On Jan 27, 2005, at 7:31 PM, Richard Jones wrote:1. I can't find source for PyObjC (though I think it might come with Python?)
Ever tried google? Even clicking "I'm feeling lucky" will take you to the right place.. which happens to be <http://pyobjc.sf.net>.
OK, a fair cop. I just assumed it would be hard to find given it's not linked from pythonmac.org.
2. I can't install a --enable-framework in a place other than /usr/local -
the --prefix and INSTALLDIR arguments to --enable-framework appear to be
ignored.
I need the resulting Python to be relocatable (ie. bundled inside a drag-installed app like other OS X apps) ... and I've now got a niggling feeling that this isn't possible...
The /usr/local crap just symlinks inside the framework, so your feeling is not correct.
Hrm. Still doesn't quite address point #2 though. I guess the answer, reading between the next lines, is "it doesn't - just use /usr/local" :)
You will want to use py2app when bundling your application though, as the Mach-O headers need some rewriting in order to avoid conflict. If you start it up with a non-System Python, it will automatically decide that you want to include a stripped down version of the Python runtime inside your application.
.. note that py2app can even do this for a non-framework regular 'old unix-style build. However, those builds don't have the machinery to run GUI applications outside of the context of an application bundle. If you're using PyObjC, you basically need to be using a per-application bundle anyway, so it's really not a problem. py2app's alias bundle mode is great for this, I suggest reading the PyObjC tutorial.
Yeah, I guess I have a whole lotta reading to do. I've opened a can of worms, and they're looking scary :(
Having said that, last time* I did this, PyObjC didn't exist and I'm *pretty* sure it's making my life easier this time, if I can only crack this minor issue of getting Zope up and running in a PyObjC-enabled Python, and then have it bundled, and ... :)
Richard
*: http://www.zope.org/Members/richard/zope_controller/mac
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