Bug 236447 – dev-python/{pyxattr-0.4.0,pylibacl-0.4.0} depend on setuptools

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Daniel Kenzelmann 2008-09-02 13:07:44 UTC]

setuptools is required by pyxattr-0.4.0 and pylibacl-0.4.0 to compile but is not a dependency

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:

Actual Results:  
doesn't compile

Expected Results:  
should compile

[Comment 1 Rob Cakebread (RETIRED) 2008-09-02 20:15:09 UTC]

It compiles and emerges fine without setuptools. Why does it need setuptools?

[Comment 2 Rob Cakebread (RETIRED) 2008-09-02 20:20:20 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> It compiles and emerges fine without setuptools. Why does it need setuptools?
> 

My mistake, I wasn't looking at the newest versions, sorry.

[Comment 3 Daniel Kenzelmann 2008-09-02 20:21:36 UTC]

For reference:

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 5, in <module>
    from setuptools import setup, Extension
ImportError: No module named setuptools
 * 
 * ERROR: dev-python/pyxattr-0.4.0 failed.
 * Call stack:
 *               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_compile
 *             environment, line 2315:  Called distutils_src_compile
 *             environment, line  645:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *       ${python} setup.py build "$@" || die "compilation failed"
 *  The die message:
 *   compilation failed

[Comment 4 Koy Rehme 2008-09-05 23:26:56 UTC]

Created attachment 164666 [details, diff]
pylibacl fix

Attached patch fixed pylibacl for me.

[Comment 5 Jesus Rivero (RETIRED) 2008-09-06 05:01:55 UTC]

Added dev-python/setuptools as a dep for both packages. 

Best regards, 

[Comment 6 Robin Johnson 2008-09-09 05:55:36 UTC]

thanks neurogeek