Didn't finish my thought: Probably the most direct solution is to revert to the older version of setuptools. Otherwise you could potentially try upgrading to a newer version or setting up a virtualenv.
On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Tim Armstrong <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Katelyn, > It looks like the immediate cause of the problem is that you have a > setuptools 0.7.x version installed. For whatever reason (it's arcane to me) > that version is incompatible with the standard Python installation tools > that we use for impala-shell. setuptools 0.6.x (which looks like what is > provided by default on CentOS 6) or any setuptools version >= 0.8 should > not have this problem. > > We use CentOS 6.4 pretty heavily and it looks like we have 0.6.10 > installed on those systems: > > $ yum info python-setuptools > Name : python-setuptools > Arch : noarch > Version : 0.6.10 > Release : 3.el6 > Size : 1.5 M > Repo : installed > From repo : centos-base > Summary : Easily build and distribute Python packages > URL : http://pypi.python.org/pypi/distribute > License : Python or ZPLv2.0 > Description : Setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python > distutils > : that allow you to more easily build and distribute Python > : packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other > : packages. > : > : This package contains the runtime components of setuptools, > : necessary to execute the software that requires > pkg_resources.py. > > > Probably the most direct solution is to switch to > > Cheers, > Tim > > On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 9:26 AM, Jim Apple <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Are you planning to develop Impala or just use it? If just using it, this >> question might be better suited for user@ rather than dev@. >> >> apache.org mailing lists automatically set reply-to to the list. I'm sure >> people who reply will attempt to cc you, but they may forget. I'd suggest >> that you will be more likely to get replies by subscribing to the list you >> are sending it to. >> >> What version of Ubuntu are you on? What are the "necessary apt-gets" you >> have done? How did you originally install Impala? >> >> On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 5:37 AM, Katelyn Mulgrew <[email protected] >> > >> wrote: >> >> > I am not part of the mailing list. Could you send your response to me >> at >> > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>? See the >> > question below: >> > >> > From: Katelyn Mulgrew >> > Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 4:55 PM >> > To: '[email protected]' <[email protected]> >> > Subject: Installation Problem? >> > >> > Impala experts, >> > >> > I am trying to run the impala shell (what I really want is to see if I >> > installed impala properly). I am on Ubuntu and have done all the >> necessary >> > apt-gets. However, when I write "impala-shell" and hit return, I get a >> > number of errors, as described here https://issues.apache.org/ >> > jira/browse/IMPALA-2863. Can you help me? >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > >> > Katelyn Mulgrew >> > The information included in this email and any attachments transmitted >> > with it may contain information that is confidential. This email and any >> > attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended >> > recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, >> copy, >> > disclose, distribute or take action in reliance upon this email. If you >> > have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately >> by >> > return email and promptly delete this message and its attachments from >> your >> > computer system. In the absence of a signed writing to the contrary, >> BJSS' >> > relevant standard terms and conditions will apply to instructions or >> > descriptions in this email regarding any work to be undertaken. BJSS >> shall >> > have no liability for any damages to your system or data caused by any >> > virus transmitted by this email or any attachments. Please carry out >> virus >> > or such other checks as you consider appropriate. BJSS, Inc. 14 Wall >> > Street, 20th Fl, Suite #2069, New York, NY 10005 >> > >> > >
