Is this still a problem on Ubuntu 11.04? I just ran this with no problem: $ mkdir /tmp/bar $ PYTHONPATH=/tmp/bar easy_install -d /tmp/bar jstools
** Changed in: distribute (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/730034 Title: easy_install crashed with ValueError in scan_module(): bad marshal data (unknown type code) -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs