Build Failure Due to Deprecated `pipes` Module in `ninja` for distros with python version >=v3.13

[natimerry]

Build Failure Due to Deprecated pipes Module in ninja

Issue

The version of ninja used by the build system relies on the pipes module, which has been deprecated and removed in Python 3.13. As a result, builds fail on systems using Python 3.13, such as Arch Linux and Fedora 41 (from

Workaround

1. Downgrade to Python 3.12
2. Use a virtual environment with an older Python version (e.g., Python 3.12).
   • Personally used uv

[mszabo-wikia]

This should be fixed now.