On 2008-03-20 21:34, Paul Moore wrote: >> Also, setuptools-based packages *can* build bdist_wininst >> installers. (In fact, if memory serves, I added that feature at your >> request.) > > I know. python setup.py bdist_wininst. And thank you for adding it. > But again you miss my point. People are starting to omit distributing > bdist_wininst installers in favour of eggs only. And you cannot (to my > knowledge) convert an egg into a bdist_wininst installer, and if you > can't compile from source (a C extension with complex dependencies, > for example) you're stuck (in the sense that you're forced to use eggs > without add/remove programs support).
You might want to look at the eGenix pre-built packages as an alternative: they include all the information necessary to let standard distutils continue its works *after* the build step. It's basically a distribution of the package as it looks after the build step has run, but before the package is wrapped up using a packager like bdist_wininst or bdist_msi or installed into the system. You can download the pre-built package and create e.g. an MSI installer or a wininst EXE without needing a compiler - in addition to providing all the options of the standard distutils "install" command (which makes repackaging them as part of larger applications easy as well). All the logic for this is included in mxSetup.py which ships with the pre-built packages. http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/#Download http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/#Installation The current version we have is not yet perfect. The next iteration will also play nice with distutils extensions. -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Mar 20 2008) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ :::: Try mxODBC.Zope.DA for Windows,Linux,Solaris,MacOSX for free ! :::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
