New submission from Jim Kleckner: When I install 2.6a1 onto a Windoze machine I get a dialog: There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor.
Note that it didn't have VS2008 or any other new code installed. The problem appears related to Tkinter but that isn't clear. When running the Python console, running import Tkinter results in an error saying that _tkinter can't be loaded. DLL load failed. The system can't find _tkinter.pyd _tkinter.pyd and tcl84.dll and tk84.dll are in DLLs and appear to have reasonable permissions. I suspect something in the install failed to set something in the registry. This is on a current-patch XP system and that I also tried python-2.6.13944.msi from the buildbot just in case after uninstalling/reinstalling with no difference. Attached is a compressed log of the install. Perhaps this "PROPERTY CHANGE: Deleting SECONDSEQUENCE" is the problem? Here is an excerpt from the log file: Property(S): Privileged = 1 Property(S): DATABASE = C:\WINDOWS\Installer\5f5ad0.msi Property(S): OriginalDatabase = C:\cygwin\tmp\python-2.6a1.msi Property(S): UILevel = 5 Property(S): Preselected = 1 Property(S): CostingComplete = 1 Property(S): OutOfDiskSpace = 0 Property(S): OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 Property(S): PrimaryVolumeSpaceAvailable = 0 Property(S): PrimaryVolumeSpaceRequired = 0 Property(S): PrimaryVolumeSpaceRemaining = 0 Property(S): SOURCEDIR = C:\cygwin\tmp\ Property(S): SourcedirProduct = {0BA82E1B-52FD-4E03-8610-A6C76238E8A8} Property(S): ProductToBeRegistered = 1 MSI (s) (FC:D0) [16:38:30:939]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603 MSI (s) (FC:C0) [16:38:30:939]: Destroying RemoteAPI object. MSI (s) (FC:54) [16:38:30:939]: Custom Action Manager thread ending. MSI (c) (E0:54) [16:38:30:954]: Back from server. Return value: 1603 MSI (c) (E0:54) [16:38:30:954]: Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied. Counter after decrement: -1 MSI (c) (E0:54) [16:38:30:954]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Deleting SECONDSEQUENCE property. Its current value is '1'. Action ended 16:38:30: ExecuteAction. Return value 3. MSI (c) (E0:54) [16:38:30:954]: Doing action: FatalError Action 16:38:30: FatalError. Action start 16:38:30: FatalError. Action 16:38:30: FatalError. Dialog created Action ended 16:38:32: FatalError. Return value 2. Action ended 16:38:32: INSTALL. Return value 3. MSI (c) (E0:54) [16:38:32:375]: Destroying RemoteAPI object. MSI (c) (E0:2C) [16:38:32:375]: Custom Action Manager thread ending. Property(C): X = C:\Python26\Tools\pynche\X\ Property(C): UpgradeCode = {65E6DE48-A358-434D-AA4F-4AF72DB4718F} Property(C): ProductName = Python 2.6a1 Property(C): ProductCode = {0BA82E1B-52FD-4E03-8610-A6C76238E8A8} Property(C): ProductVersion = 2.6.101 Property(C): Manufacturer = Python Software Foundation ---------- components: Installation files: debuglog.txt.zip messages: 63371 nosy: jkleckner severity: normal status: open title: Install failure of 2.6a1 on Windows XP without VS8 installed type: behavior versions: Python 2.6 Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file9634/debuglog.txt.zip __________________________________ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.python.org/issue2256> __________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com