[MacPorts] #72504: meld @3.22.2: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils' (was: meld installation fails)

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#72504: meld @3.22.2: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'
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  Reporter:  panewt  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal  |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports   |    Version:  2.10.7
Resolution:          |   Keywords:
      Port:  meld    |
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Changes (by ryandesign):

 * cc: jungx098 (added)


Old description:

> Dear MacPorts:
>
> I am on Sequoia 15.5 and tried to install the meld package. It took an
> amazing long time to deal with all the dependencies and, at the end, the
> install failed. I am not savvy on OSX so I was unable to figure out why
> from the output MacPorts told me to look at:
>
> +++
> Error: See
> /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_meld/meld/main.log
> for details.
> +++
>
> I attach this output so you can see what I am seeing (at the tail of the
> file you can see the failure ... I don't know if there is something else
> in the rest of the file that gives the necessary clue as to what
> happened)
>
> I would appreciate your letting me know whether you see the same issue
> and, if you do, when it is fixed
>
> My thanks in advance,
> Paul

New description:

 Dear MacPorts:

 I am on Sequoia 15.5 and tried to install the meld package. It took an
 amazing long time to deal with all the dependencies and, at the end, the
 install failed. I am not savvy on OSX so I was unable to figure out why
 from the output MacPorts told me to look at:

 {{{
 Error: See
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_meld/meld/main.log
 for details.
 }}}

 I attach this output so you can see what I am seeing (at the tail of the
 file you can see the failure ... I don't know if there is something else
 in the rest of the file that gives the necessary clue as to what happened)

 I would appreciate your letting me know whether you see the same issue
 and, if you do, when it is fixed

 My thanks in advance,
 Paul

--

Comment:

 The error shown in the log is:

 {{{
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_meld/meld/work/meld-3.22.2/setup.py",
 line 5, in <module>
     from distutils.core import setup
 ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'
 }}}

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