Ronald Oussoren wrote: > For casual users it is easier to install mpkgs, hence we'll need > mpkgs until someone writes the tool that allows one to double-click > on eggs to install them. I'm tempted to do so myself just to avoid > packaging stuff twice :-) > > Mpkgs have another advantage: they allow you to include documentation > and examples into the package. None of the existing packages on > pythonmac.org > (except for pyobjc and possibly py2app) actually use this possibility, > therefore I'd say this is not a very important advantage.
Doesn't the wxPython package? Anyway, another advantage of eggs is that they can be versioned, so that users can have different versions of a package installed at once. Couldn't we put a *.egg into a *.mpkg? and get the best of both worlds? -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer NOAA/OR&R/HAZMAT (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig