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pip3 install pygit2 fails on ppc64le and s390x platform

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Reproduce pip3.12 install pygit2 on SLES15SP6 for ppc64le and s390x, starting with the reported build output where gcc is invoked. The work is done when installation succeeds on those platforms without the reported build failure.

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Description

OS: sles15sp6

install python3.12 on the system
pip3.12 install pygit2 hits issue below:

   # pip3.12 install pygit2
      copying pygit2/decl/callbacks.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/checkout.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/clone.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/commit.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/common.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/config.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/describe.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/diff.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/errors.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/graph.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/index.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/indexer.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/merge.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/net.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/oid.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/pack.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/proxy.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/refspec.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/remote.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/repository.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/revert.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/stash.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/strarray.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/submodule.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/transport.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      copying pygit2/decl/types.h -> build/lib.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2/decl
      running build_ext
      generating cffi module 'build/temp.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/pygit2._libgit2.c'
      creating build/temp.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312
      building 'pygit2._pygit2' extension
      creating build/temp.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/tmp
      creating build/temp.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/tmp/pip-install-binfj26r
      creating build/temp.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/tmp/pip-install-binfj26r/pygit2_c11b9988d87a49aaa211b635a46f7506
      creating build/temp.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/tmp/pip-install-binfj26r/pygit2_c11b9988d87a49aaa211b635a46f7506/src
      gcc -fno-strict-overflow -Wsign-compare -DNDEBUG -fmessage-length=0 -grecord-gcc-switches -O2 -Wall -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fstack-protector-strong -funwind-tables -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fstack-clash-protection -g -DOPENSSL_LOAD_CONF -fwrapv -fno-semantic-interposition -fmessage-length=0 -grecord-gcc-switches -O2 -Wall -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fstack-protector-strong -funwind-tables -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fstack-clash-protection -g -IVendor/ -fmessage-length=0 -grecord-gcc-switches -O2 -Wall -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fstack-protector-strong -funwind-tables -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fstack-clash-protection -g -IVendor/ -fPIC -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include/python3.12 -c /tmp/pip-install-binfj26r/pygit2_c11b9988d87a49aaa211b635a46f7506/src/blob.c -o build/temp.linux-ppc64le-cpython-312/tmp/pip-install-binfj26r/pygit2_c11b9988d87a49aaa211b635a46f7506/src/blob.o
      error: command 'gcc' failed: No such file or directory
      [end of output]
  
  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
  ERROR: Failed building wheel for pygit2
�[?25hFailed to build pygit2
ERROR: Could not build wheels for pygit2, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects

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The installation can pass without any issue
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