From: Tay Ray Chuan Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:15:20 GMT Subject: Re: error when installing 1.7.0.1: "ImportError: No module named distutils.core" Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20100301144000.GA17135@cs-wsok.swansea.ac.uk> Hi, On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Oliver Kullmann wrote: > make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/csoliver/SAT-Algorithmen/OKplatform/ExternalSources/builds/Git/git-1.7.0.1/perl' > make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/csoliver/SAT-Algorithmen/OKplatform/ExternalSources/builds/Git/git-1.7.0.1/perl' > make[2]: Entering directory `/home/csoliver/SAT-Algorithmen/OKplatform/ExternalSources/builds/Git/git-1.7.0.1/git_remote_helpers' > Traceback (most recent call last): >  File "setup.py", line 5, in ? >    from distutils.core import setup > ImportError: No module named distutils.core (adding Sverre to the Cc list, perhaps he has something to add) you need to install setuptools from python, or pass NO_PYTHON to make/configure. > 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. -- Cheers, Ray Chuan