[Distutils] zc.buildout bootstrap.py v1 died / python-distribute.org down

[Jim Fulton]

On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Adam GROSZER <agroszer.ll at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/15/2013 03:38 PM, Jim Fulton wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 3:43 AM, Adam GROSZER <agroszer.ll at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 10/15/2013 12:14 AM, Alex Clark wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Adam GROSZER <agroszer.ll <at> gmail.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> python-distribute.org seems to be down, that breaks zc.buildout v1
>>>>> bootstrap.py when used with "-d" to use distribute.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Distribute is dead, long live Setuptools (don't use -d anymore)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Well easier said than done.
>>> This is windows, 64bit
>>
>>
>> Does setuptools not work with 64-bit windows?
>
>
> 0.6c11 does not work

There are quite a few 0.6c12 releases that were never uploaded to
PyPI.  Perhaps one of
those works.  I'd be happy to provide the eggs I have if someone wants
to try them out.

Maybe PJE knows of they work on 64-bit windows.


>
>
>>
>>> On top of that http://downloads.buildout.org/1/bootstrap.py references
>>> that
>>> URL.
>>
>>
>> Is there a different URL that should be used? Or do you suggest dropping
>> distribute support from the buildout 1 bootstrap script?
>>
>> Jim
>>
>
> This breaks current projects.
> We don't have time right now to update to buildout 2.x.
> A workaround is to patch the v1 bootstrap with:
>
> distribute_source =
> 'https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/raw/f657df1f1ed46596d236376649c99a470662b4ba/distribute_setup.py'
>
> Maybe that should get into http://downloads.buildout.org/1/bootstrap.py

OK, I'll work on that.

Jim

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