I get this error if I try to install Tahoe-LAFS using distribute-0.6.14, like so:
$ sudo easy_install allmydata-tahoe
…
install_dir /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/
Processing
Running setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /Users/zooko/playground/tahoe-lafs/pristine/egg-dist-tmp-ZD_wTc
install_dir .
Checking .pth file support in .
/usr/bin/python -E -c pass
Not found: tahoe-deps
Not found: ../tahoe-deps
Searching for setuptools-darcs>=1.1.0
Reading http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/deps/tahoe-dep-sdists/
Reading http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/deps/tahoe-lafs-dep-eggs/
Best match: setuptools-darcs 1.2.11
Downloading http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/deps/tahoe-lafs-dep-eggs/setuptools_darcs-1.2.11.tar.bz2
Processing setuptools_darcs-1.2.11.tar.bz2
Running setuptools_darcs-1.2.11/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /Users/zooko/playground/tahoe-lafs/pristine/temp/easy_install-LQp44p/setuptools_darcs-1.2.11/egg-dist-tmp-XW6U6z
install_dir .
Checking .pth file support in .
/usr/bin/python -E -c pass
Searching for darcsver>=1.2.0
Best match: darcsver 1.7.1
Processing darcsver-1.7.1.egg
Using /Users/zooko/playground/tahoe-lafs/pristine/darcsver-1.7.1.egg
setup.py darcsver: I'm unable to find a tag in the darcs history matching "^TAG setuptools_darcs-((\d+)(\.(\d+)(\.(\d+))?)?((a|b|c)(\d+))?(\.dev(\d+))?)$", so I'm leaving ['setuptools_darcs/_version.py'
] alone.
Removing allmydata-tahoe 1.8.1-r4928 from easy-install.pth file
Adding allmydata-tahoe 1.8.1-r4914 to easy-install.pth file
Installing tahoe script to /usr/local/bin
Installed /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/allmydata_tahoe-1.8.1_r4914-py2.6.egg
Processing dependencies for allmydata-tahoe==1.8.1-r4914
Searching for pycryptopp>=0.5.20
Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/pycryptopp/
Reading http://allmydata.org/trac/pycryptopp
Reading http://allmydata.org/source/pycryptopp
Reading http://allmydata.org/source/zfec
Best match: pycryptopp 0.5.28
Downloading http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pycryptopp/pycryptopp-0.5.28.tar.gz#md5=829a211dd1b54eb26f9879f17f162a3e
Processing pycryptopp-0.5.28.tar.gz
Running pycryptopp-0.5.28/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /tmp/easy_install-VOMDTv/pycryptopp-0.5.28/egg-dist-tmp-o7UYqM
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/easy_install", line 9, in <module>
load_entry_point('distribute==0.6.14', 'console_scripts', 'easy_install')()
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 1855, in main
with_ei_usage(lambda:
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 1836, in with_ei_usage
return f()
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 1859, in <lambda>
distclass=DistributionWithoutHelpCommands, **kw
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/distutils/core.py", line 152, in setup
dist.run_commands()
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/distutils/dist.py", line 975, in run_commands
cmd_obj.run()
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 342, in run
self.easy_install(spec, not self.no_deps)
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 562, in easy_install
return self.install_item(None, spec, tmpdir, deps, True)
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 614, in install_item
self.process_distribution(spec, dist, deps)
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 666, in process_distribution
[requirement], self.local_index, self.easy_install
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 544, in resolve
dist = best[req.key] = env.best_match(req, self, installer)
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 786, in best_match
return self.obtain(req, installer) # try and download/install
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 798, in obtain
return installer(requirement)
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 582, in easy_install
return self.install_item(spec, dist.location, tmpdir, deps)
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 612, in install_item
dists = self.install_eggs(spec, download, tmpdir)
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 802, in install_eggs
return self.build_and_install(setup_script, setup_base)
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 1079, in build_and_install
self.run_setup(setup_script, setup_base, args)
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 1068, in run_setup
run_setup(setup_script, args)
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 29, in run_setup
lambda: execfile(
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 70, in run
return func()
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 31, in <lambda>
{'__file__':setup_script, '__name__':'__main__'}
File "setup.py", line 322, in <module>
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/distutils/core.py", line 152, in setup
dist.run_commands()
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/distutils/dist.py", line 975, in run_commands
self.run_command(cmd)
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/distutils/dist.py", line 995, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/bdist_egg.py", line 172, in run
self.run_command("egg_info")
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/distutils/cmd.py", line 333, in run_command
self.distribution.run_command(command)
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/distutils/dist.py", line 995, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 179, in run
self.find_sources()
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 254, in find_sources
mm.run()
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 308, in run
self.add_defaults()
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 335, in add_defaults
rcfiles = list(walk_revctrl())
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/setuptools/command/sdist.py", line 46, in walk_revctrl
for item in ep.load()(dirname):
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/distribute-0.6.14-py2.6.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 1954, in load
entry = __import__(self.module_name, globals(),globals(), ['__name__'])
ImportError: No module named setuptools_darcs.setuptools_darcs
This is caused by a bug in Distribute: https://bitbucket.org/tarek/distribute/issue/55/revision-control-plugin-automatically-installed-as-a-build-dependency-is-not-present-when-another-build-dependency-is-being
