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

Hello,

I've installed 1.6.6.2, but now when installing 1.7.0.1 (same machine) I get

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

I'm using

make configure sh ./configure --prefix=InstallDir make all

I've checked the README and INSTALL file, but I don't see that there are new requirements? (That is not regarding doc.)

Oliver

Hi,

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Oliver Kullmann <O.Kullmann@swansea.ac.uk> wrote:

(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 guess we should improve on this.

Heya,

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 16:15, Tay Ray Chuan <rctay89@gmail.com> wrote:

This is Johan's code, but IIRC setup.py is pretty much generic setuptools code.

Correct.

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?

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

setuptools

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

Heya,

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 19:21, Julian Phillips <julian@quantumfyre.co.uk> wrote:

Indeed, I reckon there's some style issues there, but something along those lines yes :).

Oliver Kullmann wrote:

If you have no need for the git_remote_helpers (and unless you are working on adding a git remote helper in python, I don't think you do), you can pass --without-python to configure. I think that's the right way using configure, I use make directly and pass NO_PYTHON = 1 for the time being.