find: /usr/bin/echo: No such file or directory

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Since Nov 2, 2026.

  • #3406 by @AndreMiras — open

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pythonforandroid/recipe.py contains:

    def strip_object_files(self, arch, env, build_dir=None):
        if build_dir is None:
            build_dir = self.get_build_dir(arch.arch)
        with current_directory(build_dir):
            info('Stripping object files')
            shprint(sh.find, '.', '-iname', '*.so', '-exec',
                    '/usr/bin/echo', '{}', ';', _env=env)
            shprint(sh.find, '.', '-iname', '*.so', '-exec',
                    env['STRIP'].split(' ')[0], '--strip-unneeded',
                    # '/usr/bin/strip', '--strip-unneeded',
                    '{}', ';', _env=env)

But on macOS Big Sur, there is no /usr/bin/echo

% which echo
echo: shell built-in command

% ls -l /bin/echo /usr/bin/echo
ls: /usr/bin/echo: No such file or directory
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  120848 17 jan  2026 /bin/echo*

When building, this produces the error:

[INFO]:    Stripping object files
[DEBUG]:   -> running find . -iname *.so -exec /usr/bin/echo {} ;
[DEBUG]:   	find: /usr/bin/echo: No such file or directory
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