[Distutils] py2app + setuptools-0.6a9 = *poof*

[Matthew Bogosian]

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Hello all,

My apologies in advance if this has already been covered, but I am  
very confused by the interaction between py2app and setuptools.

I have installed Universal-MacPython-2.4.3 from <http://python.org/ 
download/releases/2.4.3/> (I have an Intel-based Mac) and built  
py2app 0.2.0 from source:

> $ export PATH="/usr/local/bin:${PATH}"
> $ svco http://svn.red-bean.com/bob/py2app/releases/py2app-0.2.0
> ...
> $ cd py2app-0.2.0
> $ python setup.py bdist_mpkg --open
> ...

Now when I download ClientForm from <http://wwwsearch.sourceforge.net/ 
ClientForm/> and try to build it using py2app, I get the following:

> $ tar xpvf ClientForm-0.2.2.tar.gz
> $ cd ClientForm-0.2.2
> $ bdist_mpkg
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> -----
> This script requires setuptools version 0.6a9 to run (even to display
> help).  I will attempt to download it for you (from
> http://cheeseshop.python.org/packages/2.4/s/setuptools/), but
> you may need to enable firewall access for this script first.
> I will start the download in 15 seconds.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> -----
> Downloading http://cheeseshop.python.org/packages/2.4/s/setuptools/ 
> setuptools-0.6a9-py2.4.egg
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/local/bin/bdist_mpkg", line 3, in ?
>     main()
>   File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/ 
> python2.4/site-packages/py2app/bdist_mpkg/scripts/ 
> script_bdist_mpkg.py", line 24, in main
>     execfile(sys.argv[0], g, g)
>   File "setup.py", line 88, in ?
>     ez_setup.use_setuptools()
>   File "/Users/matt/Desktop/macpython/orig/ClientForm-0.2.2/ 
> ez_setup/__init__.py", line 84, in use_setuptools
>     import setuptools; setuptools.bootstrap_install_from = egg
>   File "/Users/matt/Desktop/macpython/orig/ClientForm-0.2.2/ 
> setuptools-0.6a9-py2.4.egg/setuptools/__init__.py", line 3, in ?
>   File "/Users/matt/Desktop/macpython/orig/ClientForm-0.2.2/ 
> setuptools-0.6a9-py2.4.egg/setuptools/dist.py", line 29, in ?
>   File "/Users/matt/Desktop/macpython/orig/ClientForm-0.2.2/ 
> setuptools-0.6a9-py2.4.egg/setuptools/dist.py", line 24, in  
> _get_unpatched
> AssertionError: distutils has already been patched by <class  
> py2app.install.Distribution at 0x589390>

I'm now at a total loss. Is there any advice anyone can give me on  
now to get this to work (besides "don't use (py2app|ClientForm)")?  
Any help is greatly appreciated.

     --Matt


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