[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Felipe]

Change by Felipe :


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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Steve Dower]

Steve Dower  added the comment:

> Got the same issue with the 3.6 installer

You've got a different issue, but I can't tell what it is without all of the 
logs. Can you look in your %TEMP% directory for the file you attached, and then 
also include those with the same prefix?

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Per Fryking]

Per Fryking  added the comment:

Got the same issue with the 3.6 installer from python.org

The thing is that I can't elevate the priviliges to be administrator. So I'm 
stuck.

Uploading the log. Running windows 7

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Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file47278/Python 3.6.3 
(32-bit)_20171120135800.log

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Yu Zhigang]

Yu Zhigang added the comment:

Hi, if everything goes well you shall see the log in the attachment or 
somewhere. I'm uploading it.

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Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file47084/python install failure.zip

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Steve Dower]

Steve Dower added the comment:

Yu Zhigang - can you post your install logs from the failed install? You'll 
notice in my last message I said that I added some extra logging.

However, it sounds like you have a certain system option set that essentially 
breaks paths passed between non-admin and admin processes. There is very little 
we can do about that, and the fix applied for this issue is not intended to 
solve it.

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Yu Zhigang]

Yu Zhigang added the comment:

It's quite an issue... This is 2017 and it's still there. Anyway, I encountered 
the same problem by running the installer in Win7, and it was fixed by running 
it again in administrative mode.

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Steve Dower]

Steve Dower added the comment:

I believe this change will fix it, or at least provide some more diagnostic 
info if it fails again. There doesn't seem to be any other way to trigger the 
install process without setting a target directory.

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resolution:  -> fixed
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed
versions: +Python 3.6

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Roundup Robot]

Roundup Robot added the comment:

New changeset 16d652760a06 by Steve Dower in branch '3.5':
Issue #25144: Ensures TargetDir is set before continuing with custom install.
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/16d652760a06

New changeset 024f3312ccee by Steve Dower in branch 'default':
Issue #25144: Ensures TargetDir is set before continuing with custom install.
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/024f3312ccee

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Jagannath Basu]

Jagannath Basu added the comment:

I ran the python-3.5.2.exe file as administrator (right click > Run as Admin) 
and then followed the custom installation to set up target directory. It got 
installed without further complaints.

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Futur Fusionneur]

Futur Fusionneur added the comment:

For me the custom installer worked by combining the two solutions above:

1. open an elevated command prompt
2. run the installer by specifying the TargetDir

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Claude Chouinard]

Claude Chouinard added the comment:

To solve the problem with the variable TARGETDIR not being initialized, I 
called the installation program from the command shell and added the target dir 
option.

c:\Users\\Downloads>python-3.5.1-amd64.exe TargetDir=c:\Python35

I also us the custom installation option (using the Install Now might not 
work). You should see that the target dir is properly setup to what you have 
specified.

Now it installed without a problem.

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Ivan Radic]

Ivan Radic added the comment:

I got this with 3.5.1 installer on Windows 7. I solved it by running installer 
with elevated privileges. Installer for 2.7.11 was not affected.

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Steve Dower]

Steve Dower added the comment:

Good to hear there's a workaround.

I seem to recall an issue in the past with some security policies that disallow 
passing parameters to installers. This may be the cause here. When I get a 
chance to sit at a computer I'll see if I can track that down.

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Ben]

Ben added the comment:

Still a problem with python-2.7.10.amd64.msi. A bit surprising that this has 
not been addressed since 2015.05.23...

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Steve Dower]

Steve Dower added the comment:

That's a good idea.

Can you grab the log files from %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Temp (sort by date 
- they'll all be grouped together) and upload to this issue? 

Like Felipe, you may want to censor some usernames/paths. If you do, please let 
me know if they contain anything other than letters or digits (spaces and 
punctuation may be very important here).

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Laura Creighton]

Laura Creighton added the comment:

webmaster just got mail from another person hit with this on Windows 10.

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Wade Hedrick]

Wade Hedrick added the comment:

I had the same problem when trying to install 3.5 with Windows 10. I got the 
same results as Felipe has listed in the post from 9/16.

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Steve Dower]

Steve Dower added the comment:

Well, I made this happen once, but not a second time. That's better than most 
setup issues I get to deal with :)

Still working on it - will post when I figure it out.

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Felipe]

Changes by Felipe :


Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file40492/Python 3.5.0 
(32-bit)_20150916132422.log

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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Terry J. Reedy]

Changes by Terry J. Reedy :


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[issue25144] 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"

[Felipe]

New submission from Felipe:

The 3.5 Windows installer fails with "The TARGETDIR variable must be provided 
when invoking this installer"

Here are the steps I followed:

1. Initial screen:

   - uncheck the add path and all users options
   - select "Customize installation"

2. Optional features:

   - Check all boxes except "all users"

3. Advanced options

   - Uncheck all
   - Pick a different path to install to (clean folder)


4. A message box pops up saying "The TARGETDIR variable must be provided when 
invoking this installer" -- I hit OK.

5. Final screen showing 0x8007063 - Fatal error during installation


I've saved the log file and can upload if helpful, but will have to remove 
personal info first

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messages: 250857
nosy: fov
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: 3.5 Win install fails with "TARGETDIR"
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.5

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