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#1 2010-06-27 09:14:37
- Dogs1985
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i can't install python-distribute
pacman -U distribute-0.6.13.tar.gz
error: missing package metadata in distribute-0.6.13.tar.gz
error: 'distribute-0.6.13.tar.gz': invalid or corrupted packagei'm using arch 64bit.
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#2 2010-06-27 09:25:23
- fsckd
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Re: i can't install python-distribute
That does not seem to be a pacman package. Usually they end in .pkg.tar.* which that clearly does not. Did you mean to install this? If so, please first read this handy guide on AUR. If not, then please explain further where you got that, etc.
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#3 2010-06-27 11:23:02
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Re: i can't install python-distribute
yes. i install this python-distribute(http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29188)
i usually install aur is like "makepkg', when finish, direct login root then "pacman -U abc.pkg.tar.gz"
is that the step wrong?
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#4 2010-06-27 12:00:15
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Re: i can't install python-distribute
Right commands. You totally selected the wrong file. distribute-0.6.13.tar.gz is the upstream source package. Look for something like python-distribute-0.6.13-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz.
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#5 2010-06-27 21:47:49
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Re: i can't install python-distribute
but it doesn't produce the pkg.tar.xz files. is that i'm missing other dependency files?
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#6 2010-06-27 22:13:52
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Re: i can't install python-distribute
If makepkg does not produce that file, then it must have failed to build. Were there any error messages? Can you post the output of makepkg? And after makepkg finishes running, can you post a listing of the directory makepkg was run in?
(There is only one dependency, python. Double check you have it by running pacman -Q python as a regular user.)
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#7 2010-06-28 09:25:50
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Re: i can't install python-distribute
display python 2.6.5-3.
the last two line display
Starting build()...
Aborting...
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#8 2010-06-28 17:35:35
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Re: i can't install python-distribute
Yeah, so it's failing to build. I suggest you contact the maintainer who might have a better idea of why it fails and how to fix it.
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