[Python-Dev] 64-bit bytecode compatibility (was Re: [PEAK] ez_setup on 64-bit linux problem)

Viren Shah vshah at virtc.com
Thu Sep 29 18:14:03 CEST 2005


Phillip J. Eby wrote:
> At 09:49 AM 9/29/2005 -0400, Viren Shah wrote:
> 
>> [I sent this earlier without being a subscriber and it was sent to the 
>> moderation queue so I'm resending it after subscribing]
>>
>> Hi,
>>   I'm running a 64-bit Fedora Core 3 with python 2.3.4. I'm trying to 
>> install setuptools to use with Trac, and get the following error:
>>
>>  [root at Mrdumpling ~]$ python ez_setup.py
>> Downloading 
>> http://cheeseshop.python.org/packages/2.3/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6a4-py2.3.egg 
>>
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>   File "ez_setup.py", line 206, in ?
>>     main(sys.argv[1:])
>>   File "ez_setup.py", line 141, in main
>>     from setuptools.command.easy_install import main
>> OverflowError: signed integer is greater than maximum
>>
>>
>> I get the same type of error if I try installing setuptools manually. 
>> I figure this has to do with the 64-bit nature of the OS and python, 
>> but not being a python person, don't know what a workaround would be.
>>
>> Any ideas?
> 
> 
> Hm.  It sounds like perhaps the 64-bit Python in question isn't able to 
> read bytecode for Python from a 32-bit Python version.  You'll need to 
> download the setuptools source archive from PyPI and install it using 
> "python setup.py install" instead.
> 
<snip>
[Thanks for the quick response]
I tried downloading and installing setuptools-0.6a4.zip with the same 
type of result:


