Re: [pygame] Distributing games for Windows - Pynsist

[Jorge Maldonado Ventura]

 

On 2016-10-25 11:40, Thomas Kluyver wrote: 

> Hi Jorge, 
> 
> On 25 October 2016 at 00:00, Jorge Maldonado Ventura 
>  wrote:
> 
>> Here is what I got, but I want to distribute just one executable file; can I 
>> do that with your program? 
>> 
>> ~/Code/Repos/bullet_dodger_stable/build/nsis $ ls -l
>> total 49272
>> drwxr-xr-x 2 jorge jorge 4096 Oct 24 18:57 assets
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 2344 Oct 24 19:05 Bullet_dodger_1.6.10.exe
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 1293 Oct 24 19:05 Bullet_dodger.launch.pyw
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 790 Oct 24 18:56 bullet.ico
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 6344 Oct 24 19:05 installer.nsi
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 34570 Oct 24 18:52 LICENSE
>> drwxr-xr-x 4 jorge jorge 4096 Oct 24 19:05 pkgs
>> drwxr-xr-x 2 jorge jorge 4096 Oct 24 19:05 Python
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 29269656 Oct 24 19:00 python-3.5.2.exe
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 2360 Oct 24 18:48 windowsversion.nsh
> "Bullet_dodger_1.6.10.exe" is the only file you need to distribute; the 
> others were involved in building that. However, it is an installer - so when 
> the user double clicks it, they will get a standard installation wizard to 
> set up your game. Pynsist does not make an exe that runs your game directly.
> 
> Thomas

I tried the installer I created, but it didn't work. Apparently it
installs correctly, but it doesn't launch the game. I'm using a Windows
8 virtual machine. I tried to debug, but I have no idea in Windows. I
observed that the program in the Windows menu links to a file called
pythonw when installed, how can I get the error message that helps me
understand and solve the problem. Is there a way to test or debug the
installer in GNU/Linux? 

Here is the installer.cfg file I used to build the executable: 

[Application]
name=Bullet dodger
version=1.6.10
# How to launch the app - this calls the 'main' function from the
'myapp' package:
entry_point=bullet_dodger.main:start_screen
icon=bullet_dodger/assets/bullet.ico

[Python]
version=3.5.2
bitness=32
format=bundled

[Include]
# Importable packages that your application requires, one per line
pypi_wheels= pygame==1.9.2b1

# Other files and folders that should be installed
files = LICENSE 

And here is my game: https://notabug.org/jorgesumle/bullet_dodger 
  

Re: [pygame] Distributing games for Windows - Pynsist

[Thomas Kluyver]

Hi Jorge,

On 25 October 2016 at 00:00, Jorge Maldonado Ventura <
jorgesu...@freakspot.net> wrote:

> Here is what I got, but I want to distribute just one executable file; can
> I do that with your program?
>
> ~/Code/Repos/bullet_dodger_stable/build/nsis $ ls -l
> total 49272
> drwxr-xr-x 2 jorge jorge 4096 Oct 24 18:57 assets
> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 2344 Oct 24 19:05 Bullet_dodger_1.6.10.exe
> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 1293 Oct 24 19:05 Bullet_dodger.launch.pyw
> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge  790 Oct 24 18:56 bullet.ico
> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 6344 Oct 24 19:05 installer.nsi
> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge34570 Oct 24 18:52 LICENSE
> drwxr-xr-x 4 jorge jorge 4096 Oct 24 19:05 pkgs
> drwxr-xr-x 2 jorge jorge 4096 Oct 24 19:05 Python
> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 29269656 Oct 24 19:00 python-3.5.2.exe
> -rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 2360 Oct 24 18:48 windowsversion.nsh
>
"Bullet_dodger_1.6.10.exe" is the only file you need to distribute; the
others were involved in building that. However, it is an installer - so
when the user double clicks it, they will get a standard installation
wizard to set up your game. Pynsist does not make an exe that runs your
game directly.

Thomas

Re: [pygame] Distributing games for Windows - Pynsist

[Jorge Maldonado Ventura]

 

On 2016-10-24 18:39, Thomas Kluyver wrote: 

> I've mentioned this on the list before, but some changes since then have made 
> it easier to use with Pygame.
> 
> Pynsist (https://pynsist.readthedocs.io/ [1] ) is an open source tool to 
> build Windows installers for Python applications. It's based on the popular 
> NSIS installer system, which makes it possible to build installers even on 
> Linux or Mac systems.
> 
> Pynsist can now download wheels from PyPI to include in an installer. Since 
> pygame has (beta) Windows wheels, it's much easier to include Pygame in an 
> installer than last time I posted here. Here's an example of building an 
> installer for the 'aliens' example game:
> https://github.com/takluyver/pynsist/tree/master/examples/pygame [2]
> 
> I'm happy to answer questions about it here, on Github, and on Stackoverflow 
> (tag: pynsist). 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Thomas

 Hello, Thomas 

I tried to make an executable for my game Bullet dodger following the
example you linked to. 

