Russell E. Owen wrote: > I'd love to upgrade to Leopard, but I maintain a python application that > needs to run on 10.4 (and preferably 10.3.9). > > So...is it now practical to build 10.4-compatible applications using > py2app on a 10.5 computer? What is involved? (For instance I remember > reading that the built-in python needed some fixes for distutils to be > able to make fat binaries, but I have no idea what the fixes are or how > to install them). > > Does it help (or hurt?) if I use a 3rd party installation of Python, > instead of the built in python? > > -- Russell >
As long as all the binary bits in your app bundle are compatible with 10.4, then you should be fine. I develop and build Phynchronicity (http://www.codebykevin.com/phynchronicity.html) on 10.5, and it runs with no problem on 10.4. I build everything using the "-mmacosx-version-min=10.4." This is using a custom build of Python 2.5.1 that links to Tk 8.5, my own build of Tk 8.5, and various Tk extensions. I can't speak for 10.3.9. -- Kevin Walzer Code by Kevin http://www.codebykevin.com _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
