[Slackbuilds-users] sbotools: multiline build options

[fourtysixandtwo]

Ya, remove python-importlib_metadata and try again.  The version you have
is ancient and most likely the problem.

You are so behind on updates there might be a few other builds that will
cause issues.

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On Mon, May 25, 2026, 7:38 p.m. J. Milgram via SlackBuilds-users <
slackbuilds-users at slackbuilds.org> wrote:

>
> I tried building it as a standalone, manually with "sh
> python3-setuptools-opt.SlackBuild". Same result.
>
> But good idea to try it. Thanks, and I'll report back after my SBo
> upgrade campaign.
>
> Judah
>
> On 5/25/26 16:20, 414N wrote:
> >
> > Il 25/05/26 19:28, J. Milgram via SlackBuilds-users ha scritto:
> >>
> >> Thanks. It was worth a try. Turns out it needed to upgrade python3-
> >> setuptools-opt first, so failed right out of the gate.
> >>
> >> JM
> >
> > Can you try rebuilding it alone (even manually outside sbotools),
> > ignoring the dependency chain for a moment?
> > Judging from the stacktrace you reported it seems to me that
> > setuptools-opt (or something running during its build) uses code from
> > importlib_metadata, so there appears to be an implicit circular
> > dependency between the two:
> >
> >  importlib_metadata -> zipp -> setuptools-opt -> importlib_metadata
> >
> >
>
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