## Summary#1562
It turns out that `hexdump` uses an invalid source distribution format
whereby the contents aren't nested in a top-level directory -- instead,
they're all just flattened at the top-level. In looking at pip's source
(51de88ca64/src/pip/_internal/utils/unpacking.py (L62)),
it only strips the top-level directory if all entries have the same
directory prefix (i.e., if it's the only thing in the directory). This
PR accommodates these "invalid" distributions.
I can't find any history on this method in `pip`. It looks like it dates
back over 15 years ago, to before `pip` was even called `pip`.
Closes https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/1376.
This PR improves the error message for the problem described in
https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/1376. The original output
duplicates the actual error message and includes lots of noise
(`DirEntry { inner: DirEntry(...) }`).
```
$ uv pip install hexdump==3.3
error: Failed to download and build: hexdump==3.3
Caused by: Failed to extract source distribution: The top level of the archive must only contain a list directory, but it contains: [DirEntry { inner: DirEntry("/home/robin/.cache/uv/.tmpgSvTCk/__main__.py") }, DirEntry { inner: DirEntry("/home/robin/.cache/uv/.tmpgSvTCk/hexdump.py") }, DirEntry { inner: DirEntry("/home/robin/.cache/uv/.tmpgSvTCk/data") }, DirEntry { inner: DirEntry("/home/robin/.cache/uv/.tmpgSvTCk/PKG-INFO") }, DirEntry { inner: DirEntry("/home/robin/.cache/uv/.tmpgSvTCk/setup.py") }, DirEntry { inner: DirEntry("/home/robin/.cache/uv/.tmpgSvTCk/README.txt") }]
Caused by: The top level of the archive must only contain a list directory, but it contains: [DirEntry { inner: DirEntry("/home/robin/.cache/uv/.tmpgSvTCk/__main__.py") }, DirEntry { inner: DirEntry("/home/robin/.cache/uv/.tmpgSvTCk/hexdump.py") }, DirEntry { inner: DirEntry("/home/robin/.cache/uv/.tmpgSvTCk/data") }, DirEntry { inner: DirEntry("/home/robin/.cache/uv/.tmpgSvTCk/PKG-INFO") }, DirEntry { inner: DirEntry("/home/robin/.cache/uv/.tmpgSvTCk/setup.py") }, DirEntry { inner: DirEntry("/home/robin/.cache/uv/.tmpgSvTCk/README.txt") }]
```
This PR removes the duplication and `DirEntry` internals so that the
error message is easier to grasp:
```
$ uv pip install hexdump==3.3
error: Failed to download and build: hexdump==3.3
Caused by: Failed to extract source distribution
Caused by: The top level of the archive must only contain a list directory, but it contains: ["__main__.py", "hexdump.py", "data", "PKG-INFO", "setup.py", "README.txt"]
```
First, replace all usages in files in-place. I used my editor for this.
If someone wants to add a one-liner that'd be fun.
Then, update directory and file names:
```
# Run twice for nested directories
find . -type d -print0 | xargs -0 rename s/puffin/uv/g
find . -type d -print0 | xargs -0 rename s/puffin/uv/g
# Update files
find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 rename s/puffin/uv/g
```
Then add all the files again
```
# Add all the files again
git add crates
git add python/uv
# This one needs a force-add
git add -f crates/uv-trampoline
```
Charlie Marsh
Robin Krahl
Zanie Blue