@matthewfeickert thanks a lot! so, i just _successfully_ tried your recipe: ``` python3 -m pip --quiet install --upgrade build command cp -f -r packaging/wheel/* . python -m build --sdist . python3 -m pip install --upgrade dist/xrootd-unknown.tar.gz ``` the package was installed: ``` pip3 freeze | grep xrootd xrootd==5.4.2 ``` but the problem is that i have this: ``` ALIBUILD##[Friday 11.03.22 18:34] adrian@hal : ~/work-GRID/xrootd ((v5.4.2)) $ python3 -c 'from XRootD import client as xrd_client;import logging;print(xrd_client.__version__);' unknown ``` any idea how this can be fixed? prior, this used to be either the git tag, or the date followed by `-` and the short hash of the head -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/issues/1641#issuecomment-1065283516 You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Message ID: <[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-DEV list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-DEV&A=1