Unable to build with python >3.8

[gichumburu]

The Docker file is set to use the latest alpine image

FROM alpine:latest
This however brings build issues as the current python image is > 3.8. Build fails with the below error

_582.9   Building wheel for msgpack (pyproject.toml): started
611.2   Building wheel for msgpack (pyproject.toml): finished with status 'error'
611.7   error: subprocess-exited-with-error
611.7
611.7   × Building wheel for msgpack (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
611.7   │ exit code: 1
611.7   ╰─> [38 lines of output]
611.7       running bdist_wheel
611.7       running build
611.7       running build_py
611.7       creating build
611.7       creating build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311
611.7       creating build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/__init__.py -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/ext.py -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/exceptions.py -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/fallback.py -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       running egg_info
611.7       writing msgpack.egg-info/PKG-INFO
611.7       writing dependency_links to msgpack.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
611.7       writing top-level names to msgpack.egg-info/top_level.txt
611.7       reading manifest file 'msgpack.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
611.7       reading manifest template 'MANIFEST.in'
611.7       warning: no files found matching '*.c' under directory 'msgpack'
611.7       adding license file 'COPYING'
611.7       writing manifest file 'msgpack.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
611.7       copying msgpack/_cmsgpack.cpp -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/_cmsgpack.pyx -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/_packer.pyx -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/_unpacker.pyx -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/buff_converter.h -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/pack.h -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/pack_template.h -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/sysdep.h -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/unpack.h -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/unpack_define.h -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       copying msgpack/unpack_template.h -> build/lib.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       running build_ext
611.7       building 'msgpack._cmsgpack' extension
611.7       creating build/temp.linux-armv6l-cpython-311
611.7       creating build/temp.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack
611.7       gcc -Wsign-compare -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -fPIC -I. -I/usr/include/python3.11 -c msgpack/_cmsgpack.cpp -o build/temp.linux-armv6l-cpython-311/msgpack/_cmsgpack.o
611.7       gcc: fatal error: cannot execute 'cc1plus': execvp: No such file or directory
611.7       compilation terminated.
611.7       error: command '/usr/bin/gcc' failed with exit code 1
611.7       [end of output]
611.7
611.7   note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
611.7   ERROR: Failed building wheel for msgpack_

Forcing the alpine image to the last supported version of Python lets the build complete

FROM alpine:3.13