[BUG] setuptools._distutils.util.byte_compile indirect requires distutils

Open s-t-e-v-e-n-k opened this issue 2 years ago • 2 comments

setuptools version

setuptools==69.0.2

Python version

Python 3.12

OS

openSUSE Tumbleweed

Additional environment information

No response

Description

While trying to install setuptools itself, we fail due to no distutils. This may belong under https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/milestone/8

Expected behavior

Indirect byte compilation should succeed with Python 3.12.

How to Reproduce

python3.12 setup.py install --skip-build

Output

setup-py-install-failure.txt

Dec 21 '23 10:12 s-t-e-v-e-n-k

This is only relevant for deprecated setup.py builds. Proper PEP517 usage does not exhibit the failure.

Dec 22 '23 18:12 bnavigator

Ok, looks like a bootstrap issue... Probably it would go away if we add a import setuptools at the top of the command used to compile the byte compilation...

I suppose if you add the --no-compile option, things install correctly too, right?

Jan 08 '24 14:01 abravalheri