New submission from Peter ps1...@users.sourceforge.net:
If the installer is run in Windows XP/SP3 without selecting the Advanced
compiling option, it works fine. If the installer is run in Windows XP/SP3 and
the Advanced compiling option is selected, the following error message is
generated during the compile step:
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.
The relevant part of the log when the installer fails using the Advanced
compiling option is as follows:
MSI (s) (4C:B4) [14:41:27:205]: Doing action: CompilePyc
Action 14:41:27: CompilePyc.
Action start 14:41:27: CompilePyc.
MSI (s) (4C:B4) [14:45:45:528]: Note: 1: 1722 2: CompilePyc 3: C:\bin
\Python26\python.exe 4: -Wi C:\bin\Python26\Lib\compileall.py -f -x
bad_coding|badsyntax|site-packages|py3_ C:\bin\Python26\Lib
MSI (s) (4C:B4) [14:45:45:528]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038
Error 1722. 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. Action CompilePyc, location:
C:\bin\Python26\python.exe, command: -Wi C:\bin\Python26\Lib\compileall.py -f
-x bad_coding|badsyntax|site-packages|py3_ C:\bin\Python26\Lib
MSI (s) (4C:B4) [14:47:41:133]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038
MSI (s) (4C:B4) [14:47:41:133]: Product: Python 2.6.5 -- Error 1722.
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. Action CompilePyc, location: C:\bin\Python26
\python.exe, command: -Wi C:\bin\Python26\Lib\compileall.py -f -x
bad_coding|badsyntax|site-packages|py3_ C:\bin\Python26\Lib
Action ended 14:47:41: CompilePyc. Return value 3.
Action ended 14:47:41: INSTALL. Return value 3.
I believe the cause of this installation failure message is due to the
syntax of the following command:
C:\bin\Python26\python.exe -Wi C:\bin\Python26\Lib\compileall.py -f -x
bad_coding|badsyntax|site-packages|py3_ C:\bin\Python26\Lib
If this command is run in the Windows XP shell, it yields an error. If the -x
option's args are wrapped in double quotes, it runs ok (except for a syntax
error when compiling one of the python source files - I don't remember which
one):
C:\bin\Python26\python.exe -Wi C:\bin\Python26\Lib\compileall.py -f -x
bad_coding|badsyntax|site-packages|py3_ C:\bin\Python26\Lib
So it appears that the Windows XP shell is interpreting the |
characters within the -x option's args as pipe characters and tries to
pipe the multiple commands together.
The simple work around is to not use the Advanced compiling option with this
release. If wanted, the compilation step can be performed manually after the
installation completes.
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components: Installation, Windows
messages: 101746
nosy: ps1956
severity: normal
status: open
title: Windows 2.6.5 Installer Advanced Option Generates Error Message During
Compile Step
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.6
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