[BUG] bdist_wininst stub executables can't be found
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Description
setuptools version
62.1.0
Python version
all
OS
windows
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Description
Trying to create a bdist_wininst installer fails with:
error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'c:\src\python-3.9-amd64\lib\site-packages\setuptools\_distutils\command\wininst-9.0-amd64.exe'
This is because bdist_wininst.py looks for the stub .exe next to the source file - but it's not there as they are not distributed in the .whl (even though they are in the git tree!)
There is a good chance they exist under the original distutils directory though (they do for me) - or maybe they should just go in the wheel?
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Start in setuptools/_distutils/command/bdist_wininst.py at lines 359-373 and inspect how the wininst stub executable is located. Compare the files included in the wheel with the original distutils directory to determine the appropriate source. Done means bdist_wininst can find the required Windows stub executable when installed from a wheel.
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