latest sphinx version breaks pip install

[kaiehrhardt]

error

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'sphinx.setup_command'

test env docker

FROM python:3
RUN pip install --upgrade pip && \
    pip install sphinx && \
    pip install -v BobBuildTool

root cause

sphinx-doc/sphinx#11363

tmp fix

FROM python:3
RUN pip install --upgrade pip && \
    pip install sphinx==6.2.1 && \
    pip install packaging==20.9 && \
    pip install -v BobBuildTool

[rhubert]

Same as #513 ?

[kaiehrhardt]

I was not sure if this is really the same problem. It's a similar error pattern at different times. Just wanted to share my findings on this. In addition it is present in every python version.

[jkloetzke]

Thanks for the report. Unfortunately Bobs installation process heavily relies on setup.py. This will require some larger refactoring I guess....

[kolewu]

Better: build the PyPi package for python 3.11 then there is no need to build it locally and sphinx is no longer needed!

[jkloetzke]

Should be fixed by #516

[kolewu]

Could you please push a new 0.22.0 release with python 3.11 wheel to pypi? Then at least the build problem is fixed with a workaround, because no local build is necessary and the sphinx problem thus not triggered.

[jkloetzke]

Sure, can do that. I'd wait for #517 to be merged, though...