Updated the GitHub Actions workflow to:

  - Skip cp38-macosx_arm64 builds to avoid OpenMP cross-compilation issues
  - Remove Python 3.8 from macOS-14 test matrix to maintain consistency

Author: bnbailey-psl

.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml

@@ -141,8 +141,9 @@ jobs:
         # Build for Python 3.8+ on all platforms
         CIBW_BUILD: cp38-* cp39-* cp310-* cp311-* cp312-*
 
-        # Skip 32-bit builds and PyPy
-        CIBW_SKIP: "*-win32 *-manylinux_i686 *-musllinux* pp*"
+        # Skip 32-bit builds, PyPy, and Python 3.8 on ARM64 due to cross-compilation issues
+        # Python 3.8 lacks official ARM64 support, causing OpenMP linking issues in cibuildwheel
+        CIBW_SKIP: "*-win32 *-manylinux_i686 *-musllinux* pp* cp38-macosx_arm64"
 
         # Architecture configuration based on runner
         CIBW_ARCHS: ${{ matrix.arch }}
@@ -231,8 +232,6 @@ jobs:
             python-version: '3.8'
           - os: macos-13
             python-version: '3.11'
-          - os: macos-14
-            python-version: '3.8'
           - os: macos-14
             python-version: '3.11'