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Meson install error: Can't get attribute 'OctalInt'

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Observed the following error on meson install of gstreamer :

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mesonbuild/minstall.py", line 330, in do_install
    d = pickle.load(ifile)
AttributeError: Can't get attribute 'OctalInt' on <module 'mesonbuild.coredata' from '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mesonbuild/coredata.py'>

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Created 3 years ago
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eli-schwartzcommented, Feb 26, 2021

If you got it from pip, why is it using /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mesonbuild/minstall.py

In order to use sudo ninja install, meson must be installed as root. Your installation attempt is incorrectly picking up the wrong (outdated!) version of meson.

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eli-schwartzcommented, Oct 31, 2021

the polkit codepath is evil, counterintuitive, and should be removed
Regardless, I see no reason to modify the global import path, adding far more than just mesonbuild to it, when elevating to root. For something that isn’t even a real issue, but rather a broken setup.

People can just run from a git checkout or use a zipapp.

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