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xcode9.1
Robin
Robin

Reputation: 81

Xcode 9.1 export fails with "The /usr/bin/xattr tool may be damaged"

Xcode 9.0.1 crash when export ipa or upload to App Store in MacOS 10.13.1.

After upgraded to Xcode 9.1 (9B55), it shows error as below when export.

Stripping extended attributes failed.
"/usr/bin/xattr -crs /var/folders/mm/h01jykrs7gv9w7jjb0yt609w0000gp/T/XcodeDistPipeline.Uay/Root/Payload/GitSmartHome.app" exited with a non-zero status. The /usr/bin/xattr tool may be damaged.

It seems xattr was damaged, and when run xattr in Terminal, it prompts below error.

xattr
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/xattr-2.7", line 7, in <module>
    from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.13-intel/egg/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3019, in <module>
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.13-intel/egg/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3003, in _call_aside
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.13-intel/egg/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3032, in _initialize_master_working_set
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.13-intel/egg/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 655, in _build_master
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.13-intel/egg/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 963, in require
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.13-intel/egg/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 849, in resolve
pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: The 'xattr==0.6.4' distribution was not found and is required by the application

How to fix it or re-install xattr?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2479

Answers (7)

nfelger
nfelger

Reputation: 873

I just ran into the same issue and resolved it with:

/usr/bin/python -m pip install xattr==0.6.4

Upvotes: 0

aleksdj
aleksdj

Reputation: 145

If your mac throws you an error like "option -c not recognized" you can still try to launch the original source code "xattr python tool" using a command like this:

sudo python /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/xattr/tool.pyc -cr /Applications/[Application].app

It works for me ;)

Upvotes: 0

Bevis Liu
Bevis Liu

Reputation: 1

reinstall xcode-select, open terminal and type

xcode-select --install

Upvotes: -1

Winlandiano
Winlandiano

Reputation: 33

@Ren gave a good hint, following his thought, with the help of Ned Deli's Answer, solved the problem here.

My situation: python 2.7 as default system version(use pyenv normally). /usr/bin/xattr always tempts to call /usr/bin/xattr-2.7, which won't be successful. Calling xattr-2.6 works fine, forcing /usr/bin/xattr call xattr-2.6 leads to "option -c not recognized" while the XCode trying to call xattr -crs ....

Solution: After using command: $defaults write com.apple.versioner.python Version 2.6 Xcode can finally distribute my app.

You can set your system default python whenever you like back to 2.7 with: $unset VERSIONER_PYTHON_VERSION

Upvotes: 0

abc
abc

Reputation: 31

I had this problem too. It turned out that this started happening after I zapped /Library/Python/2.7 and with it I deleted /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/Extras.pth. Here's what was in it:

/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/PyObjC

The first of these directories contains an old version of xattr that still supports -c option (something I could not resolve by installing xattr v0.6.4 myself).

Upvotes: 3

Ren
Ren

Reputation: 21

➜ /usr/bin/xattr
python version 2.7.14 can't run /usr/bin/xattr. Try the alternative(s):

/usr/bin/xattr-2.6 (uses python 2.6)
/usr/bin/xattr-2.7 (uses python 2.7)

Run "man python" for more information about multiple version support in Mac OS X.
➜ cd /usr/bin
➜ sudo rm xattr
➜ sudo ln -s xattr-2.7 xattr
➜ /usr/bin/xattr

Upvotes: 2

user2996585
user2996585

Reputation:

Xcode always looks at /usr/bin/xattr, regardless of your paths (as you might have a working xattr installed elsewhere).

Typing in /usr/bin/xattr gave this output:

/usr/bin/xattr
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/xattr-2.7", line 7, in <module>
    from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.12-intel/egg/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 72, in <module>
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.12-intel/egg/packaging/requirements.py", line 59, in <module>
TypeError: __call__() takes exactly 2 arguments (1 given)

You need to get your system's python happy again. I seem to have broken mine at some point. Not sure how.

I ran the following and got a screen full of errors.

/usr/bin/python -m pip install -U setuptools

Afterwards, I ran /usr/bin/xattr again it it was silent. This seems to be the test for whether it's healthy.

My XCode exports now without the error.

The crux is that your /usr/bin/xattr will give you some kind of error, whether it's permissions or some other python/setup issue. You need to fix that to have your builds working again.

Edit: For those with permission issues, run this:

sudo chown -R $USER:$(id -g) /Users/$USER/Library/Python

Upvotes: 6

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