# Eups distrub install error

**URL:** <https://www.rubin.community/t/eups-distrub-install-error/2607>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** mac, stack-install, eups\
**Created:** [January 19, 2018, 7:10am UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/eups-distrub-install-error/2607 "2018-01-19T07:10:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ktcrotts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@ktcrotts](https://www.rubin.community/u/ktcrotts)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 7:10am UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/eups-distrub-install-error/2607/1 "2018-01-19T07:10:14Z")

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Hi folks! I’ve been trying to run “eups distrib install lsst\_distrib -t w\_2017\_25 -vvv” using Anaconda 3.6 on a Mac laptop. I’ve been using this page as a guide, [EUPS distrib "tarball" binary packages](http://www.rubin.community/t/eups-distrib-tarball-binary-packages/2038). I keep getting an error at build 55 out of 101, for some reason the test keeps failing and I can’t figure out why or find any sources that could be helpful. I’ve uploaded a picture of the error.

 ![LSST error](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/rubin/original/1X/6ea28760740ab61e83c6836ca5fd02f552af9575.png)

If anyone has any ideas how to solve this I would be super greatful. Thank you! 🙂  
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**Author:** ![timj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/www.rubin.community/timj/32/10_2.png) [@timj](https://www.rubin.community/u/timj)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/eups-distrub-install-error/2607/2 "2018-01-19T15:53:15Z")

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I think this is the standard problem with anaconda libiconv (see [Failure of pipelines install on OS X 10.13.1](http://www.rubin.community/t/failure-of-pipelines-install-on-os-x-10-13-1/2452/8?u=timj)). You have to uninstall the anaconda libiconv and let it use the system one instead.

This is a general problem we have with the stack interacting with anaconda libraries.

As an aside, is there a reason why you are using such an old build? We don’t have binaries for something that old.

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**Author:** ![KSK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/www.rubin.community/ksk/32/393_2.png) [@KSK](https://www.rubin.community/u/KSK)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/eups-distrub-install-error/2607/3 "2018-01-19T16:23:49Z")

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+1 for using a newer build. The most recent weekly is w\_2018\_2.