# Fail to build USD on MacOS

**URL:** <https://forum.aousd.org/t/fail-to-build-usd-on-macos/1463>\
**Category:** USD\
**Tags:** python, cpp\
**Created:** [April 19, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/fail-to-build-usd-on-macos/1463 "2024-04-19T03:30:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![GreatWhite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@GreatWhite](https://forum.aousd.org/u/GreatWhite)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/fail-to-build-usd-on-macos/1463/1 "2024-04-19T03:30:51Z")

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Hi exports,

I built USD 24.03 on a M1 Mac with Python 3.9.16, it failed when “installing USD”. The Python is installed by Conda. Could you give some advice?  
The log.txt is attached.  
[3.9.16log3.txt](https://forum.aousd.org/uploads/short-url/rCKQQFg5JpRZGpGjDHZoZjwJCZu.txt) (185.7 KB)

CMake version: 3.29  
MacOS version: Ventura 13.5  
XCode version: 15.2  
Build command:  
python3 USD/build\_scripts/build\_usd.py   
–build-target universal  
–build-args TBB,extra\_inc=big\_iron.inc   
–python   
–no-imaging   
–no-examples   
–no-tutorials   
–no-usdview   
–build-monolithic   
USDPython

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![GreatWhite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@GreatWhite](https://forum.aousd.org/u/GreatWhite)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/fail-to-build-usd-on-macos/1463/2 "2024-04-19T08:24:20Z")

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I used the python from official installer, the building succeeded.