[Distutils] bootstrap 1.5.2, python2.6 and DistributionNotFound

[Alessandro Dentella]

Hi,

I'm having problems using buildout on squeeze (that uses python 2.6). On
ubuntu 12.10 (that uses python2.7) I have no problems.

I'm still usig buildout 1.5.2 as I need a recipe for virtual env that is
not yet available for buildout 2.+ (tl.buildout_virtual_python).

When executing "python bootstrap" I'm getting:

   pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: distribute


This problem occurs also with a very simple conf that I found on
the net when I started lunar.tar.gz, I uploaded the version I'm using here
[1] after substituting bootstrap.py with a recent one.


Here what I get:

   root at fw1-vpn-saa:/tmp/lunar/lunar# python bootstrap.py 
   Downloading http://pypi.python.org/packages/2.6/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.6.egg
   Creating directory '/tmp/lunar/lunar/bin'.
   Creating directory '/tmp/lunar/lunar/parts'.
   Creating directory '/tmp/lunar/lunar/eggs'.
   Creating directory '/tmp/lunar/lunar/develop-eggs'.
   Getting distribution for 'setuptools'.
   /usr/lib/python2.6/distutils/dist.py:266: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'src_root'
     warnings.warn(msg)
   Got setuptools 1.1.4.
   Generated script '/tmp/lunar/lunar/bin/buildout'.
   root at fw1-vpn-saa:/tmp/lunar/lunar# bin/buildout 
   Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "bin/buildout", line 17, in <module>
       import zc.buildout.buildout
     File "/tmp/lunar/lunar/eggs/zc.buildout-1.7.1-py2.6.egg/zc/buildout/buildout.py", line 40, in <module>
       import zc.buildout.download
     File "/tmp/lunar/lunar/eggs/zc.buildout-1.7.1-py2.6.egg/zc/buildout/download.py", line 20, in <module>
       from zc.buildout.easy_install import realpath
     File "/tmp/lunar/lunar/eggs/zc.buildout-1.7.1-py2.6.egg/zc/buildout/easy_install.py", line 31, in <module>
       import setuptools.package_index
     File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/distribute-0.6.24-py2.6.egg/setuptools/package_index.py", line 157, in <module>
       sys.version[:3], require('distribute')[0].version
     File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/pkg_resources.py", line 673, in require

     File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/pkg_resources.py", line 576, in resolve
       dist = best[req.key] = env.best_match(req, self, installer)
   pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: distribute


If I use 'python bootstrap -d' that uses distribute, it will raise this
error even on ubuntu 12.10/python2.7:


   root at fw1-vpn-saa:/tmp/lunar/lunar# python bootstrap.py -d
   Downloading http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/d/distribute/distribute-0.6.49.tar.gz
   Extracting in /tmp/tmpIsQPGq
   Now working in /tmp/tmpIsQPGq/distribute-0.6.49
   Building a Distribute egg in /tmp/tmpkqSNaa
   /tmp/tmpkqSNaa/distribute-0.6.49-py2.6.egg
   Getting distribution for 'distribute'.
   warning: install_lib: 'build/lib.linux-i686-2.6' does not exist -- no Python modules to install
   Got distribute 0.7.3.
   While:
     Bootstrapping.

   An internal error occurred due to a bug in either zc.buildout or in a
   recipe being used:
   Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "/tmp/tmpkqSNaa/zc.buildout-1.7.1-py2.6.egg/zc/buildout/buildout.py", line 1866, in main
       getattr(buildout, command)(args)
     File "/tmp/tmpkqSNaa/zc.buildout-1.7.1-py2.6.egg/zc/buildout/buildout.py", line 399, in bootstrap
       ws.require('zc.buildout')
     File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/pkg_resources.py", line 698, in require
       needed = self.resolve(parse_requirements(requirements))
     File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/pkg_resources.py", line 596, in resolve
       raise DistributionNotFound(req)
   DistributionNotFound: setuptools>=0.7


Any help is appreciated
Thanks
sandro


[1] http://www.e-den.it/misc/lunar-sd.tar.gz