Build error with Python 2.7.6 but not with 2.7.13

[ntmlod]

Well probably nothing really serious, I didn't succeed to compile the egg file in our server with the error

error: can't copy 'fieldtooltip/htdocs/jquerytooltip': doesn't exist or not a regular file

On my laptop, I build the egg, copy it to the server and run it without issue.

The noticeable difference between the 2 is the version of Python (2.7.13 instead of 2.7.6).

[Ryan J Ollos]

It's more likely that the version of setuptools or another environment issue is the significant difference.

What version of setuptools do you have on the server?

[ntmlod]

Only 1.3 on the server, I certainly can upgrade it locally in the project environment to avoid similar issue in the future.

What is the minimal version recommended now ? I will see if I can build it.

[Ryan J Ollos]

Minimum recommended version is usually 0.6. You should avoid 5.4 through 5.6. I'll see if I can reproduce with version 1.3.

[Ryan J Ollos]

I can reproduce, but the issue doesn't occur with the latest setuptools (36.5.0). The issue is seen with setuptools 20.0, but not 30.0. I didn't search any further for the exact version in which the issue is resolved.

Fix is described in ​SO:3712682/121694.

[Ryan J Ollos]

In 16858:

FieldTooltip 0.7.3: Fix error including package data

Fixes #13294.