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Apple silicon releases think it's universal and require rosetta upon installation

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Description

Maybe this is part of the munki-pkg logic itself, but when trying to install the current pre-releases, a popup occurs asking to install Rosetta on Apple Silicon macs.

The python.app shows support for Intel and Apple Silicon macs, which is likely because we consume the python.app, even though we do not install universally compatible python3 libraries.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the release packaging and munki-pkg logic for the current pre-releases, then inspect how python.app architecture support and the installed Python 3 libraries are represented. Reproduce installation on an Apple Silicon Mac and identify why Rosetta is requested. Done means the release installs without an unexpected Rosetta prompt while preserving the intended architecture support.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system, operating-systems, release
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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