a different CXX compiler might be randomly chosen on `macos-*`
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Description
Describe the bug
On the same unmodified workflow a different CXX compiler is chosen.
This appears to happen extremely rarely. It is the first time I have ever encountered this.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Add a step with a CMake build
Expected behavior
The same compiler is chosen all of the time.
Runner Version and Platform
2.328.0 - macos-15
What's not working?
A different CXX compiler is chosen.
Job Log Output
https://github.com/danmar/simplecpp/actions/runs/17610432219/job/50030955686
-- The CXX compiler identification is AppleClang 17.0.0.17000013
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/clang++ - skipped
https://github.com/danmar/simplecpp/actions/runs/17609753077/job/50028719042
-- The CXX compiler identification is AppleClang 17.0.0.17000013
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/clang++ - skipped
Using the latter causes the following unexpected compiler warning:
error: include location '/usr/local/include' is unsafe for cross-compilation [-Werror,-Wpoison-system-directories]
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Research direction
Start with the two linked job logs and compare compiler resolution during the CMake step on macos-15, using the reported runner version 2.328.0 as context. Determine why the same workflow selects /usr/bin/clang++ in one run and the Xcode toolchain clang++ in another; done means the compiler selection is consistent and the reported cross-compilation warning is no longer triggered.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cmake, cpp, github-actions, macos
- Domain
- build-system, ci-cd, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100