Public bug reported: Created a fresh ubuntu 15.10 container, tried using composer to install drupal8: --- snip --- $ sudo apt-get install composer $ composer create-project drupal/drupal hellodrupal 8.0.0 - Installing drupal/drupal (8.0.0) Cloning ca30166e37ed78e1f9920dc42a82396d98d2a3f4
Created project in hellodrupal Loading composer repositories with package information Installing dependencies (including require-dev) from lock file Nothing to install or update Generating autoload files Script Drupal\Core\Composer\Composer::preAutoloadDump handling the pre-autoload-dump event terminated with an exception [UnexpectedValueException] Invalid version string ">" --- snip --- Was considering reporting this to the composer folks, but I see that version of composer doesn't even know its own version: $ composer --version Composer version @package_branch_alias_version@ (@package_version@) @release_date@ Uninstalling this composer and using the dreaded "curl | php" method to install it worked around both problems, so it looks like ubuntu's composer needs to be refreshed from upstream. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: composer 1.0.0~alpha10+20150602-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-22.27-generic 4.2.6 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Dec 30 20:01:20 2015 JournalErrors: No journal files were found. -- No entries -- PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: composer UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: composer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wily -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530204 Title: "composer create-project drupal/drupal hellodrupal 8.0.0" throws error To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/composer/+bug/1530204/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs