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python2.6 package

distutils tries to install in /usr/local/local/ when --prefix=/usr/local is set

Bug #456917 reported by David Huggins-Daines
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python2.6 (Ubuntu)
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Matthias Klose
Karmic
Fix Released
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Matthias Klose
python3.1 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: python2.6

This is a bug from jaunty which was fixed ... but it's back!

dhuggins@gorb:~/Projects/Sphinx/sphinxbase/amd64-linux/python$ python2.6 setup.py install --prefix=/usr/local
running install
running build
running build_ext
running install_lib
creating /usr/local/local
error: could not create '/usr/local/local': Permission denied

python2.5 in karmic doesn't have this problem:

dhuggins@gorb:~/Projects/Sphinx/sphinxbase/amd64-linux/python$ python2.5 setup.py install --prefix=/usr/local
running install
running build
running build_ext
running install_lib
copying build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.5/sphinxbase.so -> /usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Oct 21 00:19:27 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: python2.6 2.6.4~rc2-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: python2.6
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64

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David Huggins-Daines (dhuggins) wrote :
Matthias Klose (doko)
Changed in python2.6 (Ubuntu):
status: New → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

I reviewed the package in -proposed, approved. Will accept right after karmic release.

tags: added: regression-release
Changed in python2.6 (Ubuntu Karmic):
assignee: nobody → Matthias Klose (doko)
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Accepted python2.6 into karmic-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

tags: added: verification-needed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package python2.6 - 2.6.4-0ubuntu1

---------------
python2.6 (2.6.4-0ubuntu1) karmic-proposed; urgency=low

  * Python 2.6.4 final release.
    - No changes compared to the release candidate 2.
  * distutils install: Don't install into /usr/local/local, if option
    --prefix=/usr/local is present. LP: #456917.

 -- Matthias Klose <email address hidden> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:33:03 +0100

Changed in python2.6 (Ubuntu Karmic):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Copied karmic-proposed to lucid.

(And thanks Launchpad for always closing the wrong task automatically)

Changed in python2.6 (Ubuntu Karmic):
status: Fix Released → Fix Committed
Changed in python2.6 (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

I verified that --prefix=/usr/local/ works fine now (with distutils).

I run the test suites of some python programs, and they work fine.

tags: added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed
Matthias Klose (doko)
Changed in python3.1 (Ubuntu Karmic):
status: New → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package python2.6 - 2.6.4-0ubuntu1

---------------
python2.6 (2.6.4-0ubuntu1) karmic-proposed; urgency=low

  * Python 2.6.4 final release.
    - No changes compared to the release candidate 2.
  * distutils install: Don't install into /usr/local/local, if option
    --prefix=/usr/local is present. LP: #456917.

 -- Matthias Klose <email address hidden> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:33:03 +0100

Changed in python2.6 (Ubuntu Karmic):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote : Please test proposed package

Accepted python3.1 into karmic-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Changed in python3.1 (Ubuntu Karmic):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package python3.1 - 3.1.1-1ubuntu1

---------------
python3.1 (3.1.1-1ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low

  * Update to the 3.1 release branch, 20091102.
  * distutils install: Don't install into /usr/local/local, if option
    --prefix=/usr/local is present. LP: #456917.
  * python3.1-doc: Fix searching in local documentation. LP: #456025.

 -- Matthias Klose <email address hidden> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:38:24 +0100

Changed in python3.1 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

3.1 still needs to be tested.

tags: removed: verification-done
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package python3.1 - 3.1.1-0ubuntu5

---------------
python3.1 (3.1.1-0ubuntu5) karmic-proposed; urgency=low

  * distutils install: Don't install into /usr/local/local, if option
    --prefix=/usr/local is present. LP: #456917.
  * python3.1-doc: Fix searching in local documentation. LP: #456025.

 -- Matthias Klose <email address hidden> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:38:24 +0100

Changed in python3.1 (Ubuntu Karmic):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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