[Slackbuilds-users] mutual dependency? [was: sbotools: multiline build options]

[Erich Ritz]

On Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 at 9:17 AM, J. Milgram via SlackBuilds-users <slackbuilds-users at slackbuilds.org> wrote:

> 
> python-importlib_metadata and python-zipp really do seem to be pointing
> at each other:
> 
> After  removing both packages, and attempting to re-install (with
> sboinstall or manually):
> 
> The python-zipp build bombs with:
> 
> ERROR Missing dependencies:
>          setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4.1
>          importlib-metadata>=4.6
> 
> while python-importlib_metadata seems to need python-zipp,  bombing with:
> 
> ERROR Missing dependencies:
>          setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4.1
>          importlib-metadata>=4.6 -> zipp>=3.20
> 
> I  don't understand why  it's complaining about setuptools_scm ... I
> seem to have it:
> 
> /var/log/packages/python3-setuptools-scm-opt-8.3.1-noarch-1_SBo
> /var/log/packages/python-setuptools_scm-6.3.2-x86_64-1
> /var/log/packages/python3-setuptools_scm_git_archive-1.4.1-x86_64-1_SBo
> 
> ... though not sure which (if  any) of these packages is the one it wants.
> 
> So I'm stuck  again.  Anyone have a next step  to suggest?
> 
> At least I got python3-setuptools-opt installed.
> 
> thanks!
> 
> Judah
> 

Hi Judah,

This is the full dependency list required for python-zipp, from my local build log (I use slackrepo to build in a clean chroot):

Building python/python-zipp (rebuild for updated deps) 2026-02-03 15:47:51
Verifying source files ... 
Installing dependencies ...
python3-flit_core-3.12.0-x86_64-1_SBo: Simplified pkging of Python modules, core b [ 180K]
python3-installer-0.7.0-x86_64-6_SBo: Library for installing Python packages from  [ 1.1M]
python3-pyproject-hooks-1.2.0-x86_64-1_SBo: Wrappers to call PEP 517 build backend [ 120K]
python3-build-1.3.0-x86_64-1_SBo: a simple, correct PEP517 package builder ....... [ 230K]
python3-packaging-opt-26.0-noarch-1_SBo: Install packaging in /opt ............... [ 740K]
python3-wheel-0.45.1-x86_64-1_SBo: A built-package format for Python ............. [ 650K]
python3-setuptools-opt-80.10.2-x86_64-1_SBo: Install setuptools from -current in / [ 9.6M]
Running python-zipp.SlackBuild ...                                  ETA 15:48:??

...

Built ok:  python-zipp-3.21.0-x86_64-11_SBo.txz                         15:47:53
Unmounting chroot ... 
Backed up: python-zipp-3.21.0-x86_64-10_SBo.txz
:-) python/python-zipp Rebuilt for updated deps (-:




Erich