Symbol not found: _libpostal_address_parser_response_destroy on macos M1

[somesh636]

I am getting this error on macos M1 core and I have tried to compile the source code to regenerate the .so files. However, I am unable to resolve this issue. The detail of the error is as below.

from postal import _parser ImportError: dlopen(/Users/someshgupta/opt/anaconda3/envs/fd_analysis/lib/python3.6/site-packages/postal/_parser.cpython-36m-darwin.so, 2): Symbol not found: _libpostal_address_parser_response_destroy Referenced from: /Users/someshgupta/opt/anaconda3/envs/fd_analysis/lib/python3.6/site-packages/postal/_parser.cpython-36m-darwin.so Expected in: flat namespace in /Users/someshgupta/opt/anaconda3/envs/fd_analysis/lib/python3.6/site-packages/postal/_parser.cpython-36m-darwin.so

Is there a way to resolve this issue?

[rjurney]

+1

[lorenzodemiri]

Hi guys, have you found a way to solve this issue?

[JochenFromm]

In my case the only thing that helped on a new M1 MacBook was to switch from Python version 3.6 or 3.8 (which apparently do not work) to 3.9 or 3.10. See openvenues/libpostal#585

[proxhavasi]

+1

[JochenFromm]

I met the problem again on an M1 MacBook and this time it only helped to create an x68 environment. Otherwise nothing helped, even if the terminal is already in an i386 mode using Rosetta it is apparently not enough for newer Conda versions. Conda can create x86 environments on Mac Arm as described here

conda create -n my_x86_env -y
conda activate my_x86_env
conda config --env --set subdir osx-64
conda install python=3.11

[rjurney]

Have you built libpostal for OS X? I've found that make distclean and rebuilding with SSE off can help this kind of issue. Also, the new Senzing model works much better.

git clone https://github.com/openvenues/libpostal.git
cd libpostal
make distclean
./bootstrap.sh
# Disable SSE2 so it will work on Apple ARM processors (optional)
./configure –datadir=/tmp –disable-sse2 MODEL=senzing
make -j6
make install

[JochenFromm]

yes, but without the senzing model parameter and with -j4 instead of -j6

[rjurney]

Be sure to run make distclean before rebuilding.