Restore Python 2.6 compatibility for `python setup.py {s,b}dist'

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/setup_helper.py b/setup_helper.py
index 5d23137b..9e3834b3 100644
--- a/setup_helper.py
+++ b/setup_helper.py
@@ -124,7 +124,12 @@ def make_tarball(base_name, base_dir, compress='gzip', verbose=0, dry_run=0,
         tar = tarfile.open(archive_name, mode=mode)
         # This recursively adds everything underneath base_dir
         try:
-            tar.add(base_dir, filter=_set_uid_gid)
+            try:
+                # Support for the `filter' parameter was added in Python 2.7,
+                # earlier versions will raise TypeError.
+                tar.add(base_dir, filter=_set_uid_gid)
+            except TypeError:
+                tar.add(base_dir)
         finally:
             tar.close()