Re: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-23 Thread John Machin
On Mon, 23 May 2005 15:04:27 +1000, richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >John Machin wrote: >> FYI, there are a few unreconstructed diehards out here who neither run >> on a *x platform nor run bleeding-edge Python straight out of last >> night's CVS. > >I think you need to pull your head in, mate.

RE: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-22 Thread richard
richard wrote: > "bug against PyPI". Where did I say bug against distutils? Apologies for the dupe response. The bug has now been fixed. Richard -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-22 Thread richard
John Machin wrote: > FYI, there are a few unreconstructed diehards out here who neither run > on a *x platform nor run bleeding-edge Python straight out of last > night's CVS. I think you need to pull your head in, mate. The bug you discovered in PyPI is plain and simple a bug in its attempts to

RE: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-22 Thread richard
Tony Meyer wrote: > setup.py sdist --format=zip Try without the --format arg. The code is being too paranoid. >>> >>> Result: (A) produces a zip file with only minor differences >>> (presumably a timestamp): >> >> Oh, so even without --format, a ZIP source dist file is >> produced

Re: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-22 Thread richard
John Machin wrote: > I presume you mean a bug report. Done. Thankyou. > I wrote: >> He wrote: >>> I wrote: The code is being too paranoid >>> >>> Which code (distutils or PyPI server) is being paranoid about what??? >> >> The PyPI server code, which attempts to make sure people aren't uplo

Re: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-19 Thread John Machin
On Fri, 20 May 2005 13:04:21 +1200, "Tony Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> So (if the former is what you meant) would a workaround for >>> now be to do something like: >>> >>> setup.py sdist --format=gztar upload >> >> (1) error: command 'tar' failed: No such file or directory > >I was ass

RE: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-19 Thread Tony Meyer
>> So (if the former is what you meant) would a workaround for >> now be to do something like: >> >> setup.py sdist --format=gztar upload > > (1) error: command 'tar' failed: No such file or directory I was assuming that tar and gzip were available. There are various tar/gzip applications avai

Re: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-19 Thread John Machin
On Fri, 20 May 2005 11:28:14 +1200, "Tony Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> setup.py sdist --format=zip > > Try without the --format arg. The code is being too paranoid. Oh, so even without --format, a ZIP source dist file is produced anyway? If this is the case, ple

Re: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-19 Thread John Machin
On Fri, 20 May 2005 08:27:28 +1000, richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >John Machin wrote: >> On Mon, 16 May 2005 22:11:49 +1000, richard >>>John Machin wrote: setup.py sdist --format=zip >>> >>>Try without the --format arg. The code is being too paranoid. >> >> Result: (A) produces a zip fi

RE: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-19 Thread Tony Meyer
> setup.py sdist --format=zip Try without the --format arg. The code is being too paranoid. >>> >>> Oh, so even without --format, a ZIP source dist file is produced >>> anyway? If this is the case, please file a bug against PyPI. >> >> How is this a bug? sdist is meant to produce a

RE: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-19 Thread Tony Meyer
setup.py sdist --format=zip >>> >>> Try without the --format arg. The code is being too paranoid. >> >> Result: (A) produces a zip file with only minor differences >> (presumably a timestamp): > > Oh, so even without --format, a ZIP source dist file is > produced anyway? If this is the cas

Re: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-19 Thread richard
John Machin wrote: > On Mon, 16 May 2005 22:11:49 +1000, richard >>John Machin wrote: >>> setup.py sdist --format=zip >> >>Try without the --format arg. The code is being too paranoid. > > Result: (A) produces a zip file with only minor differences > (presumably a timestamp): Oh, so even without

Re: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-16 Thread John Machin
On Mon, 16 May 2005 22:11:49 +1000, richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >John Machin wrote: >> richard wrote: >>> John Machin wrote: >>> > Sorry in advance if this is not the correct forum ... >>> >>> Quite. The support link for PyPI is in the sidebar of the site. >>> >> >> Tried that, when I was

Re: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-16 Thread richard
John Machin wrote: > richard wrote: >> John Machin wrote: >> > Sorry in advance if this is not the correct forum ... >> >> Quite. The support link for PyPI is in the sidebar of the site. >> > > Tried that, when I was trying to register and getting strange error > messages about the user name, like

Re: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-15 Thread John Machin
richard wrote: > John Machin wrote: > > Sorry in advance if this is not the correct forum ... > > Quite. The support link for PyPI is in the sidebar of the site. > Tried that, when I was trying to register and getting strange error messages about the user name, like "John Machin" and "John_Machin"

Re: problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-15 Thread richard
John Machin wrote: > Sorry in advance if this is not the correct forum ... Quite. The support link for PyPI is in the sidebar of the site. > I'm trying to upload what appears to be a perfectly OK zip file as a > "source" file type to PyPI, and am getting this response: > > Error... > There's be

problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

2005-05-14 Thread John Machin
Sorry in advance if this is not the correct forum ... I'm trying to upload what appears to be a perfectly OK zip file as a "source" file type to PyPI, and am getting this response: Error... There's been a problem with your request exceptions.ValueError: invalid distribution file I have managed