[Distutils] Setuptools 0.7.2 and Distribute 0.7 (compatibility wrapper) on PyPI

[Tres Seaver]

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On 06/24/2013 04:44 PM, Jason R. Coombs wrote:
> I had to pull distribute 0.7 because older versions of pip couldn't
> handle the upgrade.

You mean 'pip install -U distribute' fails with distribute 0.7?  This
works for me in a brand-new virtualenv w/ distribute:

  $ bin/pip install \
     --find-links=https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/downloads/ \
     -U distribute

> I'll be re-adding distribute 0.7 back to PyPI following the new 
> release of pip. Can you test by pointing to the bitbucket downloads in
> the short term?
> 
> Can you tell me about what issues the buildout users are experiencing?
> Are they trying to upgrade a buildout from distribute to setuptools?
> Or is there an issue with creating new buildouts against the latest
> setuptools?

No issue with the latest setuptools. The "prevent setuptools installation
at all costs" behavior of distribute 0.6.x kills the buildout (or its
bootstrap) which tries to install setuptools 0.7.2.  If there was a clean
way to upgrade from distribute 0.6 before running the bootstrap, that
would be enough:  but then, that was what distribute 0.7 was supposed to
do. :(

> I'm hesitant to release Distribute 0.7 because even the latest version
> will break the 'easy_install' scripts for users who upgrade via pip.
> Actually, on second thought, pip users might consider that a feature.

pip users can't spell easy_install, so you should be safe. :)

> If there's going to be a re-release of distribute 0.7, it'll need to
> be coordinated with the pip and virtualenv releases, which we're
> planning for the weekend after next (Jul 6). I know that's a long
> time, but I'm hoping there's a suitable workaround for buildout. If
> not, then getting an updated distribute (and possibly pip) out sooner
> (even without immediate) virtualenv support might be possible.

Where are the problems pip users reported with distribute 0.7 archived?


Tres.
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