Unable to ask sudo password on extension install in `pie install`

[macintoshplus]

When I run symfony pie install into a project folder, PIE ask me the extension I want to install but dont ask the sudo password.

Reproduce

To reproduce, you need dont have the RAR extension installed.

Put this content in composer.json into an empty directory:

{
    "require": {
        "ext-rar":"*"
    }
}

Now, run symfony pie install.

Result

# symfony pie install
🥧 PHP Installer for Extensions (PIE) 1.3.8, from The PHP Foundation
You are running PHP 8.3.30
Target PHP installation: 8.3.30 nts, on Linux/OSX/etc x86_64 (from /usr/bin/php8.3)
Checking extensions for your project __root__ (path: /home/dev/dev/perso/php/try_install_pie)
requires: ext-rar:* 🚫 Missing

The following packages may be suitable, which would you like to install: 
  [0] None
  [1] php-win-ext/rar: rar extension
 > 1
   > 🥧 PHP Installer for Extensions (PIE) 1.3.8, from The PHP Foundation

   > This command may need elevated privileges, and may prompt you for your password.

   > You are running PHP 8.3.30

   > Target PHP installation: 8.3.30 nts, on Linux/OSX/etc x86_64 (from /usr/bin/php8.3)

   > Found package: php-win-ext/rar:v4.2.1 which provides ext-rar

   > Extracted php-win-ext/rar:v4.2.1 source to: /home/dev/.config/pie/php8.3_621cd4a512bad963091e8e73ce8e4772/vendor/php-win-ext/rar

   > phpize complete.

   > Configure complete with options: --with-php-config=/home/dev/.symfony5/tmp/d6fcdeaoiq5dfu6b5bqg/bin/php-config

   > Build complete: /home/dev/.config/pie/php8.3_621cd4a512bad963091e8e73ce8e4772/vendor/php-win-ext/rar/modules/rar.so

   > 

   > In SudoRequiresInteractiveTerminal.php line 15:
                                                                               
  PIE needed to elevate privileges with /usr/bin/sudo, but you are running in  

   >    a non-interactive terminal, so prompting for a password is not possible.

[asgrim]

@macintoshplus Are you able reproduce the issue with just pie install?

[macintoshplus]

Yes, I have the same issue:

pie install
🥧 PHP Installer for Extensions (PIE) 1.3.8, from The PHP Foundation
You are running PHP 8.3.30
Target PHP installation: 8.3.30 nts, on Linux/OSX/etc x86_64 (from /usr/bin/php8.3)
Checking extensions for your project __root__ (path: /home/dev/dev/perso/php/try_install_pie)
requires: ext-rar:* 🚫 Missing

The following packages may be suitable, which would you like to install: 
  [0] None
  [1] php-win-ext/rar: rar extension
 > 1
   > 🥧 PHP Installer for Extensions (PIE) 1.3.8, from The PHP Foundation

   > This command may need elevated privileges, and may prompt you for your password.

   > You are running PHP 8.3.30

   > Target PHP installation: 8.3.30 nts, on Linux/OSX/etc x86_64 (from /usr/bin/php8.3)

   > Found package: php-win-ext/rar:v4.2.1 which provides ext-rar

   > Extracted php-win-ext/rar:v4.2.1 source to: /home/dev/.config/pie/php8.3_621cd4a512bad963091e8e73ce8e4772/vendor/php-win-ext/rar

   > phpize complete.

   > Configure complete with options: --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config

   > Build complete: /home/dev/.config/pie/php8.3_621cd4a512bad963091e8e73ce8e4772/vendor/php-win-ext/rar/modules/rar.so

   > 

   > In SudoRequiresInteractiveTerminal.php line 15:
                                                                               
  PIE needed to elevate privileges with /usr/bin/sudo, but you are running in  

   >    a non-interactive terminal, so prompting for a password is not possible.

[asgrim]

Hmm; just to be clear: you ARE running this in an interactive terminal, right? PIE uses the exact same technique as Composer to detect terminal interactivity, i.e.:

public static function isInteractive(): bool
{
    $stdin = defined('STDIN') ? STDIN : fopen('php://stdin', 'r');

    return ComposerPlatform::getEnv('COMPOSER_NO_INTERACTION') !== '1'
        && $stdin !== false
        && ComposerPlatform::isTty($stdin);
}

Can you check that COMPOSER_NO_INTERACTION env is not set. I cannot reproduce this as is, so I'm wondering what kind of terminal/setup you're using, as some quirk may be causing \Composer\Util\Platform::isTty call to return false (causing the error you're seeing).

[macintoshplus]

I use terminator on latest Ubuntu LTS or on latest Linux Mint. Same issue with the default terminal and Ghostty.
Pie can ask me the choice to select the package to install and I can answer.

[macintoshplus]

I have this behavior if I have used sudo before install an extension with PIE:

~/Dev/php/try_pie/ pie install php-win-ext/expect              
🥧 PHP Installer for Extensions (PIE) 1.3.8, from The PHP Foundation
This command may need elevated privileges, and may prompt you for your password.
You are running PHP 8.5.3
Target PHP installation: 8.5.3 nts, on Linux/OSX/etc x86_64 (from /usr/bin/php8.5)
Found package: php-win-ext/expect:0.4.1 which provides ext-expect
Extracted php-win-ext/expect:0.4.1 source to: /home/dev/.config/pie/php8.5_6196662ea494e76a7aab6ead04c3b45b/vendor/php-win-ext/expect
phpize complete.
Configure complete with options: --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config
Build complete: /home/dev/.config/pie/php8.5_6196662ea494e76a7aab6ead04c3b45b/vendor/php-win-ext/expect/modules/expect.so
Cannot write to /usr/lib/php/20250925, so using sudo to elevate privileges.
Install complete: /usr/lib/php/20250925/expect.so
✅ Extension is enabled and loaded in /usr/bin/php8.5
 ~/Dev/php/try_pie/ ls -l /usr/lib/php/20250925/expect.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 83400 févr. 27 12:04 /usr/lib/php/20250925/expect.so

[asgrim]

@macintoshplus thanks for the info - would you be able to you try the PHAR in the PR #519 at all please? The PHAR is in artifact on this page: https://github.com/php/pie/actions/runs/22492303910 - this should fix the issue!