[Solved] Paludis + python related breakage

marsclic · n00b Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Posts: 74

Has anyone seen this error before? Note the "python." invocation which is the source of the error. This has broken compilation of several related packages.
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>> Done builtin_loadenv
>>> Starting src_compile
* Building of dev-python/pyrex-0.9.8.5-r1 with Python ....
python. setup.py build -b build-.
/var/tmp/paludis/dev-python-pyrex-0.9.8.5-r1/temp/loadsaveenv: line 1209: python.: command not found

!!! ERROR in dev-python/pyrex-0.9.8.5-r1:
!!! In python_execute_function at line 4050
!!! Building failed with Python . in build_modules() function

!!! Call stack:
!!! * python_execute_function (/var/tmp/paludis/dev-python-pyrex-0.9.8.5-r1/temp/loadsaveenv:4050)
!!! * distutils_src_compile (/var/tmp/paludis/dev-python-pyrex-0.9.8.5-r1/temp/loadsaveenv:1211)
!!! * src_compile (/var/tmp/paludis/dev-python-pyrex-0.9.8.5-r1/temp/loadsaveenv:4375)
!!! * ebuild_f_compile (/usr/libexec/paludis/2/src_compile.bash:56)
!!! * ebuild_main (/usr/libexec/paludis/ebuild.bash:575)
!!! * main (/usr/libexec/paludis/ebuild.bash:591)

diefunc: making ebuild PID 7916 exit with error
die trap: exiting with error.

Install error:
* In program paludis -i pyrex:
* When performing install action from command line:
* When executing install task:
* When installing 'dev-python/pyrex-0.9.8.5-r1:0::gentoo':
* When running an ebuild command on 'dev-python/pyrex-0.9.8.5-r1:0::gentoo':
* Install error: Install failed for 'dev-python/pyrex-0.9.8.5-r1:0::gentoo'
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I have tried downgrading and recompiling paludis and several other packages which I thought were related to no avail.

dol-sen · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:19 am Post subject:

What version of python do you have installed?

What does

marsclic · n00b Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Posts: 74

# eselect python list
Available python interpreters:
[1] python2.5
[2] python2.6 *
[3] python3.1

#python
Python 2.6.2 (r262:71600, Aug 10 2009, 11:18:4

[GCC 4.3.4]

#ls -l /usr/bin/python*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 2009-08-10 11:20 /usr/bin/python -> python-wrapper
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2009-08-10 11:20 /usr/bin/python2 -> python2.6
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6568 2009-07-23 14:33 /usr/bin/python2.5
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6560 2009-08-10 11:20 /usr/bin/python2.6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2009-08-09 18:13 /usr/bin/python3 -> python3.1
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10728 2009-08-09 18:13 /usr/bin/python3.1

It doesn't matter if I eselect 2.5 or 2.6, the problem persists.

dol-sen · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:44 am Post subject:

I wonder if your PATH environment variable is messed up and so it is not finding python?

Oh, I just spotted something that may be the root of the problem

marsclic · n00b Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Posts: 74

Hey dol-sen,

Thanks for trying to help out. No, the PATH is ok, it finds python alright from the command line. Yes I had spotted the "python." problem also, as I had outlined in my first message. This problem is not particular to pyrex's ebuild, it happens in other ebuilds as well. It seems to be happening in the way paludis builds those packages. Since it's been a couple of days and nobody else seems to be having the same problem I will try to file a bug with the paludis developer.
Thanks!

marsclic · n00b Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Posts: 74

I solved this problem some time ago but forgot to update the post. It was caused by a rogue link from /bin/python to /usr/bin/python. Since python-wrapper just bails out if it is invoked outside of /usr/bin, this problem was a little tricky to resolve. Also, some packages were built that were referencing /bin/python and would break, such as javatoolkit. So beware of links to /usr/bin/python!