__init__.py is missing from site-packages/avahi. $ equery f avahi | grep python /usr/lib/python2.4 /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/avahi /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/avahi/ServiceTypeDatabase.py Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge avahi 2. python -c "import avahi" Actual Results: Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 1, in ? ImportError: No module named avahi [ebuild R ] net-dns/avahi-0.6.21 USE="dbus gdbm ipv6 python -autoipd -bookmarks -doc -gtk -howl-compat -mdnsresponder-compat -mono -qt3 -qt4 -test" 0 kB Portage 2.1.2.11 (default-linux/amd64/2007.0, gcc-4.1.2, glibc-2.5-r4, 2.6.22-gentoo-r2 x86_64 ) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.22-gentoo-r2 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 Timestamp of tree: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:00:09 +0000 distcc 2.18.3 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [disabled] ccache version 2.4 [enabled] app-shells/bash: 3.2_p17 dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7, 2.0.33-r1 dev-lang/python: 2.4.4-r4 dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r6 dev-util/ccache: 2.4-r7 sys-apps/baselayout: 1.12.9-r2 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.17 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.61 sys-devel/automake: 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10 sys-devel/binutils: 2.17 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.16 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.23b virtual/os-headers: 2.6.21 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -pipe -march=nocona" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/sha re/X11/xkb /usr/share/config" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/gconf /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/terminfo" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -pipe -march=nocona" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="ccache distlocks metadata-transfer parallel-fetch sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://distfiles.gentoo.org http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/ gentoo" MAKEOPTS="-j5" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whol e-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --e xclude=/packages --filter=H_**/files/digest-*" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/portage/local /usr/portage/local/snap-overlay" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X acl amd64 bash-completion berkdb bitmap-fonts cli cracklib crypt cups dbus dri emacs fo rtran gdbm gpm hal iconv ipv6 isdnlog midi mmx mudflap ncurses nls nptl nptlonly opengl openmp pam pcre perl pppd python readline reflection session spl sse sse2 ssl tcpd threads truetype- fonts type1-fonts unicode xorg zlib" ALSA_CARDS="ali5451 als4000 atiixp atiixp-modem bt87x ca0 106 cmipci emu10k1x ens1370 ens1371 es1938 es1968 fm801 hda-intel intel8x0 intel8x0m maestro3 trident usb-audio via82xx via82xx-modem ymfpci" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix ds hare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse evdev" KERNEL= "linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" US ERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="fbdev nv" Unset: CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS, PORTAGE_CO MPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS
Uhm? Perhaps attach emerge.log here? # equery f avahi | grep python /usr/lib/python2.5 /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/avahi /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/avahi/ServiceTypeDatabase.py /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/avahi/SimpleGladeApp.py /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/avahi/__init__.py
Created attachment 131211 [details] emerge log
Hm, I just noticed: "Building avahi-python: no (You need python, pygtk and python-dbus!)" Could that be relevant? Note that those should be available anyway: [I--] [ ] dev-python/pygtk-2.10.4 (2) [I--] [ ] dev-python/dbus-python-0.80.2 (0)
They are available, but your are explicit disabling gtk support with USE="-gtk".