Here's the output of setuptools==dev: C:\Program Files\Python23\Scripts>easy_install-script.py setuptools==dev Searching for setuptools==dev Reading http://www.python.org/pypi/setuptools/ Reading http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools Best match: setuptools dev Downloading http://svn.python.org/projects/sandbox/trunk/setuptools/#egg=setupto ols-dev Doing subversion checkout from http://svn.python.org/projects/sandbox/trunk/setu ptools/ to c:\docume~1\admini~1\locals~1\temp\easy_install--xr-3c\setuptools Processing setuptools Running setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir c:\docume~1\admini~1\locals~1\temp\easy _install--xr-3c\setuptools\egg-dist-tmp-7wvvqf warning: manifest_maker: standard file not found: should have one of README, REA DME.txt Removing setuptools 0.6a9dev-r41617 from easy-install.pth file Adding setuptools 0.6a9dev-r41630 to easy-install.pth file Installing easy_install-script.py script to C:\Program Files\Python23\Scripts error: c:\program files\python23\lib\site-packages\setuptools-0.6a9dev_r41617-py 2.3.egg\setuptools\cli.exe: No such file or directory
Is it complaining because it can't find a file that's supposed to be deleted? On 12/6/05, Phillip J. Eby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > m h wrote: > > > > I don't recall any strange error message. Ummm, what is the best way > > to "uninstall" and start over? Just delete the egg directories? > > Yes. But ez_setup/easy_install will overwrite the eggs and ignore > older ones anyway, so there's no need to manually delete them. > > > Anything else? Or would you recommend another route? > > No; I'd suggest reinstalling using 'ez_setup.py setuptools==dev'. Then > we can check and see if your installation has the cli.exe file. If the > problem persists, I'll have to figure out some other way to proceed > with debugging this. When I install setuptools on my own machine, this > problem doesn't occur. > >
