BUG: invalid permissions to run system_fonts()

[jamesjiadazhan]

r$> devtools::install_github('r-lib/systemfonts')
Downloading GitHub repo r-lib/systemfonts@HEAD
── R CMD build ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
✔  checking for file ‘/private/var/folders/r7/g81tj9ds70bdmgdbnp49ddn80000gn/T/RtmpnCujBE/remotes42da6d209055/r-lib-systemfonts-757a0c1/DESCRIPTION’ ...
─  preparing ‘systemfonts’:
✔  checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ...
─  cleaning src
─  running ‘cleanup’
─  checking for LF line-endings in source and make files and shell scripts
─  checking for empty or unneeded directories
─  looking to see if a ‘data/datalist’ file should be added
─  building ‘systemfonts_1.0.5.9000.tar.gz’
   
* installing *source* package ‘systemfonts’ ...
** using staged installation
Found pkg-config cflags and libs!
Using PKG_CFLAGS=-I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16
Using PKG_LIBS=-L/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/lib -L/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/lib -lfreetype -lbz2 -lpng16 -lz
** libs
using C++ compiler: ‘Apple clang version 14.0.3 (clang-1403.0.22.14.1)’
using SDK: ‘MacOSX13.3.sdk’
rm -f systemfonts.so caches.o cpp11.o dev_metrics.o font_matching.o font_registry.o ft_cache.o string_shape.o font_metrics.o font_fallback.o string_metrics.o emoji.o cache_store.o init.o mac/FontManagerMac.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include    -fPIC  -falign-functions=64 -Wall -g -O2  -c caches.cpp -o caches.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include    -fPIC  -falign-functions=64 -Wall -g -O2  -c cpp11.cpp -o cpp11.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include    -fPIC  -falign-functions=64 -Wall -g -O2  -c dev_metrics.cpp -o dev_metrics.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include    -fPIC  -falign-functions=64 -Wall -g -O2  -c font_matching.cpp -o font_matching.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include    -fPIC  -falign-functions=64 -Wall -g -O2  -c font_registry.cpp -o font_registry.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include    -fPIC  -falign-functions=64 -Wall -g -O2  -c ft_cache.cpp -o ft_cache.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include    -fPIC  -falign-functions=64 -Wall -g -O2  -c string_shape.cpp -o string_shape.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include    -fPIC  -falign-functions=64 -Wall -g -O2  -c font_metrics.cpp -o font_metrics.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include    -fPIC  -falign-functions=64 -Wall -g -O2  -c font_fallback.cpp -o font_fallback.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include    -fPIC  -falign-functions=64 -Wall -g -O2  -c string_metrics.cpp -o string_metrics.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include    -fPIC  -falign-functions=64 -Wall -g -O2  -c emoji.cpp -o emoji.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include    -fPIC  -falign-functions=64 -Wall -g -O2  -c cache_store.cpp -o cache_store.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include    -fPIC  -falign-functions=64 -Wall -g -O2  -c init.cpp -o init.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -I"/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/include" -DNDEBUG -I/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/include/freetype2 -I/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/include/libpng16 -I'/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/cpp11/include' -I/opt/R/arm64/include   -fobjc-arc -fPIC   -c mac/FontManagerMac.mm -o mac/FontManagerMac.o
clang++ -arch arm64 -std=gnu++17 -dynamiclib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -undefined dynamic_lookup -L/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/lib -L/opt/R/arm64/lib -o systemfonts.so caches.o cpp11.o dev_metrics.o font_matching.o font_registry.o ft_cache.o string_shape.o font_metrics.o font_fallback.o string_metrics.o emoji.o cache_store.o init.o mac/FontManagerMac.o -L/opt/homebrew/opt/freetype/lib -L/opt/homebrew/opt/libpng/lib -lfreetype -lbz2 -lpng16 -lz -framework CoreText -framework Foundation -F/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/.. -framework R -Wl,-framework -Wl,CoreFoundation
installing to /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/library/00LOCK-systemfonts/00new/systemfonts/libs
** R
** inst
** byte-compile and prepare package for lazy loading
** help
*** installing help indices
** building package indices
** installing vignettes
** testing if installed package can be loaded from temporary location
** checking absolute paths in shared objects and dynamic libraries
** testing if installed package can be loaded from final location
** testing if installed package keeps a record of temporary installation path
* DONE (systemfonts)

r$> library(systemfonts)
    system_fonts()

 *** caught segfault ***
address 0x0, cause 'invalid permissions'

Traceback:
 1: system_fonts_c()
 2: system_fonts()

Possible actions:
1: abort (with core dump, if enabled)
2: normal R exit
3: exit R without saving workspace
4: exit R saving workspace

r$> sessionInfo()
R version 4.3.2 (2023-10-31)
Platform: aarch64-apple-darwin20 (64-bit)
Running under: macOS Ventura 13.3.1

Matrix products: default
BLAS: /System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/vecLib.framework/Versions/A/libBLAS.dylib
LAPACK: /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.3-arm64/Resources/lib/libRlapack.dylib; LAPACK version 3.11.0

locale:
[1] en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8

time zone: America/New_York
tzcode source: internal

attached base packages:
[1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base

other attached packages:
[1] systemfonts_1.0.5.9000

loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
[1] compiler_4.3.2 cli_3.6.2 jsonlite_1.8.8 rlang_1.1.3

[jamesjiadazhan]

I am using icloud on Mac studio:

Model Name: Mac Studio
Chip: Apple M1 Ultra
Total Number of Cores: 20 (16 performance and 4 efficiency)
Memory: 64 GB

[thomasp85]

What do you mean with using iCloud? Are you compiling it in the cloud somehow?

I cannot reproduce this, nor have any other reported such a grave issue, so something weird with your system must exist (I believe). Do you get the same issue with the binary on CRAN?

[jamesjiadazhan]

Sorry. This was resolved after my mac system update. I guessed it was a bug from Apple at that moment.