Fixing hb Installation Issues

What should I do if garbled characters and segmentation faults occur during hb installation?

• Symptom

Garbled characters and segmentation faults occur during the execution of the python3 -m pip install --user ohos-build command.

• Possible Causes

pip is of an early version.

• Solution

Upgrade pip.

python3 -m pip install -U pip

What should I do if the message "cannot import 'sysconfig' from 'distutils'" is displayed during hb installation?

• Symptom

The message "cannot import 'sysconfig' from 'distutils'" is displayed during the execution of the python3 -m pip install --user ohos-build command.

• Possible Causes

The distutils module is unavailable.

• Solution

Install distutils.

sudo apt-get install python3.8-distutils

What should I do if the message "module 'platform' has no attribute 'linux_distribution'" is displayed during hb installation?

• Symptom

The message "module 'platform' has no attribute 'linux_distribution'" is displayed during the execution of the python3 -m pip install --user ohos-build command.

• Possible Causes

There is a compatibility issue of python3-pip.

• Solution

Reinstall pip.

sudo apt remove python3-pip
curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
python get-pip.py

What should I do if the message "Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement ohos-build" is displayed during hb installation?

• Symptom

The message "Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement ohos-build" is displayed during the execution of the python3 -m pip install --user ohos-build command.

• Possible Causes

The installation fails due to poor network connectivity.

• Solution

  1. Ensure that your computer has a good network connection. If the network connection is unstable, rectify the network fault and reinstall hb.

  2. If the network is functional, run the following commands to install hb by specifying a temporary PyPI source:

     python3 -m pip install -i https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/simple ohos-build