Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.006 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:: [': 0.04; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'booth': 0.09; 'msi': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'url:releases': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'jan': 0.12; 'url:download': 0.12; 'windows': 0.15; 'command:': 0.16; 'delighted': 0.16; 'fine.': 0.16; 'machine?': 0.16; 'pypi.': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'running:': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'bit': 0.19; 'version.': 0.19; 'subject:] ': 0.20; '>>>': 0.22; 'team,': 0.22; 'install': 0.23; 'header:User- Agent:1': 0.23; 'error': 0.23; 'package.': 0.24; 'subject:release': 0.24; 'nearly': 0.26; 'post': 0.26; 'downloaded': 0.26; 'asking': 0.27; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'installed': 0.27; '(c)': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'mode': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'gives': 0.31; 'lines': 0.31; 'assumes': 0.31; 'install,': 0.31; 'larry': 0.31; 'noted': 0.31; 'occurs': 0.31; 'repair': 0.31; 'yes.': 0.31; 'yesterday': 0.31; 'allows': 0.31; 'file': 0.32; 'skip:c 30': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'announce': 0.33; 'candidate': 0.34; 'maybe': 0.34; 'could': 0.34; 'message.': 0.35; 'problem': 0.35; 'problem.': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'no,': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'version': 0.36; 'doing': 0.36; 'useful': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'starting': 0.37; 'system,': 0.38; 'problems': 0.38; 'generic': 0.38; 'skip:[ 10': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'anything': 0.39; 'does': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'enough': 0.39; 'system.': 0.39; 'skip:p 20': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'release': 0.40; 'deleting': 0.60; 'most': 0.60; 'location:': 0.61; 'url:3': 0.61; 'received:173': 0.61; 'first': 0.61; 'complete': 0.62; 'today': 0.64; 'visit:': 0.65; 'note:': 0.66; 'here': 0.66; 'url:0': 0.67; 'contact': 0.67; 'url:4': 0.69; '(s)': 0.84; '40.': 0.84; 'david,': 0.84; 'installer': 0.84; 'received:fios.verizon.net': 0.84; 'yours.': 0.93 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Terry Reedy Subject: Re: [RELEASED] Python 3.4.0 release candidate 1 Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:11:49 -0500 References: <52F9D493.6090100@hastings.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-173-75-254-207.phlapa.fios.verizon.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.3.0 In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 84 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1392138743 news.xs4all.nl 2954 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:59865 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:65930 On 2/11/2014 10:42 AM, Duncan Booth wrote: > Terry Reedy wrote: > >> On 2/11/2014 2:43 AM, Larry Hastings wrote: >>> >>> On behalf of the Python development team, I'm delighted to announce >>> the first release candidate of Python 3.4. >> >>> To download Python 3.4.0rc1 visit: >>> >>> http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.4.0/ >> >> I installed 64 bit 3.3.4 yesterday with no problem. I reran it today in >> repair mode and again, no problem. >> >> With 64 bit 3.4.0, I get >> "There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program >> required for the install to complete could not be run." >> >> No, the generic message does not bother to say *which* program :-(. >> >> 34 bit 3.4.0 installed fine. I redownloaded 64bit 3.4.0 and install >> gives the same message. >> >> Can someone verify that this is not some bizarre glitch on my machine? >> > I downloaded and installed it without problems on a 64bit Windows 7 system. > Maybe it is a bizarre glitch on your system, or perhaps it assumes > something is present which is there on my system and missing on yours. As I noted in response to David, starting completely clean allows 32 bit version to install, but not 64 bit version. > I see that part way through the install it downloads setuptools/pip from > pypi. Did your system have network access? Enough to post the original message ;-). And yes, A box came up asking about that and I said yes. > What happens if you enable the installer log by running: > > msiexec /i python-3.4.0rc1.amd64.msi /L*v logfile.txt A megabyte file with nearly 7000 lines > Does it put any useful messages in logfile.txt? 'error' occurs on 40. most are like the following MSI (s) (40:08) [11:57:25:973]: Package to be registered: 'python-3.4.0rc1.amd64.msi' MSI (s) (40:08) [11:57:25:973]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 MSI (s) (40:08) [11:57:25:973]: Note: 1: 2262 2: AdminProperties 3: -2147287038 Here is the one for the boxed message: Action 11:57:26: RemovePip. Action start 11:57:26: RemovePip. MSI (s) (40:0C) [11:57:26:426]: Note: 1: 1721 2: RemovePip 3: C:\Programs\Python34\python.exe 4: -m ensurepip._uninstall MSI (s) (40:0C) [11:57:26:426]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 Error 1721. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action: RemovePip, location: C:\Programs\Python34\python.exe, command: -m ensurepip._uninstall MSI (s) (40:0C) [11:57:28:874]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 MSI (s) (40:0C) [11:57:28:874]: Product: Python 3.4.0b2 (64-bit) -- Error 1721. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action: RemovePip, location: C:\Programs\Python34\python.exe, command: -m ensurepip._uninstall MSI (c) (98:EC) [11:57:30:204]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Deleting SECONDSEQUENCE property. Its current value is '1'. Action ended 11:57:30: ExecuteAction. Return value 3. MSI (c) (98:EC) [11:57:30:204]: Doing action: FatalError A Can you make anything of these? -- Terry Jan Reedy