[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-574235 ] convert_path fails with empty pathname

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Bugs item #574235, was opened at 2002-06-26 21:48
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Category: Distutils
Group: Python 2.1.2
Status: Open
>Resolution: Accepted
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Aneesh Dalvi (adalvi)
>Assigned to: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Summary: convert_path fails with empty pathname

Initial Comment:
In distutils/util.py, in the function convert_path, I find I 
have to add the following two lines:

def convert_path (pathname):
    ...
    if os.sep == '/':
        return pathname
>>    if pathname=='':
>>        return pathname

This is required when installing piddle-1.0.15 on a Win32 
platform.  It is required under Python 2.1.2 as well as 
2.2.1.

I don't know if it is something specific to piddle, Win32, 
or something else.


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>Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis)
Date: 2002-08-11 23:07

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I've checked piddle, and the traceback is

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 28, in ?
    packages = ['piddle', 'piddle.piddleGTK',
'piddle.piddleSVG', 'piddle.piddleTK2'] )
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/distutils/core.py", line
140, in setup
    dist.run_commands()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/distutils/dist.py", line
886, in run_commands
    self.run_command(cmd)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/distutils/dist.py", line
906, in run_command
    cmd_obj.run()
  File
"/usr/local/lib/python2.3/distutils/command/install.py",
line 504, in run
    self.run_command(cmd_name)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/distutils/cmd.py", line
334, in run_command
    self.distribution.run_command(command)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/distutils/dist.py", line
906, in run_command
    cmd_obj.run()
  File
"/usr/local/lib/python2.3/distutils/command/install_data.py",
line 61, in run
    dir = convert_path(f[0])
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/distutils/util.py", line
85, in convert_path
    assert pathname
AssertionError

(the assertion is a local change). This in turn results from

      data_files = [ ('piddle/pilfonts', pilfontsList),
                     ('piddle', ['src/piddle/python.gif']),
                     ('', ['src/piddle.pth']) ],

i.e. it tries to install piddle.pth into install_dir.

So the change is ok, although I'm not sure whether
install_data's usage of convert_path is correct. E.g. it
tries to support absolute paths, which are rejected in
convert_path.


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Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2002-08-11 17:33

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Martin, could you please review this patch?  Should this be
implemented?

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Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2002-06-27 04:02

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This approach seems reasonable.
I've attached a patch.
I'm not sure why an empty path would
be passed, but I suppose it can't hurt to check.

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