The error
This error is common while installing python dependencies that need to compilation.
Solution
sudo dnf install redhat-rpm-config
The error that is commonly raised:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
File "/tmp/pip-build-rO3IN9/hidapi/setup.py", line 123, in <module>
install_requires = ['setuptools>=19.0'],
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/core.py", line 111, in setup
_setup_distribution = dist = klass(attrs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 348, in __init__
self.fetch_build_eggs(attrs['setup_requires'])
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 394, in fetch_build_eggs
replace_conflicting=True,
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 826, in resolve
dist = best[req.key] = env.best_match(req, ws, installer)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 1098, in best_match
return self.obtain(req, installer)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 1110, in obtain
return installer(requirement)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 461, in fetch_build_egg
return cmd.easy_install(req)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 663, in easy_install
return self.install_item(spec, dist.location, tmpdir, deps)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 693, in install_item
dists = self.install_eggs(spec, download, tmpdir)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 874, in install_eggs
return self.build_and_install(setup_script, setup_base)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 1113, in build_and_install
self.run_setup(setup_script, setup_base, args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 1101, in run_setup
raise DistutilsError("Setup script exited with %s" % (v.args[0],))
distutils.errors.DistutilsError: Setup script exited with error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1