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Intel Galileo Boards won't install on python3 linux distributions

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Description

On Archlinux python3 is the default python. Possibly also on other distros sooner or later.

The file that gives the error is:
`.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/relocate_sdk.py`

The fix is simple:

``` diff
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
```

I could not find the galileo files on github, so I report that here. Where can i find the sources for this except for my local copy?

Edit:
Those warnings should also get eliminated:

```
Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/etc/ld.so.cache links to an absolute path /etc/ld.so.cache

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/libexec/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/gcc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/4.7.2/ranlib links to an absolute path /opt/clanton-tiny/1.4.4/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc-ranlib

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/libexec/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/gcc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/4.7.2/nm links to an absolute path /opt/clanton-tiny/1.4.4/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc-nm

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/libexec/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/gcc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/4.7.2/strip links to an absolute path /opt/clanton-tiny/1.4.4/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc-strip

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/libexec/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/gcc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/4.7.2/cpp links to an absolute path /opt/clanton-tiny/1.4.4/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc-cpp

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/libexec/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/gcc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/4.7.2/ar links to an absolute path /opt/clanton-tiny/1.4.4/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc-ar

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/libexec/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/gcc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/4.7.2/objcopy links to an absolute path /opt/clanton-tiny/1.4.4/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc-objcopy

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/libexec/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/gcc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/4.7.2/gcc links to an absolute path /opt/clanton-tiny/1.4.4/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc-gcc

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/libexec/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/gcc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/4.7.2/objdump links to an absolute path /opt/clanton-tiny/1.4.4/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc-objdump

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/libexec/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/gcc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/4.7.2/ld links to an absolute path /opt/clanton-tiny/1.4.4/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc-ld

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/libexec/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/gcc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/4.7.2/as links to an absolute path /opt/clanton-tiny/1.4.4/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/i586-poky-linux-uclibc-as

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/opt/clanton-tiny/1.4.4/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/opkg links to an absolute path /opt/clanton-tiny/1.4.4/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/opkg-cl

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/usr/src/debug/libgcc/4.7.2-r20/build/libgcc/gthr-default.h links to an absolute path /jenkins_builder/workspace/GLLO_1.0.5-Toolchain-Linux64/yocto_build/tmp/work-shared/gcc-4.7.2-r20/gcc-4.7.2/libgcc/gthr-posix.h

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/usr/src/debug/libgcc/4.7.2-r20/build/libgcc/unwind.h links to an absolute path /jenkins_builder/workspace/GLLO_1.0.5-Toolchain-Linux64/yocto_build/tmp/work-shared/gcc-4.7.2-r20/gcc-4.7.2/libgcc/unwind-generic.h

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/usr/src/debug/libgcc/4.7.2-r20/build/libgcc/enable-execute-stack.c links to an absolute path /jenkins_builder/workspace/GLLO_1.0.5-Toolchain-Linux64/yocto_build/tmp/work-shared/gcc-4.7.2-r20/gcc-4.7.2/libgcc/enable-execute-stack-empty.c

Warning: file /home/arch/.arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/sysroots/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/usr/src/debug/libgcc/4.7.2-r20/build/libgcc/md-unwind-support.h links to an absolute path /jenkins_builder/workspace/GLLO_1.0.5-Toolchain-Linux64/yocto_build/tmp/work-shared/gcc-4.7.2-r20/gcc-4.7.2/libgcc/config/i386/linux-unwind.h
```

I am also not sure if the fix above solves all problems, but users also get this error:
https://paste.debian.net/889770/

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with .arduino15/packages/Intel/tools/i586-poky-linux-uclibc/1.6.2+1.0/i586/relocate_sdk.py and investigate how the Intel Galileo package is sourced and installed on Python 3 Linux distributions. Reproduce the reported installation failure, then verify that the package installs successfully and determine whether the listed absolute-path warnings and the linked error remain.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
linux, python
Domain
embedded-iot, operating-systems, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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