bootstrap.py tries to write in the global python

[Asheesh Laroia]

I run bootstrap.py on Ubuntu 10.04, and I get:

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karen@laesa:~/Code/milestone-a$ python2.6 bootstrap.py
/bin/buildout
Getting distribution for 'distribute'.
Before install bootstrap.
Scanning installed packages
Setuptools installation detected at /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages
Non-egg installation
Removing elements out of the way...
Already patched.
/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/setuptools.egg-info already patched.
After install bootstrap.
Creating /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.6.egg-info
error: /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.6.egg-info:
Permission denied
An error occurred when trying to install distribute 0.6.14. Look above this
message for any errors that were output by easy_install.
While:
  Bootstrapping.
  Getting distribution for 'distribute'.
Error: Couldn't install: distribute 0.6.14
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At this point it gives up:

        An error occurred when trying to install distribute 0.6.14. Look above
        this message for any errors that were output by easy_install.

The buildout is being done by a user who isn't root, so it's straightforward that the user cannot modify /usr/local/lib/*.

To get past this, I have to run: sudo easy_install distribute==0.6.14

(more info: You can clone the repo by doing "git clone git://code.openhatch.org/milestone-a.git" if you want. I tried bootstrap.py from http://bitbucket.org/tarek/buildout-distribute/src/tip/bootstrap.py and that did not help.)

[Tarek Ziadé (tziade)]

Which version of boostrap.py (and zc.buildout therefore) are you using ?

[Asheesh Laroia (paulproteus)]

On Thu, 7 Oct 2010, Tarek Ziadé wrote:

> Which version of boostrap.py (and zc.buildout therefore) are you using ?

I can reproduce this with the latest in
http://bitbucket.org/tarek/buildout-distribute/src/tip/bootstrap.py

[Maurits van Rees (maurits-vanrees)]

I have seen something similar earlier this week. I do not have any logs, but think it was like this:

- Linux, python2.4, setuptools 0.6c9 somewhere in /usr/lib

- As bootstrap.py: curl -O http://svn.zope.org/*checkout*/zc.buildout/tags/1.4.4/bootstrap/bootstrap.py

- python2.4 bootstrap.py gives an error like: "Cannot upgrade setuptools distribution while running this process." The bootstrap tries to install a file in /usr/lib which this user is not authorized to do.

- In this case I did 'python2.4 bootstrap.py --distribute' which succeeded.

- In a previous case I did 'sudo easy_install -U setuptools' to get setuptools 0.6c11, after which the bootstrap (without --distribute) works fine again.

[Asheesh Laroia (paulproteus)]

I just tested with running "python2.6 bootstrap.py --distribute" -- same problem here.

[Asheesh Laroia (paulproteus)]

Also, I can provide a shell on a system with this problem, if that helps. Just a public SSH key, and be a nice person...

[Domen Kožar (ielectric+)]

This bug is still alive. Did anyone dig into it?

[Domen Kožar (ielectric+)]

Bug in distribute, follow: https://bitbucket.org/tarek/distribute/issue/231/bootstrappy-tries-to-modify-global-python