Bugs item #1668596, was opened at 2007-02-25 22:15 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1668596&group_id=5470
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Distutils Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: Sam Pointon (freecondiments) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: distutils chops the first character of filenames Initial Comment: Python 2.5c1, Windows XP SP2. distutils chops the first character from some filenames if the package_data key is ''. Minimal example: The setup.py attached, and a directory named 'doc' in the same directory as setup.py with files in it. Running "python setup.py bdist" triggers the error. On my box, this fails with: running bdist running bdist_dumb running build running build_py error: can't copy 'oc\architecture.rst': doesn't exist or not a regular file http://mail.python.org/pipermail/distutils-sig/2005-April/004453.html describes the same problem, and http://mail.python.org/pipermail/distutils-sig/2005-April/004458.html has a commentary on the code in distutils/commands/build_py.py which causes the error. On lines 117-122, it tries to chop the directory path from the files it has found, using len() and slicing. This job is better done by os.path.split (and is probably more portable, too). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1668596&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
