Re: error when installing 1.7.0.1: "ImportError: No module named distutils.core"

From: Julian Phillips <julian@quantumfyre.co.uk>
Date: Mar 1, 2010, 18:21 UTC
Message-ID: <bb49d06f73fe23be76e16089ce8b251c@212.159.54.234>
In-Reply-To: <fabb9a1e1003010724g7c4d2517v1515b846e288713a@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:24:30 +0100, Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Heya,
> 
> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 16:15, Tay Ray Chuan <rctay89@gmail.com> wrote:
>> (adding Sverre to the Cc list, perhaps he has something to add)
> 
> This is Johan's code, but IIRC setup.py is pretty much generic

setuptools

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> code.
> 
>> you need to install setuptools from python, or pass NO_PYTHON to
>> make/configure.
> 
> Correct.
> 
>>> I've checked the README and INSTALL file, but I don't see that there
>>> are new
>>> requirements? (That is not regarding doc.)
>>
>> I guess we should improve on this.
> 
> Aye, at the very least we need to document this requirement, but it
> would probably be even better to test for the existence of setuptools
> and give a useful error message if it's not found?

Something like the following in the Makefile perhaps?

  Python_distutils = $(shell sh -c "$(PYTHON_PATH) -c 'import distutils'
2>/dev/null || echo not")

  ifeq ($(Python_distutils),not)
          $(warning "Disabling Python: please install setuptools to
enable")
          NO_PYTHON=SadlyYes
  endif

-- 
Julian