# error when installing 1.7.0.1: "ImportError: No module named distutils.core" 6 messages from 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-01. Participants: Oliver Kullmann, Tay Ray Chuan, Sverre Rabbelier, Todd Zullinger, Julian Phillips. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/22866 ## Oliver Kullmann, 2010-03-01 14:40 Subject: error when installing 1.7.0.1: "ImportError: No module named distutils.core" Message-ID: <20100301144000.GA17135@cs-wsok.swansea.ac.uk> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20100301144000.GA17135%40cs-wsok.swansea.ac.uk ``` 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 ``` ## Tay Ray Chuan, 2010-03-01 15:15 Subject: Re: error when installing 1.7.0.1: "ImportError: No module named distutils.core" Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/be6fef0d1003010715l31d7b49bs36ee69685e1684e8%40mail.gmail.com 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 ``` ## Sverre Rabbelier, 2010-03-01 15:24 Subject: Re: error when installing 1.7.0.1: "ImportError: No module named distutils.core" Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/fabb9a1e1003010724g7c4d2517v1515b846e288713a%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` Heya, On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 16:15, Tay Ray Chuan 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 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? -- Cheers, Sverre Rabbelier ``` ## Todd Zullinger, 2010-03-01 16:15 Subject: Re: error when installing 1.7.0.1: "ImportError: No module named distutils.core" Message-ID: <20100301161541.GM29188@inocybe.localdomain> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20100301161541.GM29188%40inocybe.localdomain In-Reply-To: <20100301144000.GA17135@cs-wsok.swansea.ac.uk> ``` Oliver Kullmann wrote: > 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 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. -- Todd OpenPGP -> KeyID: 0xBEAF0CE3 | URL: www.pobox.com/~tmz/pgp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference and no difference. -- William James, under nitrous oxide; 1882 ``` ## Julian Phillips, 2010-03-01 18:21 Subject: Re: error when installing 1.7.0.1: "ImportError: No module named distutils.core" Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/bb49d06f73fe23be76e16089ce8b251c%40212.159.54.234 In-Reply-To: ``` On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:24:30 +0100, Sverre Rabbelier wrote: > Heya, > > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 16:15, Tay Ray Chuan 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 > 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 ``` ## Sverre Rabbelier, 2010-03-01 18:32 Subject: Re: error when installing 1.7.0.1: "ImportError: No module named distutils.core" Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/fabb9a1e1003011032r61577a2cr21a1fa61154c2d76%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` Heya, On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 19:21, Julian Phillips wrote: > Something like the following in the Makefile perhaps? Indeed, I reckon there's some style issues there, but something along those lines yes :). -- Cheers, Sverre Rabbelier ```