Try installing the older sdk in our old macos cran jobs.

Author: jonkeane

dev/tasks/r/github.macos.cran.yml

@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@
 
 jobs:
   macos-cran:
-    name: "macOS similar to CRAN"
+    name: "macOS {{ '${{ matrix.config }}' }}"
     runs-on: macOS-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        config: ["cran-m1", "cran-release"]
 
     steps:
       {{ macros.github_checkout_arrow()|indent }}
@@ -58,7 +60,25 @@ jobs:
           extra-packages: |
             any::rcmdcheck
             any::sys
-      - name: Install
+      - name: Install MacOSX 11.3 SDK
+        if: matrix.config == 'cran-release'
+        run: |
+          curl -fsSL https://github.com/phracker/MacOSX-SDKs/releases/download/11.3/MacOSX11.3.sdk.tar.xz -o /tmp/MacOSX11.3.sdk.tar.xz
+          sudo tar -xf /tmp/MacOSX11.3.sdk.tar.xz -C /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/
+          echo "Installed MacOSX11.3.sdk to /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/"
+          ls -la /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/
+      - name: Install (cran-release)
+        if: matrix.config == 'cran-release'
+        env:
+          _R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_: false
+          SDKROOT: '/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX11.3.sdk'
+          NOT_CRAN: false
+        run: |
+          sccache --start-server || echo 'sccache not found'
+          cd arrow/r
+          R CMD INSTALL . --install-tests
+      - name: Install (cran-m1)
+        if: matrix.config == 'cran-m1'
         env:
           _R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_: false
           CXX: "clang++ -mmacos-version-min=14.6"
@@ -80,170 +100,3 @@ jobs:
           name: test-output
           path: arrow-tests/testthat.Rout*
         if: always()
-
-  
-  # R-universe style build and check (macOS only)
-  # Adapted from https://github.com/r-universe-org/workflows/blob/v3/.github/workflows/build.yml
-  r-universe-source:
-    name: "R-universe: Build source package"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 90
-    outputs:
-      sourcepkg: {{ "${{ steps.build.outputs.sourcepkg }}" }}
-      package: {{ "${{ steps.build.outputs.package }}" }}
-      version: {{ "${{ steps.build.outputs.version }}" }}
-    steps:
-      {{ macros.github_checkout_arrow()|indent }}
-
-      - name: Setup R
-        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
-        with:
-          use-public-rspm: true
-
-      - name: Build source package
-        id: build
-        run: |
-          cd arrow/r
-          PACKAGE=$(grep '^Package:' DESCRIPTION | cut -d' ' -f2)
-          VERSION=$(grep '^Version:' DESCRIPTION | cut -d' ' -f2)
-          echo "package=${PACKAGE}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          # sync-cpp copies C++ source, NOTICE.txt, LICENSE.txt, .env into tools/
-          make clean
-          make sync-cpp
-          R CMD build .
-          SOURCEPKG="${PACKAGE}_${VERSION}.tar.gz"
-          echo "sourcepkg=${SOURCEPKG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Upload source package
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: package-source
-          path: arrow/r/{{ "${{ steps.build.outputs.sourcepkg }}" }}
-
-  r-universe-macos:
-    needs: [r-universe-source]
-    if: {{ "${{ !cancelled() && needs.r-universe-source.outputs.sourcepkg }}" }}
-    runs-on: macos-{{ "${{ matrix.arch == 'x86_64' && '15-intel' || '15' }}" }}
-    timeout-minutes: 120
-    name: "R-universe: R-{{ "${{ matrix.r }}" }} macOS ${{ "${{ matrix.arch }}" }}"
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        r: [ 'devel', 'release' ]
-        arch: [ 'x86_64', 'arm64' ]
-    steps:
-      # r-universe actions internally download 'package-source' artifact
-
-      - name: "Prepare macOS system"
-        timeout-minutes: 10
-        uses: r-universe-org/actions/macos-prep@v11
-        with:
-          version: {{ "${{ matrix.r }}" }}
-          fortran: 'true'
-
-      - name: Install R-{{ "${{ matrix.r }}" }} for macOS
-        timeout-minutes: 10
-        uses: r-universe-org/actions/setup-r@v11
-        id: install-r
-        with:
-          r-version: {{ "${{ matrix.r }}" }}
-
-      - name: Install ICU for boost_locale
-        run: |
-          # Download and install ICU from R macOS recipes
-          # ICU is needed for bundled Boost's locale component
-          ARCH=$(uname -m)
-          if [ "$ARCH" = "arm64" ]; then
-            # Try darwin23 first (macOS 14+), then darwin20 (macOS 11+)
-            ICU_URL="https://mac.r-project.org/bin/darwin23/arm64/icu-71.1-darwin.23-arm64.tar.xz"
