repo init fails with "file=sys.stderr"
Dec 22, 2021
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Question / Issue:
Do you have a fix for running "repo init" on Ubuntu 20.04? It is failing at:
<path>/.repo/repo/main.py", line 79
file=sys.stderr)
The repo script was installed by the Ubuntu distribution.
Responses:
Date: Dec. 22, 2021
Author: Mind Chasers
Comment:
It is evidently an issue with an interaction between python3 and python2 using the repo script provided by the Ubuntu distribution.
Follow the directions for manual install on the repo home page: https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo/
You can also perform a brute force upgrade at /usr/bin by overwriting repo using curl:
$ sudo -i
# cd /usr/bin
# curl https://storage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > repo
# chmod a+rx repo
# exit
$ cd <path>
$ repo init
...
repo has been initialized in <path>
