
      __locale_dgettext_impl in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
  "_libintl_gettext", referenced from:
  "_libintl_gettext", referenced from:
      __locale_gettext_impl in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
      __locale_gettext_impl in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
  "_libintl_setlocale", referenced from:
  "_libintl_setlocale", referenced from:
      __locale_setlocale_impl in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
      _locale_decode_monetary in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
      __locale_setlocale_impl in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
      _locale_decode_monetary in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
  "_libintl_textdomain", referenced from:
  "_libintl_textdomain", referenced from:
      __locale_textdomain_impl in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
      __locale_textdomain_impl in libpython3.10d.a(_localemodule.o)
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture arm64
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture arm64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make[3]: *** [Programs/_testembed] Error 1
make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[3]: *** [python.exe] Error 1
make[2]: *** [build_all_generate_profile] Error 2
make[1]: *** [profile-gen-stamp] Error 2
make: *** [profile-run-stamp] Error 2


could you help me please to fixe this issus

Best regards

Battant