-            FALLBACK_URL="https://mac.r-project.org/bin/darwin20/arm64/icu-71.1-darwin.20-arm64.tar.xz"
-          else
-            # x86_64 only available on darwin20
-            ICU_URL="https://mac.r-project.org/bin/darwin20/x86_64/icu-71.1-darwin.20-x86_64.tar.xz"
-            FALLBACK_URL=""
-          fi
-          echo "Downloading ICU from: $ICU_URL"
-          curl -fsSL "$ICU_URL" -o /tmp/icu.tar.xz || {
-            if [ -n "$FALLBACK_URL" ]; then
-              echo "Failed, trying fallback: $FALLBACK_URL"
-              curl -fsSL "$FALLBACK_URL" -o /tmp/icu.tar.xz
-            else
-              echo "ICU download failed and no fallback available"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-          }
-          sudo tar -xf /tmp/icu.tar.xz -C /
-          echo "ICU installed. Checking for headers:"
-          ls -la /opt/R/${ARCH}/include/unicode/ | head -10 || echo "Headers not in /opt/R/${ARCH}/include/unicode/"
-          # Verify ucnv.h specifically exists
-          if [ -f "/opt/R/${ARCH}/include/unicode/ucnv.h" ]; then
-            echo "✓ Found ucnv.h at /opt/R/${ARCH}/include/unicode/ucnv.h"
-          else
-            echo "✗ ucnv.h NOT found - listing what we have:"
-            find /opt/R/${ARCH} -name "*.h" -path "*unicode*" 2>/dev/null | head -20
-          fi
-
-      - name: "Get dependencies"
-        id: deps
-        uses: r-universe-org/actions/macos-deps@v11
-        timeout-minutes: 60
-        env:
-          GITHUB_PAT: {{ "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" }}
-        with:
-          sourcepkg: {{ "${{ needs.r-universe-source.outputs.sourcepkg }}" }}
-
-      - name: Install MacOSX 11.3 SDK
-        run: |
-          curl -fsSL https://github.com/phracker/MacOSX-SDKs/releases/download/11.3/MacOSX11.3.sdk.tar.xz -o /tmp/MacOSX11.3.sdk.tar.xz
-          sudo tar -xf /tmp/MacOSX11.3.sdk.tar.xz -C /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/
-          echo "Installed MacOSX11.3.sdk to /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/"
-          ls -la /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/
-
-      - name: Patch r-universe check.Renviron to build from source
-        run: |
-          # Build Arrow C++ from source instead of downloading binaries
-          # Find the check.Renviron file in the downloaded actions
-          RENVIRON_FILE=$(find /Users/runner/work -name "check.Renviron" -path "*r-universe-org*" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-          echo "Found check.Renviron at: $RENVIRON_FILE"
-          sed -i '' 's/LIBARROW_BINARY=true/LIBARROW_BINARY=false/g' "$RENVIRON_FILE"
-          # Add ICU_ROOT to cmake flags so Boost finds our ICU instead of Xcode's incomplete SDK ICU
-          ARCH=$(uname -m)
-          echo "EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS=-DICU_ROOT=/opt/R/${ARCH}" >> "$RENVIRON_FILE"
-          # Use MacOSX 11.3 SDK to match older CRAN build environment
-          echo "SDKROOT=/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX11.3.sdk" >> "$RENVIRON_FILE"
-          echo "Patched contents:"
-          cat "$RENVIRON_FILE"
-
-      - name: Build package "{{ "${{ needs.r-universe-source.outputs.package }}" }}"
-        uses: r-universe-org/actions/macos-build@v11
-        timeout-minutes: 90
-        env:
-          GITHUB_PAT: {{ "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" }}
-        with:
-          sourcepkg: {{ "${{ needs.r-universe-source.outputs.sourcepkg }}" }}
-
-      - name: "R CMD check"
-        uses: r-universe-org/actions/macos-check@v11
-        id: check
-        timeout-minutes: 60
-        env:
-          GITHUB_PAT: {{ "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" }}
-        with:
-          sourcepkg: {{ "${{ needs.r-universe-source.outputs.sourcepkg }}" }}
-
-      - name: "Store binaries"
-        id: artifact
-        uses: r-universe-org/actions/store-package@v11
-        if: {{ "${{ always() && steps.check.outputs.binarypkg }}" }}
-        with:
-          name: package-macos-{{ "${{ matrix.r }}" }}-{{ "${{ matrix.arch }}" }}
-          JOB_STATUS: {{ "${{ job.status }}" }}
-          DISTRO: macos
-          FILE: {{ "${{ steps.check.outputs.binarypkg }}" }}
-          CHECKSTATUS: {{ "${{ steps.check.outputs.checkstatus }}" }}
-          TARGET: macos
-
-      - name: "Summary: macos-${{ "${{ matrix.r }}" }}-${{ "${{ matrix.arch }}" }}: ${{ "${{ steps.deps.outputs.rversion }}" }}: ${{ "${{ steps.check.outputs.checkstatus || 'FAIL' }}" }}"
-        run: echo "Artifact URL ${{ "${{ steps.artifact.outputs.artifact-url }}" }}"
-        if: always()