libffi: use darwin.libffi on Darwin (#360920)

2025-01-04 20:35:26 +00:00
parent a44f4af0cc 67915acae1
commit 428a7015f4
1 changed files with 6 additions and 1 deletions
@@ -9647,7 +9647,12 @@ with pkgs;
    python = python3;
  };

-  libffi = callPackage ../development/libraries/libffi { };
+  # Use Apple’s fork of libffi by default, which provides APIs and trampoline functionality that is not yet
+  # merged upstream. This is needed by some packages (such as cffi).
+  #
+  # `libffiReal` is provided in case the upstream libffi package is needed on Darwin instead of the fork.
+  libffiReal = callPackage ../development/libraries/libffi { };
+  libffi = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then darwin.libffi else libffiReal;
  libffi_3_3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/libffi/3.3.nix { };
  libffiBoot = libffi.override {
    doCheck = false;