Hi Arturo, Thanks for the detailed report. On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 12:25:33PM +0200, Arturo Borrero Gonzalez wrote: > On 7/14/23 13:05, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote: > > Hi! > > > > The Netfilter project proudly presents: > > > > nftables 1.0.8 > > > > It seems the python package is a bit broken. > > The problem can be reproduced using the tests/build/run-tests.sh script, > which will produce something like: > > ==== 8< ==== > /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py:66: > SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py install is deprecated. > !! > > > ******************************************************************************** > Please avoid running ``setup.py`` directly. > Instead, use pypa/build, pypa/installer, pypa/build or > other standards-based tools. > > See > https://blog.ganssle.io/articles/2021/10/setup-py-deprecated.html for > details. > > ******************************************************************************** > > !! > self.initialize_options() > /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py:66: > EasyInstallDeprecationWarning: easy_install command is deprecated. > !! > > > ******************************************************************************** > Please avoid running ``setup.py`` and ``easy_install``. > Instead, use pypa/build, pypa/installer, pypa/build or > other standards-based tools. > > See https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/917 for details. > > ******************************************************************************** > > !! > self.initialize_options() > TEST FAILED: > /tmp/tmp.JeA0ZINB5h/nftables-1.0.8/_inst/local/lib/python3.11/dist-packages/ > does NOT support .pth files > bad install directory or PYTHONPATH > > You are attempting to install a package to a directory that is not > on PYTHONPATH and which Python does not read ".pth" files from. The > installation directory you specified (via --install-dir, --prefix, or > the distutils default setting) was: > > /tmp/tmp.JeA0ZINB5h/nftables-1.0.8/_inst/local/lib/python3.11/dist-packages/ > > and your PYTHONPATH environment variable currently contains: > > '' > > Here are some of your options for correcting the problem: > > * You can choose a different installation directory, i.e., one that is > on PYTHONPATH or supports .pth files > > * You can add the installation directory to the PYTHONPATH environment > variable. (It must then also be on PYTHONPATH whenever you run > Python and want to use the package(s) you are installing.) > > * You can set up the installation directory to support ".pth" files by > using one of the approaches described here: > > > https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/deprecated/easy_install.html#custom-installation-locations > > > Please make the appropriate changes for your system and try again. > error: could not create 'nftables.egg-info': Permission denied > make[3]: *** [Makefile:462: install-exec-local] Error 1 > make[2]: *** [Makefile:349: install-am] Error 2 > make[1]: *** [Makefile:481: install-recursive] Error 1 > make: *** [Makefile:697: distcheck] Error 1 > ==== 8< ==== > > I ignore what the fix is at the moment, but if if distutils is truly > deprecated then a revert of https://git.netfilter.org/nftables/commit/?id=1acc2fd48c755a8931fa87b8d0560b750316059f > may not be the correct solution. We can schedule a new release once this is sorted out.
