Ya, remove python-importlib_metadata and try again. The version you have is ancient and most likely the problem.
You are so behind on updates there might be a few other builds that will cause issues. -- On Mon, May 25, 2026, 7:38 p.m. J. Milgram via SlackBuilds-users < [email protected]> wrote: > > I tried building it as a standalone, manually with "sh > python3-setuptools-opt.SlackBuild". Same result. > > But good idea to try it. Thanks, and I'll report back after my SBo > upgrade campaign. > > Judah > > On 5/25/26 16:20, 414N wrote: > > > > Il 25/05/26 19:28, J. Milgram via SlackBuilds-users ha scritto: > >> > >> Thanks. It was worth a try. Turns out it needed to upgrade python3- > >> setuptools-opt first, so failed right out of the gate. > >> > >> JM > > > > Can you try rebuilding it alone (even manually outside sbotools), > > ignoring the dependency chain for a moment? > > Judging from the stacktrace you reported it seems to me that > > setuptools-opt (or something running during its build) uses code from > > importlib_metadata, so there appears to be an implicit circular > > dependency between the two: > > > > importlib_metadata -> zipp -> setuptools-opt -> importlib_metadata > > > > > > -- > ===== > [email protected] > 301-257-7069 > > > > _______________________________________________ > SlackBuilds-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.slackbuilds.org/mailman/listinfo/slackbuilds-users > Archives - https://lists.slackbuilds.org/pipermail/slackbuilds-users/ > FAQ - https://slackbuilds.org/faq/ > >
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