Cannot install plumi over debian 7

[huiyiqun]

When I tried to install plumi over a newly-installed debian 7 yesterday, I failed with following messages:

...
Got MarkupSafe 0.23.
Picked: MarkupSafe = 0.23
While:
  Installing.
  Getting section cache.
  Initializing section cache.
  Loading zc.buildout recipe entry plone.recipe.varnish:default.

An internal error occured due to a bug in either zc.buildout or in a
recipe being used:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/eggs/zc.buildout-1.4.4-py2.7.egg/zc/buildout/buildout.py", line 1683, in main
    getattr(buildout, command)(args)
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/eggs/zc.buildout-1.4.4-py2.7.egg/zc/buildout/buildout.py", line 439, in install
    [self[part]['recipe'] for part in install_parts]
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/eggs/zc.buildout-1.4.4-py2.7.egg/zc/buildout/buildout.py", line 987, in __getitem__
    options._initialize()
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/eggs/zc.buildout-1.4.4-py2.7.egg/zc/buildout/buildout.py", line 1071, in _initialize
    recipe_class = _install_and_load(reqs, 'zc.buildout', entry, buildout)
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/eggs/zc.buildout-1.4.4-py2.7.egg/zc/buildout/buildout.py", line 1032, in _install_and_load
    req.project_name, group, entry)
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/eggs/distribute-0.6.27-py2.7.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 337, in load_entry_point
    return get_distribution(dist).load_entry_point(group, name)
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/eggs/distribute-0.6.27-py2.7.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 2306, in load_entry_point
    raise ImportError("Entry point %r not found" % ((group,name),))
ImportError: Entry point ('zc.buildout', 'default') not found
*********************************************
Writing picked versions to versions.cfg
*********************************************

I noticed that the buildout version is 1.4.4. Maybe a newer version is needed?

The step to reproduce the error:

1. Just follow the docs/INSTALL.rst except that I didn't edit the site.cfg for that I don't which option is needed for a simple installation.
2. The error appeared when I exce ./bin/python bootstrap.py && ./bin/buildout -v under plumi.app

[mgogoulos]

Hi,
the buildout needs update, there's a discussion here on how to make it run.

http://lists.plumi.org/pipermail/discuss/2015-March/006347.html

[huiyiqun]

Thanks, It seems what I'm looking for.

[huiyiqun]

This link has resolved the problem. But root seems needed for the installation or it will failed.

But when I try to buildout under ffmpeg, it fails again.

Here is the output:

Installing 'hexagonit.recipe.cmmi'.
We have the best distribution that satisfies 'hexagonit.recipe.cmmi'.
Picked: hexagonit.recipe.cmmi = 2.0
While:
  Installing.
  Getting section yasm-build.
  Initializing section yasm-build.
  Installing recipe hexagonit.recipe.cmmi.

An internal error occured due to a bug in either zc.buildout or in a
recipe being used:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/ffmpeg/eggs/zc.buildout-1.4.4-py2.7.egg/zc/buildout/buildout.py", line 1683, in main
    getattr(buildout, command)(args)
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/ffmpeg/eggs/zc.buildout-1.4.4-py2.7.egg/zc/buildout/buildout.py", line 439, in install
    [self[part]['recipe'] for part in install_parts]
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/ffmpeg/eggs/zc.buildout-1.4.4-py2.7.egg/zc/buildout/buildout.py", line 987, in __getitem__
    options._initialize()
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/ffmpeg/eggs/zc.buildout-1.4.4-py2.7.egg/zc/buildout/buildout.py", line 1071, in _initialize
    recipe_class = _install_and_load(reqs, 'zc.buildout', entry, buildout)
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/ffmpeg/eggs/zc.buildout-1.4.4-py2.7.egg/zc/buildout/buildout.py", line 1027, in _install_and_load
    allow_hosts=buildout._allow_hosts
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/ffmpeg/eggs/zc.buildout-1.4.4-py2.7.egg/zc/buildout/easy_install.py", line 800, in install
    return installer.install(specs, working_set)
  File "/home/huiyiqun/plumi.app/ffmpeg/eggs/zc.buildout-1.4.4-py2.7.egg/zc/buildout/easy_install.py", line 662, in install
    [requirement] = err
ValueError: too many values to unpack

Could you please help me?

[mgogoulos]

Did you try to make the same changes on the buildout.cfg of ffmpeg directory? It might be needed as well

[huiyiqun]

There isn't a section named versions in buildout.cfg under ffmpeg. And according to the comments over the section versions, I guess that the section versions is a dirty hack. I'll try.

[huiyiqun]

Yes, you are right. latest hexagonit.recipe.cmmi is not compable with buildout 1.4.4, after forcing buildout 1.7.1, it works.

Here is what I have done.

1. checkout to branch update_bootstrap
2. edit ffmpeg/buildout.cfg: Add versions = versions in section buildout ,create a new section named versions and then configure the version of buildout and distribute under which.
3. bootstrap...

[huiyiqun]

If merge request is welcomed, I'd like to give one.

[mgogoulos]

Hi,
pull requests are always welcome!