Re-implement SDK discovery instead of using xcrun

Author: madsmtm

compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/messages.ftl

@@ -2,7 +2,65 @@ codegen_ssa_L4Bender_exporting_symbols_unimplemented = exporting symbols not imp
 
 codegen_ssa_add_native_library = failed to add native library {$library_path}: {$error}
 
-codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_sdk_path = failed to get {$sdk_name} SDK path: {$error}
+codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_failed_reading =
+    failed reading `{$path}` while looking for SDK root: {$error}
+
+codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_missing =
+    failed finding SDK for platform `{$sdk_name}`. It looks like you have not installed Xcode?
+
+    { $sdk_name ->
+        [MacOSX] You should install Xcode via the App Store, or run `xcode-select --install` to install the Command Line Tools if you only intend on developing for macOS.
+        *[other] You should install Xcode via the App Store.
+    }
+
+codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_missing_commandline_tools =
+    failed finding SDK at `{$sdkroot}` in Command Line Tools installation.
+
+    { $sdk_name ->
+        [MacOSX] Perhaps you need to reinstall it with `xcode-select --install`?
+       *[other] When compiling for iOS, tvOS, visionOS or watchOS, you will need a full installation of Xcode.
+    }
+
+codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_missing_cross_compile_non_macos =
+    failed finding Apple SDK with name `{$sdk_name}`.
+
+    The SDK is needed by the linker to know where to find symbols in system libraries and for embedding the SDK version in the final object file.
+
+    The SDK can be downloaded and extracted from https://developer.apple.com/download/all/?q=xcode (requires an Apple ID).
+
+    The full Xcode bundle should contain the SDK in `Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/{$sdk_name}.platform/Developer/SDKs/{$sdk_name}.sdk`{ $sdk_name ->
+        [MacOSX] , but downloading just the Command Line Tools for Xcode should also be sufficient to obtain the macOS SDK.
+       *[other] .
+    }
+
+    You will then need to tell `rustc` about it using the `SDKROOT` environment variables.
+
+    Furthermore, you might need to install a linker capable of linking Mach-O files, or at least ensure that `rustc` is configured to use the bundled `lld`.
+
+    { $sdk_name ->
+        [MacOSX] {""}
+       *[other] Beware that cross-compilation to iOS, tvOS, visionOS or watchOS is generally ill supported on non-macOS hosts.
+    }
+
+codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_missing_developer_dir =
+    failed finding SDK inside active developer directory `{$dir}` set by the DEVELOPER_DIR environment variable. Looked in:
+    - `{$sdkroot}`
+    - `{$sdkroot_bare}`
+
+codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_missing_xcode =
+    failed finding SDK at `{$sdkroot}` in Xcode installation.
+
+    { $sdk_name ->
+        [MacOSX] {""}
+       *[other] Perhaps you need a newer version of Xcode?
+    }
+
+codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_missing_xcode_select =
+    failed finding SDK inside active developer directory `{$dir}` set by `xcode-select`. Looked in:
+    - `{$sdkroot}`
+    - `{$sdkroot_bare}`
+
+    Consider using `sudo xcode-select --switch path/to/Xcode.app` or `sudo xcode-select --reset` to select a valid path.
 
 codegen_ssa_archive_build_failure = failed to build archive at `{$path}`: {$error}
 

compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/apple.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
+use std::fs;
+use std::io::ErrorKind;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
 use rustc_target::spec::Target;
 
