Trying to build an AUR Package, can't get the venv to point to the right place.

[benthetechguy]

I'm working on an AUR Package to make installing chia easier on Arch Linux systems, but i'm running into a problem.
To install chia, I need to build it with pip, then move it off into a different directory where it will be installed.
The only problem with this is that the venv points to the original build directory instead of the final place where the files are installed.
I have tried to rectify this by replacing all occurances of the source directory with the final directory: find ${pkgdir}/chia-blockchain -type f -exec sed -i "s|${srcdir}|${pkgdir}|g" {} \;, and this does enable me to launch the chia binary successfully, but it causes a new problem: When I launch chia, I get this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/chia-blockchain/venv/bin/chia", line 33, in <module>
    sys.exit(load_entry_point('chia-blockchain', 'console_scripts', 'chia')())
  File "/opt/chia-blockchain/venv/bin/chia", line 25, in importlib_load_entry_point
    return next(matches).load()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/importlib/metadata.py", line 77, in load
    module = import_module(match.group('module'))
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 972, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 972, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 986, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 680, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 855, in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "/opt/chia-blockchain/chia/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, get_distribution, resource_filename
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 986, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 680, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 851, in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 983, in get_code
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 647, in _compile_bytecode
ValueError: bad marshal data (unknown type code)

Any ideas?

[sadbuttrue1]

Have you tried this?

[benthetechguy]

Thank you, that worked!

[BrandtH22]

If you are still experiencing the issues it is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of chia. Please download it from here: https://www.chia.net/downloads/

Since this issue has been open for a number of years without additional comments, we will be closing this ticket but if we have closed this ticket in error do not hesitate to reach out to us again with any followup questions, comments, or if the issue persists after an update.

Please note that upgrading major versions of chia generally requires the config.yaml to be recreated using these steps:
1. Stop chia
2. Rename the config or move it to a different directory
3. In CLI run chia init
4. Copy any custom settings from the old config to the new (plot drive directories, pool info, trusted node info, etc) - be careful here as yaml is very picky about formatting including those leading spaces
5. Start Chia

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