libffi recipe build hangs during configuration

[randdvorak]

Versions

• Python : 3.111.4
• MacOS version : Ventura 13.6.3 (2013 Mac Pro 6,1 OCLP patched)
• XCode Version : 15.2
• Cython version : 0.29.36

Describe the bug
running python3 toolchain.py build python3 Kivy hangs upon building libffi during configuration.

To Reproduce
from master branch:
python3 toolchain.py build python3 Kivy

Expected behavior
libffi congfigure runs normally

Logs

from configuration log:
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by libffi configure 3.4.4, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71.  Invocation command line was

  $ ../configure -host x86_64-apple-darwin13

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = Rands-Mac-Pro-38.lan
uname -m = x86_64
uname -r = 22.6.0
uname -s = Darwin
uname -v = Darwin Kernel Version 22.6.0: Tue Nov  7 21:48:06 PST 2023; root:xnu-8796.141.3.702.9~2/RELEASE_X86_64

/usr/bin/uname -p = i386
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo      = Mach kernel version:
         Darwin Kernel Version 22.6.0: Tue Nov  7 21:48:06 PST 2023; root:xnu-8796.141.3.702.9~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel configured for up to 12 processors.
6 processors are physically available.
12 processors are logically available.
Processor type: i486 (Intel 80486)
Processors active: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Primary memory available: 128.00 gigabytes
Default processor set: 781 tasks, 2834 threads, 12 processors
Load average: 23.42, Mach factor: 0.51
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /usr/gnu/bin/
PATH: /usr/local/bin/
PATH: /bin/
PATH: /usr/bin/
PATH: ./


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:3073: looking for aux files: ltmain.sh compile missing install-sh config.guess config.sub
configure:3086:  trying ../
configure:3115:   ../ltmain.sh found
configure:3115:   ../compile found
configure:3115:   ../missing found
configure:3097:   ../install-sh found
configure:3115:   ../config.guess found
configure:3115:   ../config.sub found
configure:3236: checking build system type
configure:3251: result: x86_64-apple-darwin22.6.0
configure:3271: checking host system type
configure:3285: result: x86_64-apple-darwin13
configure:3305: checking target system type
configure:3319: result: x86_64-apple-darwin13
configure:3417: checking for gsed
configure:3453: result: sed
configure:3482: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:3555: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:3566: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:3621: result: yes
configure:3673: checking for x86_64-apple-darwin13-strip
configure:3708: result: no
configure:3718: checking for strip
configure:3739: found /usr/bin/strip
configure:3750: result: strip
configure:3776: checking for a race-free mkdir -p
configure:3820: result: ../install-sh -c -d
configure:3827: checking for gawk
configure:3862: result: no
configure:3827: checking for mawk
configure:3862: result: no
configure:3827: checking for nawk
configure:3862: result: no
configure:3827: checking for awk
configure:3848: found /usr/bin/awk
configure:3859: result: awk
configure:3870: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:3893: result: yes
configure:3923: checking whether make supports nested variables
configure:3941: result: yes
configure:4105: checking for x86_64-apple-darwin13-gcc
configure:4137: result: xcrun -sdk iphonesimulator clang -target x86_64-apple-ios-simulator
configure:4535: checking for C compiler version
configure:4544: xcrun -sdk iphonesimulator clang -target x86_64-apple-ios-simulator --version >&5
Apple clang version 15.0.0 (clang-1500.1.0.2.5)
Target: x86_64-apple-ios-simulator
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin
configure:4555: $? = 0
configure:4544: xcrun -sdk iphonesimulator clang -target x86_64-apple-ios-simulator -v >&5
Apple clang version 15.0.0 (clang-1500.1.0.2.5)
Target: x86_64-apple-ios-simulator
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin
configure:4555: $? = 0
configure:4544: xcrun -sdk iphonesimulator clang -target x86_64-apple-ios-simulator -V >&5
clang: error: argument to '-V' is missing (expected 1 value)
clang: error: no input files
configure:4555: $? = 1
configure:4544: xcrun -sdk iphonesimulator clang -target x86_64-apple-ios-simulator -qversion >&5
clang: error: unknown argument '-qversion'; did you mean '--version'?
clang: error: no input files
configure:4555: $? = 1
configure:4544: xcrun -sdk iphonesimulator clang -target x86_64-apple-ios-simulator -version >&5
clang: error: unknown argument '-version'; did you mean '--version'?
clang: error: no input files
configure:4555: $? = 1
configure:4575: checking whether the C compiler works
configure:4597: xcrun -sdk iphonesimulator clang -target x86_64-apple-ios-simulator -miphoneos-version-min=9.0 -fembed-bitcode   conftest.c  >&5
configure:4601: $? = 0
configure:4651: result: yes
configure:4654: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:4656: result: a.out
configure:4662: checking for suffix of executables
configure:4669: xcrun -sdk iphonesimulator clang -target x86_64-apple-ios-simulator -o conftest -miphoneos-version-min=9.0 -fembed-bitcode   conftest.c  >&5
configure:4673: $? = 0
configure:4696: result: 
configure:4718: checking whether we are cross compiling
configure:4726: xcrun -sdk iphonesimulator clang -target x86_64-apple-ios-simulator -o conftest -miphoneos-version-min=9.0 -fembed-bitcode   conftest.c  >&5
configure:4730: $? = 0
configure:4737: ./conftest
dyld[47347]: DYLD_ROOT_PATH not set for simulator program

Additional context
I don't know if my particular setup is causing the problem, but I tried downgrading libffi version with the same results. openSSlL builds normally

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