+use crate::errors::AppleSdkError;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests;
+
 pub fn sdk_name(target: &Target) -> &'static str {
     match (&*target.os, &*target.abi) {
         ("ios", "") => "iPhoneOS",
@@ -16,3 +25,132 @@ pub fn sdk_name(target: &Target) -> &'static str {
         (os, abi) => unreachable!("invalid os '{os}' / abi '{abi}' combination for Apple target"),
     }
 }
+
+// TOCTOU is not _really_ an issue with our use of `try_exists` in here, we mostly use it for
+// diagnostics, and these directories are global state that the user can change anytime anyhow in
+// ways that are going to interfere much more with the compilation process.
+fn try_exists(path: &Path) -> Result<bool, AppleSdkError> {
+    path.try_exists().map_err(|error| AppleSdkError::FailedReading { path: path.to_owned(), error })
+}
+
+/// Get the SDK path for an SDK under `/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools`.
+fn sdk_root_in_sdks_dir(sdks_dir: impl Into<PathBuf>, sdk_name: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    let mut path = sdks_dir.into();
+    path.push("SDKs");
+    path.push(sdk_name);
+    path.set_extension("sdk");
+    path
+}
+
+/// Get the SDK path for an SDK under `/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer`.
+fn sdk_root_in_developer_dir(developer_dir: impl Into<PathBuf>, sdk_name: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    let mut path = developer_dir.into();
+    path.push("Platforms");
+    path.push(sdk_name);
+    path.set_extension("platform");
+    path.push("Developer");
+    path.push("SDKs");
+    path.push(sdk_name);
+    path.set_extension("sdk");
+    path
+}
+
+/// Find a SDK root from the user's environment for the given SDK name.
+///
+/// We do this by searching (purely by names in the filesystem, without reading SDKSettings.json)
+/// for a matching SDK in the following places:
+/// - `DEVELOPER_DIR`
+/// - `/var/db/xcode_select_link`
+/// - `/Applications/Xcode.app`
+/// - `/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools`
+///
+/// This does roughly the same thing as `xcrun -sdk $sdk_name -show-sdk-path` (see `man xcrun` for
+/// a few details on the search algorithm).
+///
+/// The reason why we implement this logic ourselves is:
+/// - Reading these directly is faster than spawning a new process.
+/// - `xcrun` can be fairly slow to start up after a reboot.
+/// - In the future, we will be able to integrate this better with the compiler's change tracking
+///   mechanisms, allowing rebuilds when the involved env vars and paths here change. See #118204.
+/// - It's easier for us to emit better error messages.
+///
+/// Though a downside is that `xcrun` might be expanded in the future to check more places, and then
+/// `rustc` would have to be changed to keep up. Furthermore, `xcrun`'s exact algorithm is
+/// undocumented, so it might be doing more things than we do here.
+pub(crate) fn find_sdk_root(sdk_name: &'static str) -> Result<PathBuf, AppleSdkError> {
+    // Only try this if the host OS is macOS.
+    if !cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+        return Err(AppleSdkError::MissingCrossCompileNonMacOS { sdk_name });
+    }
+
+    // NOTE: We could consider walking upwards in `SDKROOT` assuming Xcode directory structure, but
+    // that isn't what `xcrun` does, and might still not yield the desired result (e.g. if using an
+    // old SDK to compile for an old ARM iOS arch, we don't want `rustc` to pick a macOS SDK from
+    // the old Xcode).
+
+    // Try reading from `DEVELOPER_DIR`.
+    if let Some(dir) = std::env::var_os("DEVELOPER_DIR") {
+        let dir = PathBuf::from(dir);
+        let sdkroot = sdk_root_in_developer_dir(&dir, sdk_name);
+
+        if try_exists(&sdkroot)? {
+            return Ok(sdkroot);
+        } else {
+            let sdkroot_bare = sdk_root_in_sdks_dir(&dir, sdk_name);
+            if try_exists(&sdkroot_bare)? {
+                return Ok(sdkroot_bare);
+            } else {
+                return Err(AppleSdkError::MissingDeveloperDir { dir, sdkroot, sdkroot_bare });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Next, try to read the link that `xcode-select` sets.
+    //
+    // FIXME(madsmtm): Support cases where `/var/db/xcode_select_link` contains a relative path?
+    let path = Path::new("/var/db/xcode_select_link");
+    match fs::read_link(path) {
+        Ok(dir) => {
+            let sdkroot = sdk_root_in_developer_dir(&dir, sdk_name);
+            if try_exists(&sdkroot)? {
+                return Ok(sdkroot);
+            } else {
+                let sdkroot_bare = sdk_root_in_sdks_dir(&dir, sdk_name);
+                if try_exists(&sdkroot_bare)? {
+                    return Ok(sdkroot_bare);
+                } else {
+                    return Err(AppleSdkError::MissingXcodeSelect { dir, sdkroot, sdkroot_bare });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Err(err) if err.kind() == ErrorKind::NotFound => {
+            // Intentionally ignore not found errors, if `xcode-select --reset` is called the
+            // link will not exist.
+        }
+        Err(error) => return Err(AppleSdkError::FailedReading { path: path.into(), error }),
+    }
+
+    // Next, fall back to reading from `/Applications/Xcode.app`.
+    let dir = Path::new("/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer");
+    if try_exists(dir)? {
+        let sdkroot = sdk_root_in_developer_dir(dir, sdk_name);
+        if try_exists(&sdkroot)? {
+            return Ok(sdkroot);
+        } else {
+            return Err(AppleSdkError::MissingXcode { sdkroot, sdk_name });
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Finally, fall back to reading from `/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools`.
+    let dir = Path::new("/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools");
+    if try_exists(dir)? {
+        let sdkroot = sdk_root_in_sdks_dir(dir, sdk_name);
+        if try_exists(&sdkroot)? {
+            return Ok(sdkroot);
+        } else {
+            return Err(AppleSdkError::MissingCommandlineTools { sdkroot, sdk_name });
+        }
+    }
+
+    Err(AppleSdkError::Missing { sdk_name })
+}

compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/apple/tests.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+use std::io;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use super::find_sdk_root;
+
+fn find_sdk_root_xcrun(sdk_name: &str) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
+    let output = Command::new("xcrun")
+        .arg("-sdk")
+        .arg(sdk_name.to_lowercase())
+        .arg("-show-sdk-path")
+        .output()?;
+    if output.status.success() {
+        // FIXME(madsmtm): If using this for real, we should not error on non-UTF-8 paths.
+        let output = std::str::from_utf8(&output.stdout).unwrap();
+        Ok(PathBuf::from(output.trim()))
+    } else {
+        let error = String::from_utf8(output.stderr);
+        let error = format!("process exit with error: {}", error.unwrap());
+        Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, error))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Ensure that our `find_sdk_root` matches `xcrun`'s behaviour.
+///
+/// `xcrun` is quite slow the first time it's run after a reboot, so this test may take some time.
+#[test]
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_os = "macos"), ignore = "xcrun is only available on macOS")]
+fn test_find_sdk_root() {
+    let sdks = [
+        "MacOSX",
+        "AppleTVOS",
+        "AppleTVSimulator",
+        "iPhoneOS",
+        "iPhoneSimulator",
+        "WatchOS",
+        "WatchSimulator",
+        "XROS",
+        "XRSimulator",
+    ];
+    for sdk_name in sdks {
+        if let Ok(expected) = find_sdk_root_xcrun(sdk_name) {
+            // `xcrun` prefers `MacOSX14.0.sdk` over `MacOSX.sdk`, so let's compare canonical paths.
+            let expected = std::fs::canonicalize(expected).unwrap();
+            let actual = find_sdk_root(sdk_name).unwrap();
+            let actual = std::fs::canonicalize(actual).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(expected, actual);
+        } else {
+            // The macOS SDK must always be findable in Rust's CI.
+            //
+            // The other SDKs are allowed to not be found in the current developer directory when
+            // running this test.
+            if sdk_name == "MacOSX" {
+                panic!("Could not find macOS SDK with `xcrun -sdk macosx -show-sdk-path`");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs

@@ -3156,26 +3156,26 @@ fn add_apple_sdk(cmd: &mut dyn Linker, sess: &Session, flavor: LinkerFlavor) ->
             // This is admittedly a bit strange, as on most targets
             // `-isysroot` only applies to include header files, but on Apple
             // targets this also applies to libraries and frameworks.
-            cmd.cc_args(&["-isysroot", &sdk_root]);
+            cmd.cc_arg("-isysroot");
+            cmd.cc_arg(&sdk_root);
         }
         LinkerFlavor::Darwin(Cc::No, _) => {
-            cmd.link_args(&["-syslibroot", &sdk_root]);
+            cmd.link_arg("-syslibroot");
+            cmd.link_arg(&sdk_root);
         }
         _ => unreachable!(),
     }
 