Here is what I got, but I want to distribute just one executable file;
can I do that with your program? 

~/Code/Repos/bullet_dodger_stable/build/nsis $ ls -l
total 49272
drwxr-xr-x 2 jorge jorge 4096 Oct 24 18:57 assets
-rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 2344 Oct 24 19:05 Bullet_dodger_1.6.10.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 1293 Oct 24 19:05 Bullet_dodger.launch.pyw
-rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge  790 Oct 24 18:56 bullet.ico
-rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 6344 Oct 24 19:05 installer.nsi
-rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge34570 Oct 24 18:52 LICENSE
drwxr-xr-x 4 jorge jorge 4096 Oct 24 19:05 pkgs
drwxr-xr-x 2 jorge jorge 4096 Oct 24 19:05 Python
-rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 29269656 Oct 24 19:00 python-3.5.2.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 jorge jorge 2360 Oct 24 18:48 windowsversion.nsh 

I thought that bundled option meant one .exe file, but maybe I made the
installer.cfg wrong, any help is really appreciated: 

[Application]
name=Bullet dodger
version=1.6.10
# How to launch the app - this calls the 'main' function from the
'myapp' package:
entry_point=bullet_dodger.main:start_screen
icon=bullet_dodger/assets/bullet.ico

[Python]
version=3.5.2
bitness=32
format=bundled

[Include]
# Importable packages that your application requires, one per line
pypi_wheels= pygame==1.9.2b1

# Other files and folders that should be installed
files = LICENSE
bullet_dodger/assets 

  

Links:
--
[1] https://pynsist.readthedocs.io/
[2] https://github.com/takluyver/pynsist/tree/master/examples/pygame

Re: [pygame] Distributing games for Windows - Pynsist

[Thomas Kluyver]

On 24 October 2016 at 22:33, Yann Thorimbert 
wrote:

> This sounds nice, I will try soon. Until now, I've always used py2exe in
> order to provide "standalone" windows version of my python-pygame scripts.
> What are the pros and cons, in your opinion, to use py2exe or a method like
> pynsist ?


The main pros & cons for Pynsist are:

Pros: Code that works in development is more likely to work for users - it
runs more 'normally' than a frozen exe. Plus building installers from Linux
is nice if, like me, you don't use Windows much.
Cons: You get an installer, not just an exe to launch. (Not a con under all
circumstances, but it is less flexible)

There's a bit more comparison in the FAQs:
http://pynsist.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html#alternatives

Thomas

RE: [pygame] Distributing games for Windows - Pynsist

[Yann Thorimbert]

?Hello,


This sounds nice, I will try soon. Until now, I've always used py2exe in order 
to provide "standalone" windows version of my python-pygame scripts. What are 
the pros and cons, in your opinion, to use py2exe or a method like pynsist ?


Thanks,

Yann


De : owner-pygame-us...@seul.org <owner-pygame-us...@seul.org> de la part de 
Thomas Kluyver <tak...@gmail.com>
Envoyé : lundi 24 octobre 2016 18:39
À : pygame-users
Objet : [pygame] Distributing games for Windows - Pynsist

I've mentioned this on the list before, but some changes since then have made 
it easier to use with Pygame.

Pynsist (https://pynsist.readthedocs.io/ ) is an open source tool to build 
Windows installers for Python applications. It's based on the popular NSIS 
installer system, which makes it possible to build installers even on Linux or 
Mac systems.

Pynsist can now download wheels from PyPI to include in an installer. Since 
pygame has (beta) Windows wheels, it's much easier to include Pygame in an 
installer than last time I posted here. Here's an example of building an 
installer for the 'aliens' example game:
https://github.com/takluyver/pynsist/tree/master/examples/pygame

I'm happy to answer questions about it here, on Github, and on Stackoverflow 
(tag: pynsist).

Thanks,
Thomas

[pygame] Distributing games for Windows - Pynsist

[Thomas Kluyver]

I've mentioned this on the list before, but some changes since then have
made it easier to use with Pygame.

Pynsist (https://pynsist.readthedocs.io/ ) is an open source tool to build
Windows installers for Python applications. It's based on the popular NSIS
installer system, which makes it possible to build installers even on Linux
or Mac systems.

Pynsist can now download wheels from PyPI to include in an installer. Since
pygame has (beta) Windows wheels, it's much easier to include Pygame in an
installer than last time I posted here. Here's an example of building an
installer for the 'aliens' example game:
https://github.com/takluyver/pynsist/tree/master/examples/pygame

I'm happy to answer questions about it here, on Github, and on
Stackoverflow (tag: pynsist).

Thanks,
Thomas