Fix for electron builds (#2658)

* Test a fix for electron builds

* Add release note

.github/workflows/electron-master.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ jobs:
       - if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
         run: pip.exe install setuptools
       - if: ${{ ! startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
-        run: python3 -m pip install setuptools
+        run: |
+          mkdir .venv
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          python3 -m pip install setuptools
       - if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') }}
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install flatpak -y

.github/workflows/electron-pr.yml

@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ jobs:
       - if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
         run: pip.exe install setuptools
       - if: ${{ ! startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
-        run: python3 -m pip install setuptools
+        run: |
+          mkdir .venv
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          python3 -m pip install setuptools
       - if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') }}
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install flatpak -y

upcoming-release-notes/2658.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [twk3]
+---
+
+Fix electron builds on OSX