[CI] pkg-config fails to install on ARM macos14 jobs

[raulcd]

Describe the bug, including details regarding any error messages, version, and platform.

Some CI jobs:

• Python / ARM64 macOS 14 Python 3
• C++ / ARM64 macOS 14 C++

have started failing to install pkg-config via brew:

 Installing pkg-config
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/pkgconf/manifests/2.3.0_1
==> Fetching pkgconf
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/pkgconf/blobs/sha256:5f83615f295e78e593c767d84f3eddf61bfb0b849a1e6a5ea343506b30b2c620
==> Pouring pkgconf--2.3.0_1.arm64_sonoma.bottle.tar.gz
Error: The `brew link` step did not complete successfully
The formula built, but is not symlinked into /opt/homebrew
Could not symlink bin/pkg-config
Target /opt/homebrew/bin/pkg-config
is a symlink belonging to [email protected]. You can unlink it:
  brew unlink [email protected]

To force the link and overwrite all conflicting files:
  brew link --overwrite pkgconf

To list all files that would be deleted:
  brew link --overwrite pkgconf --dry-run

Possible conflicting files are:
/opt/homebrew/bin/pkg-config -> /opt/homebrew/Cellar/[email protected]/0.29.2_3/bin/pkg-config
/opt/homebrew/share/aclocal/pkg.m4 -> /opt/homebrew/Cellar/[email protected]/0.29.2_3/share/aclocal/pkg.m4
/opt/homebrew/share/man/man1/pkg-config.1 -> /opt/homebrew/Cellar/[email protected]/0.29.2_3/share/man/man1/pkg-config.1
==> Summary
🍺  /opt/homebrew/Cellar/pkgconf/2.3.0_1: 27 files, 474KB
Installing pkg-config has failed!

This seems to have been removed on brew, for pkgconf:

• pkgconf: drop-in replacement for pkg-config Homebrew/homebrew-core#194885

Component(s)

Continuous Integration

[kou]

Issue resolved by pull request 44798
#44798