Running 'pip install --upgrade setuptools' with 'sudo' on macOS, fixing

#122
pypa · Jan 30, 2019 · d79ca07 · d79ca07
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diff --git a/cibuildwheel/macos.py b/cibuildwheel/macos.py
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ def call(args, env=None, cwd=None, shell=False):
         # install pip & wheel
         call(['python', get_pip_script, '--no-setuptools', '--no-wheel'], env=env)
         call(['pip', '--version'], env=env)
-        call(['pip', 'install', '--upgrade', 'setuptools'], env=env)
+        # sudo required, because the removal of the old version of setuptools might cause problems with newer pip versions (see issue #122)
+        call(['sudo', 'pip', 'install', '--upgrade', 'setuptools'], env=env)
         call(['pip', 'install', 'wheel'], env=env)
         call(['pip', 'install', 'delocate'], env=env)