setup.py error on windows when installing from a second level directory

[dall]

D:\django_src>setup.py install
running install
running build
running build_py
error: package directory '\django' does not exist

[ramiro <rm0 _at_ gmx.net>]

dall,

What version of Django are you trying to install?. What are the contents of the D:\django_src directory?

[Jacob]

We'll need a lot more information -- Windows version, Python version, etc. -- to even start to fix this. You zhould probably also try django-users before reporting this as a bug.

[wfifi]

windows install must change setyp.py line 24

package = dirpath[len_root_dir:].lstrip('/').replace('/', '.')

to

package = dirpath[len_root_dir:].lstrip('
').replace('
', '.')

[Michael Radziej <mir@…>]

OK, this makes sense. It seems to happen only when you install it in a second level directory. I cannot check this, but for Windows you'll probably need the same path treatment as for unix. Of course, the replacements from the preceding comment must do the replacements both for unix ('/') and for windows ('
').

[Simon G. <dev@…>]

#4082 looks like a duplicate.

[Malcolm Tredinnick]

I have a feeling this might have been fixed in [4912]. Could you check if the problem still exists with a recent subversion checkout?

[Simon G. <dev@…>]

#4182 appears to be a duplicate.

[Gary Wilson <gary.wilson@…>]

Replying to Simon G. <dev@simon.net.nz>:

#4182 appears to be a duplicate.

I believe you mean #4128.

[anonymous]

I had this same problem when trying to install Django from a folder on my Desktop (Windows XP). Changing the slashes on line 24 fixed it.

[Malcolm Tredinnick]

All the evidence here points to people using versions prior to [4912] -- such as Django 0.96.

[Jason <romain_hardouin@…>]

Replying to wfifi:

This hack makes setup.py works fine on my winXP/Py2.5/Django-0.96.1
Thanx guy