python39Packages.pydeck does not build: ValueError: invalid pyproject.toml config: project

[alexvorobiev]

Describe the bug

python39Packages.pydeck does not build: ValueError: invalid pyproject.toml config: project due to updated setuptools in nixpkgs. There is a fix upstream visgl/deck.gl#6777.

Steps To Reproduce

nix-shell -p '(python39Packages.pydeck.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
  doCheck = false;
  doInstallCheck = false;
}))'

...

configuring
no configure script, doing nothing
building
Executing setuptoolsBuildPhase
/nix/store/xi8ha1k3mjpmnmmi5fp7fmq41f2wwghm-python3.9-setuptools-61.2.0/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/config/pyprojecttoml.py:103: _ExperimentalProjec
tMetadata: Support for project metadata in `pyproject.toml` is still experimental and may be removed (or change) in future releases.
  warnings.warn(msg, _ExperimentalProjectMetadata)
configuration error: `project` must not contain {'requires'} properties

Expected behavior

pydeck builds

Notify maintainers

@Creator54 @jonringer

Metadata

Please run nix-shell -p nix-info --run "nix-info -m" and paste the result.

 - system: `"x86_64-linux"`
 - host os: `Linux 3.10.0-1160.62.1.el7.x86_64, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, 7.9 (Maipo), nobuild`
 - multi-user?: `yes`
 - sandbox: `no`
 - version: `nix-env (Nix) 2.8.0`
 - channels(alex): `"nixpkgs"`
 - nixpkgs: `/u/alex/.nix-defexpr/channels/nixpkgs`

[Creator54]

does looks working for me in latest unstable channel and latest nixpkgs(GitHub) 🤔

[KAction]

Build for me too:

; git log --format='%H %cd' -n1
88be12e5ddb27415e4c6c5f632695a1c46680bdf Thu May 12 21:09:49 2022 +0200
; nix-build -A python3.pkgs.pydeck
/nix/store/54fybg2cqy9pimn8z18h9vr19zf507zj-python3.9-pydeck-0.7.1

[alexvorobiev]

I am on nixpkgs-unstabe and it didn't build until I made a patch from that upstream PR I mentioned. Then it built.

[KAction]

Try building from master. This is what I always do (despite technically being not-promised-to-work configuration).

[natsukium]

close as resolved