-    Some(sdk_root.into())
+    Some(sdk_root)
 }
 
-fn get_apple_sdk_root(sdk_name: &str) -> Result<String, errors::AppleSdkRootError<'_>> {
+fn get_apple_sdk_root(sdk_name: &'static str) -> Result<PathBuf, errors::AppleSdkError> {
     // Following what clang does
     // (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/blob/
     // 296a80102a9b72c3eda80558fb78a3ed8849b341/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Darwin.cpp#L1661-L1678)
-    // to allow the SDK path to be set. (For clang, xcrun sets
-    // SDKROOT; for rustc, the user or build system can set it, or we
-    // can fall back to checking for xcrun on PATH.)
+    // to allow the SDK path to be set.
     if let Ok(sdkroot) = env::var("SDKROOT") {
-        let p = Path::new(&sdkroot);
+        let p = PathBuf::from(&sdkroot);
         match &*sdk_name.to_lowercase() {
             // Ignore `SDKROOT` if it's clearly set for the wrong platform.
             "appletvos"
@@ -3204,29 +3204,11 @@ fn get_apple_sdk_root(sdk_name: &str) -> Result<String, errors::AppleSdkRootErro
                 if sdkroot.contains("XROS.platform") || sdkroot.contains("MacOSX.platform") => {}
             // Ignore `SDKROOT` if it's not a valid path.
             _ if !p.is_absolute() || p == Path::new("/") || !p.exists() => {}
-            _ => return Ok(sdkroot),
+            _ => return Ok(p),
         }
     }
 
-    let res = Command::new("xcrun")
-        .arg("--show-sdk-path")
-        .arg("-sdk")
-        .arg(sdk_name.to_lowercase())
-        .output()
-        .and_then(|output| {
-            if output.status.success() {
-                Ok(String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap())
-            } else {
-                let error = String::from_utf8(output.stderr);
-                let error = format!("process exit with error: {}", error.unwrap());
-                Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, &error[..]))
-            }
-        });
-
-    match res {
-        Ok(output) => Ok(output.trim().to_string()),
-        Err(error) => Err(errors::AppleSdkRootError::SdkPath { sdk_name, error }),
-    }
+    apple::find_sdk_root(sdk_name)
 }
 
 /// When using the linker flavors opting in to `lld`, add the necessary paths and arguments to

compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/errors.rs

@@ -532,10 +532,28 @@ pub enum ExtractBundledLibsError<'a> {
     ExtractSection { rlib: &'a Path, error: Box<dyn std::error::Error> },
 }
 
-#[derive(Diagnostic)]
-pub(crate) enum AppleSdkRootError<'a> {
-    #[diag(codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_sdk_path)]
-    SdkPath { sdk_name: &'a str, error: Error },
+#[derive(Diagnostic, Debug)]
+pub(crate) enum AppleSdkError {
+    #[diag(codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_failed_reading)]
+    FailedReading { path: PathBuf, error: std::io::Error },
+
+    #[diag(codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_missing)]
+    Missing { sdk_name: &'static str },
+
+    #[diag(codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_missing_commandline_tools)]
+    MissingCommandlineTools { sdkroot: PathBuf, sdk_name: &'static str },
+
+    #[diag(codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_missing_cross_compile_non_macos)]
+    MissingCrossCompileNonMacOS { sdk_name: &'static str },
+
+    #[diag(codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_missing_developer_dir)]
+    MissingDeveloperDir { dir: PathBuf, sdkroot: PathBuf, sdkroot_bare: PathBuf },
+
+    #[diag(codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_missing_xcode)]
+    MissingXcode { sdkroot: PathBuf, sdk_name: &'static str },
+
+    #[diag(codegen_ssa_apple_sdk_error_missing_xcode_select)]
+    MissingXcodeSelect { dir: PathBuf, sdkroot: PathBuf, sdkroot_bare: PathBuf },
 }
 
 #[derive(Diagnostic)]

src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support/apple-darwin.md

@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ Xcode or the macOS SDK (`MacOSX.sdk`) to be available to compile C code and
 to link.
 
 The path to the SDK can be passed to `rustc` using the common `SDKROOT`
-environment variable.
+environment variable, or will be inferred when compiling on host macOS using
+roughly the same logic as `xcrun -sdk macosx -show-sdk-path`.

src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support/apple-ios-macabi.md

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ These targets are cross-compiled, and require the corresponding macOS SDK
 iOS-specific headers, as provided by Xcode 11 or higher.
 
 The path to the SDK can be passed to `rustc` using the common `SDKROOT`
-environment variable.
+environment variable, or will be inferred when compiling on host macOS using
+roughly the same logic as `xcrun -sdk macosx -show-sdk-path`.
 
 ### OS version