40.7.0 fails with "AttributeError: 'unicode' object has no attribute 'compiler_type'"

[leonid-butenko]

I work with virtualenvs and after 4.7 release I cannot build my project anymore

here is the error:

Making install in yaros.utils
make[1]: Entering directory '/work/yaros/yaros.utils'
/bin/bash /work/yaros/install-sh -d //work/inst/.virtualenv/dev_test/lib
PYTHONPATH=//work/inst/.virtualenv/dev_test/lib/python2.7/site-packages: /work/inst/.virtualenv/dev_test/bin/python ../yaros.utils/setup.py install --root=/ --prefix=/work/inst/.virtualenv/dev_test
lapack_opt_info:
lapack_mkl_info:
customize UnixCCompiler
  libraries mkl_rt not found in ['/work/inst/.virtualenv/dev_test/lib', '/usr/local/lib', '/usr/lib', '/usr/lib/']
  NOT AVAILABLE

openblas_lapack_info:
customize UnixCCompiler
customize UnixCCompiler
customize UnixCCompiler
C compiler: gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -m64 -fPIC -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC

creating /tmp/tmpWHnPa6/tmp
creating /tmp/tmpWHnPa6/tmp/tmpWHnPa6
compile options: '-c'
gcc: /tmp/tmpWHnPa6/source.c
/tmp/tmpWHnPa6/source.c:1:1: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype [-Wstrict-prototypes]
 void zungqr_();
 ^
gcc -pthread /tmp/tmpWHnPa6/tmp/tmpWHnPa6/source.o -L/opt/mettools/lib -lopenblas -o /tmp/tmpWHnPa6/a.out
customize UnixCCompiler
  FOUND:
    libraries = ['openblas', 'openblas']
    library_dirs = ['/opt/mettools/lib']
    language = c
    define_macros = [('HAVE_CBLAS', None)]

  FOUND:
    libraries = ['openblas', 'openblas']
    library_dirs = ['/opt/mettools/lib']
    language = c
    define_macros = [('HAVE_CBLAS', None)]

could not resolve pattern in '': 'yaros/utils/testtools/data/*.nc'
running install
running build
running config_cc
unifing config_cc, config, build_clib, build_ext, build commands --compiler options
running config_fc
unifing config_fc, config, build_clib, build_ext, build commands --fcompiler options
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "../yaros.utils/setup.py", line 104, in <module>
    setup_package()
  File "../yaros.utils/setup.py", line 97, in setup_package
    configuration = configuration,
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/core.py", line 169, in setup
    return old_setup(**new_attr)
  File "//work/inst/.virtualenv/dev_test/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 145, in setup
    return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/distutils/core.py", line 151, in setup
    dist.run_commands()
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line 953, in run_commands
    self.run_command(cmd)
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line 972, in run_command
    cmd_obj.run()
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/install.py", line 62, in run
    r = self.setuptools_run()
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/install.py", line 36, in setuptools_run
    return distutils_install.run(self)
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/distutils/command/install.py", line 563, in run
    self.run_command('build')
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 326, in run_command
    self.distribution.run_command(command)
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line 972, in run_command
    cmd_obj.run()
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/build.py", line 47, in run
    old_build.run(self)
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/distutils/command/build.py", line 127, in run
    self.run_command(cmd_name)
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 326, in run_command
    self.distribution.run_command(command)
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line 971, in run_command
    cmd_obj.ensure_finalized()
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 109, in ensure_finalized
    self.finalize_options()
  File "/opt/mettools/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/config_compiler.py", line 70, in finalize_options
    if not isinstance(v, str): v = v.compiler_type
AttributeError: 'unicode' object has no attribute 'compiler_type'
Makefile:580: recipe for target 'install' failed
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/work/yaros/yaros.utils'
Makefile:434: recipe for target 'install-recursive' failed
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

Platform Ubuntu 18.04 / Python 2.7.15 / virtualenv 16.0.0 / virtualenvwrapper 4.8.2 / numpy 1.15.1

Downgrading to setuptools 40.6.3 resolves an issue.

[benoit-pierre]

Duplicate of #1653.