Opened at 2014-08-30T00:35:57Z

Closed at 2016-03-26T23:15:49Z

#2286 closed defect (fixed)

the version of a library chosen for a setup requirement can conflict with a build requirement

Reported by: daira Owned by:
Priority: normal Milestone: 1.11.0
Component: packaging Version: 1.10.0
Keywords: setuptools build install Cc:
Launchpad Bug:

Description

This problem happens because setuptools decides on the version of a package specified as a setup_requires dependency, before computing all of the (transitive) install_requires dependencies. So it can happen that it drops an egg into the current directory of the build that then conflicts with a build requirement.

I don't know whether this bug is specific to zetuptoolz or still exists in more recent setuptools versions.

In any case, setuptools delenda est.

Change History (3)

comment:1 Changed at 2015-05-13T11:56:22Z by Daira Hopwood <daira@…>

In 07aa5e76b5faea91f55fc5f566e8b766c7685c51/trunk:

Retire the setup_requires hack in cases where it isn't needed (and can cause build problems). refs #2286

Signed-off-by: Daira Hopwood <daira@…>

comment:2 Changed at 2015-07-21T19:05:16Z by zooko

I think a good next-step on this is #2473 (stop using setup_requires).

comment:3 Changed at 2016-03-26T23:15:49Z by warner

  • Milestone changed from undecided to 1.11.0
  • Resolution set to fixed
  • Status changed from new to closed

We no longer use setup_requires=, so we can close this one now.

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