Packaging as egg says "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_pillow_heif_cffi'"

[melyux]

Describe the bug

I wanted to make this usable on a system where I can't run pip to install this. I did the usual python3 setup.py bdist_egg and got an .egg file.

But upon trying to import something, I get:

  File "/etc/hooks/myScript.py", line 13, in <module>
    from pillow_heif import register_heif_opener
  File "/etc/hooks/./pillow_heif.egg/pillow_heif/__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
  File "/etc/hooks/./pillow_heif.egg/pillow_heif/_lib_info.py", line 5, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_pillow_heif_cffi'

Same result with building a .whl with python3 -m build

Steps/Code to Reproduce

Package as .egg and try to import it a pillow_heif module.

Expected Results

I can use pillow_heif.

Actual Results

I can't use pillow_heif.

Versions

Python 3.10, Linux 64-bit, latest pillow_heif release

[bigcat88]

1. Install python CFFI before building
2. Run setup.py under root (if libheif library is not already installed in system, minimum supported libheif is 1.13.0)

In 0.10.x version(which will be beta of 1.0.0 release) there will be not dependent on CFFI module, but i can't say when the release will be(probably in a month), rewriting it all to C is still in a progress...

[bigcat88]

@melyux any success on this?

[melyux]

Hey @bigcat88 I went with using a virtualenv instead for this instead of using eggs/wheels. Are you saying the simple bdist commands should work in the future without having to do the extra CFFI install? In which case we could keep this open until that's checked in? That's great to hear

[bigcat88]

yep, i am working on this =)

[bigcat88]

@melyux feel free to test building from source. binary release on pypi will be available in a few days.

[bigcat88]

@melyux when after you check all is ok, feel free to close issue.
cheers :)

[melyux]

I will take your word for it! Thanks