Crash on Startup in Windows 10 (v500, Qt6)

[nveaa1]

Hydrus version

v500

Qt major version

Qt 6

Operating system

Windows 10

Install method

Extract

Install and OS comments

Tested both with an attempted upgrade of v499 as well as a fresh install in a separate directory.

Bug description and reproduction

Attempting to start Qt6 build on Windows 10 crashes immediately with a log output like the one seen below.

Log output

v500, 2022/09/28 15:09:40: hydrus client started
v500, 2022/09/28 15:09:40: hydrus client failed
v500, 2022/09/28 15:09:40: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "hydrus\hydrus_client.py", line 230, in boot
    from hydrus.client import ClientController
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 499, in exec_module
  File "hydrus\client\ClientController.py", line 38, in <module>
    from hydrus.client.db import ClientDB
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 499, in exec_module
  File "hydrus\client\db\ClientDB.py", line 16, in <module>
    from hydrus.core import HydrusDB
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 499, in exec_module
  File "hydrus\core\HydrusDB.py", line 2, in <module>
    import distutils.version
  File "_distutils_hack\__init__.py", line 88, in create_module
  File "importlib\__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 499, in exec_module
  File "setuptools\__init__.py", line 10, in <module>
  File "_distutils_hack\__init__.py", line 88, in create_module
  File "importlib\__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'setuptools._distutils'

v500, 2022/09/28 15:09:40: hydrus client shut down

[Shangailockdown]

Can confirm the issue is also happening in Windows 11.

v500, 2022/09/28 21:28:57: hydrus client started
v500, 2022/09/28 21:28:57: hydrus client failed
v500, 2022/09/28 21:28:57: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "hydrus\hydrus_client.py", line 230, in boot
from hydrus.client import ClientController
File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 499, in exec_module
File "hydrus\client\ClientController.py", line 38, in
from hydrus.client.db import ClientDB
File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 499, in exec_module
File "hydrus\client\db\ClientDB.py", line 16, in
from hydrus.core import HydrusDB
File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 499, in exec_module
File "hydrus\core\HydrusDB.py", line 2, in
import distutils.version
File "distutils_hack_init.py", line 88, in create_module
File "importlib_init_.py", line 127, in import_module
File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 499, in exec_module
File "setuptools_init_.py", line 10, in
File "distutils_hack_init.py", line 88, in create_module
File "importlib_init_.py", line 127, in import_module
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'setuptools._distutils'

v500, 2022/09/28 21:28:57: hydrus client shut down

[zeldatp151]

I am also having this issue with the linux qt6 build after updating to v500

v500, 2022/09/30 12:58:43: hydrus client started
v500, 2022/09/30 12:58:43: hydrus client failed
v500, 2022/09/30 12:58:43: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "hydrus/hydrus_client.py", line 230, in boot
    from hydrus.client import ClientController
  File "PyInstaller/loader/pyimod02_importers.py", line 499, in exec_module
  File "hydrus/client/ClientController.py", line 38, in <module>
    from hydrus.client.db import ClientDB
  File "PyInstaller/loader/pyimod02_importers.py", line 499, in exec_module
  File "hydrus/client/db/ClientDB.py", line 16, in <module>
    from hydrus.core import HydrusDB
  File "PyInstaller/loader/pyimod02_importers.py", line 499, in exec_module
  File "hydrus/core/HydrusDB.py", line 2, in <module>
    import distutils.version
  File "_distutils_hack/__init__.py", line 88, in create_module
  File "importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
  File "PyInstaller/loader/pyimod02_importers.py", line 499, in exec_module
  File "setuptools/__init__.py", line 10, in <module>
  File "_distutils_hack/__init__.py", line 88, in create_module
  File "importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'setuptools._distutils'

v500, 2022/09/30 12:58:43: hydrus client shut down

[lc-guy]

getting this as well on void linux, qt6 ver

[radiatornebula]

I also have the issue on Linux Qt6 v500.

I was able to get it to work temporarily by setting this environment variable:

SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib

which I found from pypa/setuptools#2353 (comment)

[hydrusnetwork]

Sorry for the trouble here everyone and for responding to this issue late. I rolled out a hotfix for the Windows 500:

https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/tag/v500a

And Linux was fixed in 501:

https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/tag/v501