At 02:59 PM 9/19/2006 -0400, Matt Good wrote: >On Windows "easy_install trac" fails with the error: >"trac-0.10b1.win32.exe is not a valid distutils Windows .exe" > >http://trac.edgewall.org/ticket/3750 > >The problem is with easy_install locating the config information >embedded in the file. The following patch works with the Trac >installer, but I don't know if it will break support for other >installers: > >Index: setuptools/command/easy_install.py >=================================================================== >--- setuptools/command/easy_install.py (revision 51920) >+++ setuptools/command/easy_install.py (working copy) >@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ > if tag not in (0x1234567A, 0x1234567B): > return None # not a valid tag > >- f.seek(prepended-(12+cfglen+bmlen)) >+ f.seek(prepended-(12+cfglen))
I can't see how bdist_wininst for Python 2.3 or better can generate a file that's missing the 'bmlen' value or has garbage in it. bmlen corresponds to the 'bitmaplen' value generated by the bdist_wininst command, and it should be a zero if there was no custom bitmap added. In other words, the .exe you're having problems with doesn't seem like it could've been produced by an unmodified distutils bdist_wininst command, as I've checked the SVN logs for that module and it's been 5 years since bdist_wininst had the 'bitmaplen' value added. _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
