[tahoe-dev] Tahoe 1.8.2 installation error on Window XP 32bit

[Shu Lin]

There is not different by using -v option. This is the output:
-Shu

C:\tahoe-lafs>c:\Python26\python.exe setup.py -v build
Not found: tahoe-deps
Not found: ../tahoe-deps

Setting up environment to run scripts for the current user...
Already done: associate the filetype .pyscript with Python.File for the current user.
Already done: add .pyscript to the user environment variable PATHEXT.
Already done: add .pyw to the user environment variable PATHEXT.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 417, in <module>
    **setup_args
  File "c:\Python26\lib\distutils\core.py", line 113, in setup
    _setup_distribution = dist = klass(attrs)
  File "C:\tahoe-lafs\setuptools-0.6c16dev3.egg\setuptools\dist.py", line 260, in __init__
    self.fetch_build_eggs(attrs.pop('setup_requires'))
  File "C:\tahoe-lafs\setuptools-0.6c16dev3.egg\setuptools\dist.py", line 284, in fetch_build_eggs
    parse_requirements(requires), installer=self.fetch_build_egg
  File "C:\tahoe-lafs\setuptools-0.6c16dev3.egg\pkg_resources.py", line 573, in resolve
    dist = best[req.key] = env.best_match(req, self, installer)
  File "C:\tahoe-lafs\setuptools-0.6c16dev3.egg\pkg_resources.py", line 823, in best_match
    return self.obtain(req, installer) # try and download/install
  File "C:\tahoe-lafs\setuptools-0.6c16dev3.egg\pkg_resources.py", line 835, in obtain
    return installer(requirement)
  File "C:\tahoe-lafs\setuptools-0.6c16dev3.egg\setuptools\dist.py", line 327, in fetch_build_egg
    return cmd.easy_install(req)
  File "C:\tahoe-lafs\setuptools-0.6c16dev3.egg\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 453, in easy_install
    return self.install_item(spec, dist.location, tmpdir, deps)
  File "C:\tahoe-lafs\setuptools-0.6c16dev3.egg\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 483, in install_item
    dists = self.install_eggs(spec, download, tmpdir)
  File "C:\tahoe-lafs\setuptools-0.6c16dev3.egg\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 663, in install_eggs
    return self.build_and_install(setup_script, setup_base)
  File "C:\tahoe-lafs\setuptools-0.6c16dev3.egg\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 938, in build_and_install
    self.run_setup(setup_script, setup_base, args)
  File "C:\tahoe-lafs\setuptools-0.6c16dev3.egg\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 929, in run_setup
    raise DistutilsError("Setup script exited with %s" % (v.args[0],))
distutils.errors.DistutilsError: Setup script exited with error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat

On Jun 14, 2011, at 9:24 AM, Zooko O'Whielacronx wrote:

> Sure, thanks!
> 
> If you do decide to help out with this, there is an advantage to being
> new: it is easier for you to see things from a new user's perspective.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Zooko
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