[root at Mrdumpling setuptools-0.6a4]# python setup.py install
running install
running bdist_egg
running egg_info
writing ./setuptools.egg-info/PKG-INFO
writing top-level names to ./setuptools.egg-info/top_level.txt
writing entry points to ./setuptools.egg-info/entry_points.txt
installing library code to build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg
running install_lib
running build_py
creating build
creating build/lib
copying pkg_resources.py -> build/lib
copying easy_install.py -> build/lib
creating build/lib/setuptools
copying setuptools/depends.py -> build/lib/setuptools
copying setuptools/archive_util.py -> build/lib/setuptools
copying setuptools/dist.py -> build/lib/setuptools
copying setuptools/__init__.py -> build/lib/setuptools
copying setuptools/extension.py -> build/lib/setuptools
copying setuptools/sandbox.py -> build/lib/setuptools
copying setuptools/package_index.py -> build/lib/setuptools
creating build/lib/setuptools/tests
copying setuptools/tests/doctest.py -> build/lib/setuptools/tests
copying setuptools/tests/__init__.py -> build/lib/setuptools/tests
copying setuptools/tests/test_resources.py -> build/lib/setuptools/tests
creating build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/test.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/saveopts.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/easy_install.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/build_ext.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/egg_info.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/install_lib.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/develop.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/alias.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/sdist.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/bdist_egg.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/bdist_rpm.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/rotate.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/build_py.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/upload.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/setopt.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/__init__.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
copying setuptools/command/install.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg
copying build/lib/pkg_resources.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg
copying build/lib/easy_install.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools
copying build/lib/setuptools/depends.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/tests
copying build/lib/setuptools/tests/doctest.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/tests
copying build/lib/setuptools/tests/__init__.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/tests
copying build/lib/setuptools/tests/test_resources.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/tests
copying build/lib/setuptools/archive_util.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools
copying build/lib/setuptools/dist.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools
copying build/lib/setuptools/__init__.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools
copying build/lib/setuptools/extension.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools
copying build/lib/setuptools/sandbox.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/test.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/saveopts.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/easy_install.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/build_ext.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/egg_info.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/install_lib.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/develop.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/alias.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/sdist.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/bdist_egg.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/bdist_rpm.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/rotate.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/build_py.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/upload.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/setopt.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/__init__.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/command/install.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command
copying build/lib/setuptools/package_index.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/pkg_resources.py to 
pkg_resources.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/easy_install.py to 
easy_install.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/depends.py to 
depends.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/tests/doctest.py 
to doctest.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/tests/__init__.py 
to __init__.pyc
byte-compiling 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/tests/test_resources.py to 
test_resources.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/archive_util.py 
to archive_util.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/dist.py to dist.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/__init__.py to 
__init__.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/extension.py to 
extension.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/sandbox.py to 
sandbox.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/test.py 
to test.pyc
byte-compiling 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/saveopts.py to saveopts.pyc
byte-compiling 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py to 
easy_install.pyc
byte-compiling 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/build_ext.py to 
build_ext.pyc
byte-compiling 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/egg_info.py to egg_info.pyc
byte-compiling 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/install_lib.py to 
install_lib.pyc
byte-compiling 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/develop.py to develop.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/alias.py 
to alias.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/sdist.py 
to sdist.pyc
byte-compiling 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/bdist_egg.py to 
bdist_egg.pyc
byte-compiling 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/bdist_rpm.py to 
bdist_rpm.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/rotate.py 
to rotate.pyc
byte-compiling 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/build_py.py to build_py.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/upload.py 
to upload.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/setopt.py 
to setopt.pyc
byte-compiling 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/__init__.py to __init__.pyc
byte-compiling 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/install.py to install.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/package_index.py 
to package_index.pyc
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO
installing scripts to build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO/scripts
running install_scripts
running build_scripts
creating build/scripts-2.3
copying and adjusting easy_install.py -> build/scripts-2.3
changing mode of build/scripts-2.3/easy_install.py from 644 to 755
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO/scripts
copying build/scripts-2.3/easy_install.py -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO/scripts
changing mode of 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO/scripts/easy_install.py to 755
copying ./setuptools.egg-info/entry_points.txt -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO
copying ./setuptools.egg-info/top_level.txt -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO
copying ./setuptools.egg-info/PKG-INFO -> 
build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO
creating dist
creating 'dist/setuptools-0.6a4-py2.3.egg' and adding 
'build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg' to it
removing 'build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg' (and everything under it)
Processing setuptools-0.6a4-py2.3.egg
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "setup.py", line 81, in ?
     scripts = scripts,
   File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/distutils/core.py", line 149, in setup
     dist.run_commands()
   File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/distutils/dist.py", line 907, in run_commands
     self.run_command(cmd)
   File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/distutils/dist.py", line 927, in run_command
     cmd_obj.run()
   File 
"/root/svn-install-apps/setuptools-0.6a4/setuptools/command/install.py", 
line 50, in run
     cmd.run()
   File 
"/root/svn-install-apps/setuptools-0.6a4/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", 
line 225, in run
     self.easy_install(spec, True)
   File 
"/root/svn-install-apps/setuptools-0.6a4/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", 
line 303, in easy_install
     return self.install_item(None, spec, tmpdir, deps, True)
   File 
"/root/svn-install-apps/setuptools-0.6a4/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", 
line 338, in install_item
     dists = self.install_eggs(spec, download, tmpdir)
   File 
"/root/svn-install-apps/setuptools-0.6a4/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", 
line 537, in install_eggs
     return [self.install_egg(dist_filename, tmpdir)]
   File 
"/root/svn-install-apps/setuptools-0.6a4/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", 
line 589, in install_egg
     self.check_conflicts(dist)
   File 
"/root/svn-install-apps/setuptools-0.6a4/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", 
line 711, in check_conflicts
     names = dict.fromkeys(dist._get_metadata('top_level.txt')) # XXX 
private attr
   File "/root/svn-install-apps/setuptools-0.6a4/pkg_resources.py", line 
1834, in _get_metadata
     for line in self.get_metadata_lines(name):
   File "/root/svn-install-apps/setuptools-0.6a4/pkg_resources.py", line 
894, in get_metadata_lines
     return yield_lines(self.get_metadata(name))
   File "/root/svn-install-apps/setuptools-0.6a4/pkg_resources.py", line 
891, in get_metadata
     return self._get(self._fn(self.egg_info,name))
   File "/root/svn-install-apps/setuptools-0.6a4/pkg_resources.py", line 
949, in _get
     return self.loader.get_data(path)
OverflowError: signed integer is greater than maximum

Thanks
Viren
-- 
Viren R Shah
Sr. Technical Advisor
Virtual Technology Corporation
vshah at virtc.com
P: 703-333-6246



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