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Title: Distutils2 install command without setup.py or setup.cfg create an UNKNOWN-UNKNOWN.dist-info distribution
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: Distutils2 Versions: 3rd party
process
Status: closed Resolution: duplicate
Dependencies: Superseder: Some commands should stop if Name and Version are missing
View: 11038
Assigned To: tarek Nosy List: Boris.FELD, eric.araujo
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2011-01-27 14:17 by Boris.FELD, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg127190 - (view) Author: Boris FELD (Boris.FELD) * Date: 2011-01-27 14:17
Distutils2 install command don't display error if you try to launch it in a directory without setup.py nor setup.cfg files. It install an UNKNOWN-UNKNOWN.dist-info distribution in your site-package with all meta-data file set to UNKNOWN.
msg127196 - (view) Author: Boris FELD (Boris.FELD) * Date: 2011-01-27 14:44
It also fails with python 2.5 and python 2.7 with install_dist command.
msg127448 - (view) Author: Éric Araujo (eric.araujo) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-01-29 17:35
Closing as duplicate, please comment on the other bug report if the unwanted behavior is still here.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:11adminsetgithub: 55234
2011-01-29 17:35:30eric.araujosetstatus: open -> closed

superseder: Some commands should stop if Name and Version are missing
versions: + 3rd party, - Python 2.6, Python 2.5, Python 2.7
nosy: - tarek-ziade, tarek

messages: + msg127448
resolution: duplicate
stage: resolved
2011-01-27 14:44:32Boris.FELDsetnosy: tarek-ziade, tarek, eric.araujo, Boris.FELD
messages: + msg127196
versions: + Python 2.5, Python 2.7
2011-01-27 14:17:01Boris.FELDcreate