So: either a user uses the executable-windows-installer (with postinstallation script, but dependencies are not resolved), or a user uses easy_install <egg> (without postinstallation script, but dependencies are resolved)
Is it possible to place something like 'easy_install <dependecies>' in the postinstallation script? best regards, Henk-Jan Phillip J. Eby wrote: > At 12:57 PM 5/30/2007 +0200, henk-jan ebbers wrote: >> I have 2 questions about using setuptools for a windows installer: >> >> 1. I want to make a executable-windows-installer with setuptools >> (bdist_wininst) . >> in setup.py I place a dependency: install_requires = >> ["TurboGears >= 1.0.1",], >> installation is not zip-safe: zip_safe=False, >> The target-machine (where I do the install) has easy_install already >> installed. >> Am I right that when I install this executable-windows-installer the >> dependency is not automatically installed? > > That's correct. > > >> Or is there a way to do this with setuptools that I have overlooked? >> >> 2. in distritools it is possible to use a postinstallation script >> (*--install-script *option). >> (which I want to use shortcuts in menu's). >> This is not possible in setuptools? > > It's possible with bdist_wininst, but if a user installs the .exe > using easy_install, the postinstall script will be ignored. > > _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
