virtualenv 1.7.1.2 crashes with python 3.3.0a4+

[hpk42]

compiled python3.3 from source today and then executed virtualenv which crashed not finding easy_install when trying to install pip.

(1)hpk@t2:$ virtualenv -p python3.3 py33
Running virtualenv with interpreter /home/hpk/bin/python3.3
New python executable in py33/bin/python3.3
Also creating executable in py33/bin/python
Installing distribute..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................done.
Installing pip...
Error [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/hpk/py33/bin/easy_install' while executing command /home/hpk/py33/bin/easy_install /home/hpk/venv/1/lib...pport/pip-1.1.tar.gz
...Installing pip...done.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/hpk/venv/1/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/virtualenv-1.7.1.2-py2.7.egg/virtualenv.py", line 2270, in
main()
File "/home/hpk/venv/1/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/virtualenv-1.7.1.2-py2.7.egg/virtualenv.py", line 928, in main
never_download=options.never_download)
File "/home/hpk/venv/1/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/virtualenv-1.7.1.2-py2.7.egg/virtualenv.py", line 1042, in create_environment
install_pip(py_executable, search_dirs=search_dirs, never_download=never_download)
File "/home/hpk/venv/1/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/virtualenv-1.7.1.2-py2.7.egg/virtualenv.py", line 640, in install_pip
filter_stdout=_filter_setup)
File "/home/hpk/venv/1/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/virtualenv-1.7.1.2-py2.7.egg/virtualenv.py", line 966, in call_subprocess
cwd=cwd, env=env)
File "/home/hpk/python/python3.3/lib/python3.3/subprocess.py", line 818, in init
restore_signals, start_new_session)
File "/home/hpk/python/python3.3/lib/python3.3/subprocess.py", line 1416, in _execute_child
raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg)
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/hpk/py33/bin/easy_install'
(1)hpk@t2:$
(1)hpk@t2:~$ virtualenv --version
1.7.1.2

[carljm]

Thanks for the report! This is a duplicate of #281, and it is fixed in the develop branch - I think a bugfix release is coming soon.