[tor-bugs] #16839 [Ooni]: error: bad install directory or PYTHONPATH

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#16839: error: bad install directory or PYTHONPATH
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 Reporter:  axil    |          Owner:  hellais
     Type:  defect  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal  |      Milestone:
Component:  Ooni    |        Version:
 Keywords:          |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:          |         Points:
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 I'm trying to package ooniprobe for Archlinux and I had successfully
 uploaded a working package at
 https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ooniprobe/

 With the new 1.3.1 release I get the following error when trying to build:

 {{{

 running install
 Checking .pth file support in
 /tmp//ooniprobe/pkg/ooniprobe/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
 /bin/python2 -E -c pass
 TEST FAILED: /tmp//ooniprobe/pkg/ooniprobe/usr/lib/python2.7/site-
 packages/ does NOT support .pth f
 iles
 error: bad install directory or PYTHONPATH

 You are attempting to install a package to a directory that is not
 on PYTHONPATH and which Python does not read ".pth" files from.  The
 installation directory you specified (via --install-dir, --prefix, or
 the distutils default setting) was:

     /tmp//ooniprobe/pkg/ooniprobe/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/

 and your PYTHONPATH environment variable currently contains:

   ''

 Here are some of your options for correcting the problem:

 * You can choose a different installation directory, i.e., one that is
   on PYTHONPATH or supports .pth files

 * You can add the installation directory to the PYTHONPATH environment
   variable.  (It must then also be on PYTHONPATH whenever you run
   Python and want to use the package(s) you are installing.)

 * You can set up the installation directory to support ".pth" files by
   using one of the approaches described here:

   !https://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/easy_install.html#custom-
 installation-locations

 Please make the appropriate changes for your system and try again.
 }}}
 It seems something has changed in `setup.py` and can no longer use the
 build tools provided by Archlinux.

 Do you have any idea how to get past this? Thanks.

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