On Monday 07 May 2007 20:43, Kevin Coyner wrote: > I maintain the package rpl, which today received an RC bug > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=422604 > > because it FTBFS in an autobuild on Lucas. > > The reason it failed is due to the use of unicode for the author's > name in the setup.py file. > > distutils (for the setup.py file) is part of python > which is part of the python module distutils. > > I see two options for fixing this: > > 1. Remove the unicode from the author's name and spell it using > ascii. > > or > > 2. Reassign the bug to the main python package. > > I'm not much in favor of #1 because we should be able to get > names correct. > > I favor #2 as it does seem to be a bug in python. I found the > following regarding the bug: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg03007.html > > So just looking for a little guidance in case I missed something > before I proceed.
Or 3. Patch setup.py to expect it. I believe if you add: # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*- to the file before the unicode characters are encountered the first time, that should solve your problem. I didn't look at your package, but that worked for me before for a similar issue. Scott K -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
