Re: Zenmap path problem

[David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com>]

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:06:46AM -0700, David Fifield wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 11:20:54PM -0700, David Fifield wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 04:37:39PM -0600, Chris Clements wrote:
> > > I have ndiff and some radialnet files in these directories, but no  
> > > reference to zenmap:
> > >
> > > /usr/local/local/bin/ndiff
> > > /usr/local/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/radialnet/
> > >
> > > It appears the files are going in the right place (/usr/local/share/ 
> > > zenmap).  If I manually delete them, then re-run the install, they are  
> > > recreated in that location.  The problem seems to be isolated to the  
> > > incorrect lines being entered (or not entered as the case might be) into 
> > > the definitions in the file "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist- 
> > > packages/zenmapCore/Paths.py".
> >
> > I can reproduce this now with Ubuntu 9.10. Straight off the install CD
> > it had python2.6_2.6.4-rc2-0ubuntu1, which had the /usr/local/local
> > problem. After upgrading python 2.6 to python2.6_2.6.4-0ubuntu3, it
> > installs in /usr/local but Paths.py has things under /usr.
> >
> > I'll let you know if I find out more.
>
> Here's the revision I think is responsible:
>
> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-branches/ubuntu/karmic/python2.6/karmic-proposed/revision/38/debian/patches/distutils-install-layout.dpatch
>
> I filed an Ubuntu bug:

I got word today that the bug is fixed in lucid (the next version of
Ubuntu). A comment says that the fix is a candidate for karmic (the
current version).

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/510211

David Fifield
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