Bug 2403563

python-colcon-core-0:0.20.1-1.fc44.src BuildRequires:
python3-setuptools < 80

python3-colcon-core-0:0.20.1-1.fc44.noarch Requires:
(python3.14dist(setuptools) < 80~~ with python3.14dist(setuptools) >= 30.3)

This impacts at least:

python-colcon-alias
python-colcon-bazel
python-colcon-bundle
python-colcon-cmake
python-colcon-core
python-colcon-installed-package-information
python-colcon-meson
python-colcon-notification
python-colcon-package-information
python-colcon-parallel-executor
python-colcon-python-setup-py
python-colcon-ros
python-colcon-ros-bundle
python-colcon-ros-domain-id-coordinator

When I allow setuptools 80, I get:

test/test_build_python.py FFFFFFFFFFFF 
...
            source_files_before = set(src_base.rglob('*'))
            rc = event_loop.run_until_complete(python_build_task.build())
>           assert not rc
E           assert not 1

test/test_build_python.py:146: AssertionError
...
FAILED test/test_build_python.py::test_build_package[False-False-False-False]
FAILED test/test_build_python.py::test_build_package[False-False-False-True]
FAILED test/test_build_python.py::test_build_package[False-True-False-False]
FAILED test/test_build_python.py::test_build_package[False-True-False-True]
FAILED test/test_build_python.py::test_build_package[False-True-True-False]
FAILED test/test_build_python.py::test_build_package[False-True-True-True] - ...
FAILED test/test_build_python.py::test_build_package[True-False-False-False]
FAILED test/test_build_python.py::test_build_package[True-False-False-True]
FAILED test/test_build_python.py::test_build_package[True-True-False-False]
FAILED test/test_build_python.py::test_build_package[True-True-False-True] - ...
FAILED test/test_build_python.py::test_build_package[True-True-True-False] - ...
FAILED test/test_build_python.py::test_build_package[True-True-True-True] - a...


Also note that this package uses pkg_resources, which is still available in setuptools 80 but will likely be gone in setuptools 81.

I also see https://github.com/colcon/colcon-core/pull/699, which means upstream is aware of this.

We will need to make a compact package with setuptools < 81 when they remove setup.py install and pkg_resources anyway, so we could package python-setuptools79 to move forward with this update. Unless you think that colcon can move forward to at least setuptools 80.

> Unless you think that colcon can move forward to at least setuptools 80.

For now at least, this is a 'no'. Without getting into the gritty details, the `--symlink-install` option to `colcon build` relies on the `--editable` option to the `develop` verb in setuptools, which disappeared when `easy_install` support was removed in v80. A significant part of the colcon user base leverages symlink installation.

We've been making slow progress on moving to a standards-based pipeline in colcon for years now. The editable installation story there has problems as well (namely **completely** ignoring data files), which has thus far blocked progress.

> we could package python-setuptools79 to move forward with this update

I'm not sure this will actually help us, unless there's a way to implicitly route the sub-projects that colcon is building to use the legacy version when they import from setuptools in their `setup.py`. It might get the tests to pass but the feature would still be broken.

I'll really push on getting the remaining blockers for the standards-based pipeline resolved so that colcon can let the target projects dictate the backend and leave setuptools to continue self-destruction on its own time. Hopefully I can land that work before Fedora 44 ships, but this will probably have to regress in rawhide until then.

> unless there's a way to implicitly route the sub-projects that colcon is building to use the legacy version when they import from setuptools in their `setup.py`.

colcon-core Requires setuptools < 80, so that's what they would get.

> Hopefully I can land that work before Fedora 44 ships, but this will probably have to regress in rawhide until then.

I read that as "go ahead with the setuptools update", is that correct?

This now fails to build and install in rawhide.

> I read that as "go ahead with the setuptools update", is that correct?

Affirmative.

The failure to build and install means the robotics lab doesn't build. I guess I'll send a PR to drop this package from it at least until it's fixed.

We have a workaround merged upstream for this. Pending release.

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-0baa475515 (python-colcon-core-0.21.1-1.el8) has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 8.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-0baa475515

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-ca1dd990c8 (python-colcon-core-0.21.1-1.el10_3) has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 10.3.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-ca1dd990c8

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-88667626c7 (python-colcon-core-0.21.1-1.el9) has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 9.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-88667626c7

FEDORA-2026-f13413fff0 (python-colcon-core-0.21.1-1.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-f13413fff0

FEDORA-2026-d03adc7362 has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-d03adc7362`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-d03adc7362

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-ca1dd990c8 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 10.3 testing repository.

You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-ca1dd990c8

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-88667626c7 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 9 testing repository.

You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-88667626c7

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-27d92c2058 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 10.2 testing repository.

You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-27d92c2058

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-0baa475515 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 8 testing repository.

You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-0baa475515

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

FEDORA-2026-f13413fff0 has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-f13413fff0`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-f13413fff0

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

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FEDORA-EPEL-2026-27d92c2058 (python-colcon-core-0.21.1-1.el10_2) has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 10.2 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-88667626c7 (python-colcon-core-0.21.1-1.el9) has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 9 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-ca1dd990c8 (python-colcon-core-0.21.1-1.el10_3) has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 10.3 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-0baa475515 (python-colcon-core-0.21.1-1.el8) has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 8 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

FEDORA-2026-f13413fff0 (python-colcon-core-0.21.1-1.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

FEDORA-2026-d03adc7362 (python-colcon-core-0.21.1-1.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.