I dunno about the bug, but simple_json is not what you should be installing... The package name is simplejson.
-bob On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Amos Latteier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I just got a new aluminum macbook. It's great expect that it seems to > ship with a broken easy_install. I tracked down the problem and > submitted a bug to apple (bug #6302565). I'm sending the details > to this mailing list in hopes that it can help others, or perhaps others > can point out a better solution. > > -Amos > > The easy_install python command line tool fails to install python > package that include c extensions on my new macbook. > > Here's how to reproduce the problem: > > $ easy_install simple_json > > You will get an error message that ends with an error message like this: > > No eggs found in > /var/folders/Bb/BbkWGUJ4FGe9coHkryLH4U+++TI/-Tmp-/easy_install > 3CNYn-/simplejson-2.0.3/egg-dist-tmp-EOUkj5 (setup script problem?) > error: Could not find required distribution simplejson > > You don't have to use simple_json, any python package with c > extensions will trigger the problem. > > The problem is that the apple-specific version of pkg_resources.py (in > /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/Extras/lib/python) > shipped with the new macbooks changes the macos version number (line > 165): > > def _macosx_vers(_cache=[]): > if not _cache: > # don't call sw_vers because that causes a SIGTRAP in gdb > _cache = [['10.5', '1']] > return _cache[0] > > Previously the version was 10.5, not 10.5.1. This change is a problem > because the regular expression that checks version numbers (on line > 194) doesn't work with it. > > macosVersionString = re.compile(r"macosx-(\d+)\.(\d+)(.*)") > > One solution is to change the regular expression to something like the > following: > > macosVersionString = re.compile(r"macosx-(\d+)\.(\d+).*?-(.*)") > > I have verified that this fix solves the problem for me. > _______________________________________________ > Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig > _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
