From owner-svn-ports-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 13 09:39:22 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-ports-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DC13132D; Sun, 13 Apr 2014 09:39:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B0FCA1AA6; Sun, 13 Apr 2014 09:39:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s3D9dMMv055753; Sun, 13 Apr 2014 09:39:22 GMT (envelope-from koobs@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from koobs@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) id s3D9dMbG055751; Sun, 13 Apr 2014 09:39:22 GMT (envelope-from koobs@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201404130939.s3D9dMbG055751@svn.freebsd.org> From: Kubilay Kocak Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 09:39:22 +0000 (UTC) To: ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r351193 - head X-SVN-Group: ports-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-ports-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the ports tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 09:39:22 -0000 Author: koobs Date: Sun Apr 13 09:39:22 2014 New Revision: 351193 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/351193 QAT: https://qat.redports.org/buildarchive/r351193/ Log: UPDATING: Add entry for Python/pkg users and egg-info Plist errors Add instructions for Python/pkg users on how to resolve a Plist error when updating ports in a Python environment that contains multiple versions of setuptools. PR: ports/188431 Reported by: Andrew Berg (via IRC), Olaf Kolkman (via Twitter) and others Modified: head/UPDATING Modified: head/UPDATING ============================================================================== --- head/UPDATING Sun Apr 13 09:18:40 2014 (r351192) +++ head/UPDATING Sun Apr 13 09:39:22 2014 (r351193) @@ -5,6 +5,33 @@ they are unavoidable. You should get into the habit of checking this file for changes each time you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades. +20140413: + AFFECTS: Users of Python and pkg >= 1.2.7_1 + AUTHOR: koobs@FreeBSD.org + + There have been reports of the following error when upgrading Python ports: + + pkg-static: Plist error, directory listed as a file: .egg-info + + The cause is an outdated or unpatched version of setuptools or distribute + installed by the user, or leftover from previous upgrades being used during + the `setup.py install` phase. pkg >= 1.2.7_1 now generates an error where + previously it did not. + + Users should inspect their ${LOCALBASE}/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages + directory, and remove any entries that reference versions of + setuptools or distribute *not* provided by ports or packages. + + Examples of entries that may be removed are: + + 1) distribute-0.6.35-py2.7.egg + 2) setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg + 3) *Any* version of setuptools directly from PyPi via pip or easy_install + + More information is available here: + + http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2014-April/091618.html + 20140410: AFFECTS: users of mail/vpopmail AUTHOR: bdrewery@FreeBSD.org