conda update anaconda "OSError" from "menuinst" on Win8.1 using msysgit

[ijstokes]

I had Anaconda 2.0.0. I first did a conda update conda (no problems) then followed this with a conda update anaconda. This is using msysgit on Win8.1. It looks like it pretty much worked, but there were one or two OSError exceptions from menuinst. Trace of commands and output below.

$ python -V
Python 2.7.6 :: Anaconda 2.0.0 (64-bit)

Ian@STALLION ~/code
$ conda update conda
Fetching package metadata: ..
Solving package specifications: .
Package plan for installation in environment c:\Anaconda:

The following packages will be downloaded:

    package                    |            build
    ---------------------------|-----------------
    conda-3.6.2                |           py27_0         192 KB

The following packages will be UN-linked:

    package                    |            build
    ---------------------------|-----------------
    conda-3.5.2                |           py27_0

The following packages will be linked:

    package                    |            build
    ---------------------------|-----------------
    conda-3.6.2                |           py27_0   hard-link

Proceed ([y]/n)? y

Fetching packages ...
conda-3.6.2-py 100% |###############################| Time: 0:00:00   1.74 MB/s
Extracting packages ...
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Unlinking packages ...
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Linking packages ...
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Ian@STALLION ~/code
$ conda update anaconda
Fetching package metadata: ..
Solving package specifications: .
Package plan for installation in environment c:\Anaconda:

The following packages will be downloaded:

    package                    |            build
    ---------------------------|-----------------
    anaconda-2.0.1             |       np18py27_0          30 KB
    blaze-0.5.0                |       np18py27_1         246 KB
    llvmpy-0.12.6              |           py27_0         6.1 MB
    numba-0.13.2               |       np18py27_0         550 KB
    openpyxl-1.8.5             |           py27_0         127 KB
    pandas-0.14.0              |       np18py27_0         3.8 MB
    scikit-image-0.10.0        |       np18py27_0        14.2 MB
    ------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Total:        25.0 MB

The following packages will be UPDATED:

    anaconda:     2.0.0-np18py27_0  --> 2.0.1-np18py27_0
    blaze:        0.5.0-np18py27_0  --> 0.5.0-np18py27_1
    ipython:      2.1.0-py27_0      --> 2.1.0-py27_2
    llvmpy:       0.12.4-py27_0     --> 0.12.6-py27_0
    numba:        0.13.1-np18py27_0 --> 0.13.2-np18py27_0
    pandas:       0.13.1-np18py27_0 --> 0.14.0-np18py27_0
    scikit-image: 0.9.3-np18py27_1  --> 0.10.0-np18py27_0
    werkzeug:     0.9.4-py27_0      --> 0.9.6-py27_0

The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:

    openpyxl:     2.0.2-py27_0      --> 1.8.5-py27_0

Proceed ([y]/n)? y

Fetching packages ...
anaconda-2.0.1 100% |###############################| Time: 0:00:00 895.47 kB/s
blaze-0.5.0-np 100% |###############################| Time: 0:00:00   1.34 MB/s
llvmpy-0.12.6- 100% |###############################| Time: 0:00:01   3.41 MB/s
numba-0.13.2-n 100% |###############################| Time: 0:00:00 650.86 kB/s
openpyxl-1.8.5 100% |###############################| Time: 0:00:00 776.11 kB/s
pandas-0.14.0- 100% |###############################| Time: 0:00:01   2.30 MB/s
scikit-image-0 100% |###############################| Time: 0:00:02   6.87 MB/s
Extracting packages ...
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Unlinking packages ...
[      COMPLETE      ] |#################################################| 100%
Linking packages ...
menuinst Exception:Traceback (most recent call last):                    |  11%
  File "c:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\conda\install.py", line 283, in mk_menus
    menuinst.install(join(prefix, f), remove, prefix)
  File "c:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\menuinst\__init__.py", line 42, in install
    ShortCut(m, sc, prefix=prefix).create()
  File "c:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\menuinst\win32.py", line 128, in create
    u'' + icon,
OSError: Failed to create shortcut 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Anaconda (6
4-bit)\Wakari (in the cloud).lnk' - error 0x80070005
menuinst Exception:Traceback (most recent call last):                    |  33%
  File "c:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\conda\install.py", line 283, in mk_menus
    menuinst.install(join(prefix, f), remove, prefix)
  File "c:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\menuinst\__init__.py", line 42, in install
    ShortCut(m, sc, prefix=prefix).create()
  File "c:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\menuinst\win32.py", line 128, in create
    u'' + icon,
OSError: Failed to create shortcut 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Anaconda (6
4-bit)\IPython (Py 2.7).lnk' - error 0x80070005
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[asmeurer]

That hex code is an HRESULT from trying to save the file.

In [2]: bin(0x80070005)
Out[2]: '0b10000000000001110000000000000101'

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRESULT and http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms681382(v=vs.85).aspx, the error is ACCESS IS DENIED. This either means you don't have the permissions you need to write to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Anaconda (64-bit)\IPython (Py 2.7).lnk or some other program (maybe another instance of conda?) was holding the lock.

Were the shortcuts created correctly?

[ijstokes]

No, the links weren't created. It says the directory in question is owned by BUILTIN\Administrators

[ijstokes]

But as I've since discovered, there are actually several issues with the way things work from msysgit with Anaconda. The question is how prevalent Anaconda + msysgit is. If I had to guess, I'd think it was pretty common. PowerShell and cmd.exe are uninspiring environments to work in, and anyone stuck with Windows but wanting Unix-like CLI is probably going to be using msysgit (or perhaps Cygwin).

[ijstokes]

See #747: I believe that is the true root of this problem, so closing this issue.

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