Install failure on OS X due to failed libelf dependency, but libelf is installed

System Version: macOS 10.13 (17A405) Kernel Version: Darwin 17.0.0

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==> Installing osx-cross/avr/simavr dependency: libelf
==> Downloading https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/libelf-0.8.13_1.high_sierra.bottle.tar.gz
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Pouring libelf-0.8.13_1.high_sierra.bottle.tar.gz
🍺  /usr/local/Cellar/libelf/0.8.13_1: 12 files, 222.3KB
==> Installing osx-cross/avr/simavr --HEAD
==> Cloning https://github.com/buserror/simavr.git
Cloning into '/Users/speedster/Library/Caches/Homebrew/simavr--git'...
remote: Counting objects: 518, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (348/348), done.
remote: Total 518 (delta 217), reused 351 (delta 164), pack-reused 0
Receiving objects: 100% (518/518), 1.81 MiB | 6.44 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (217/217), done.
==> Checking out branch master
==> make all HOMEBREW_PREFIX=/usr/local RELEASE=1
Last 15 lines from /Users/speedster/Library/Logs/Homebrew/simavr/01.make:
2017-10-25 06:40:27 -0700

make
all
HOMEBREW_PREFIX=/usr/local
RELEASE=1

Makefile:33: warning: overriding commands for target `install'
Makefile:27: warning: ignoring old commands for target `install'
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/make -C simavr RELEASE=1
fatal: No names found, cannot describe anything.
../Makefile.common:59: *** Please install libelf: port install libelf.  Stop.
make: *** [build-simavr] Error 2
...

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Install failure on OS X due to failed libelf dependency, but libelf is installed #261