Re: [Distutils] bdist_nsis, bdist_deb, bdist_msi, bdist_inno, bdist_pkgtool, bdist_sdux, bdist_mpkg, etc.

2005-12-13 Thread Ian Bicking
M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > Eggs are nice for plugins and application add-ons, but I don't > think they should be used for system wide installation of > Python extensions - these need to be under the control of > the system's installer which also deals with the Python > installation itself. I don't see

Re: [Distutils] bdist_nsis, bdist_deb, bdist_msi, bdist_inno, bdist_pkgtool, bdist_sdux, bdist_mpkg, etc.

2005-12-13 Thread Bob Ippolito
On Dec 13, 2005, at 1:42 PM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > Bob Ippolito wrote: >> On Dec 13, 2005, at 11:13 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> I'd like to focus attention on these distribution formats >> that distutils is missing: >> > > I'd like to another important candidate to the list: >

Re: [Distutils] bdist_nsis, bdist_deb, bdist_msi, bdist_inno, bdist_pkgtool, bdist_sdux, bdist_mpkg, etc.

2005-12-13 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
Bob Ippolito wrote: > On Dec 13, 2005, at 11:13 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > I'd like to focus attention on these distribution formats > that distutils is missing: > I'd like to another important candidate to the list: bdist_mpkg: Mac OS X installer format

Re: [Distutils] bdist_nsis, bdist_deb, bdist_msi, bdist_inno, bdist_pkgtool, bdist_sdux, bdist_mpkg, etc.

2005-12-13 Thread Bob Ippolito
On Dec 13, 2005, at 11:13 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > Bob Ippolito wrote: >> On Dec 13, 2005, at 3:34 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> >>> M.-A. Lemburg wrote: Hi, I'd like to focus attention on these distribution formats that distutils is missing: >>> >>> I'd like to another im

Re: [Distutils] bdist_nsis, bdist_deb, bdist_msi, bdist_inno, bdist_pkgtool, bdist_sdux, bdist_mpkg, etc.

2005-12-13 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
Bob Ippolito wrote: > On Dec 13, 2005, at 3:34 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > >> M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'd like to focus attention on these distribution formats >>> that distutils is missing: >>> >> >> I'd like to another important candidate to the list: >> >> bdist_mpkg: >>Mac OS X

Re: [Distutils] bdist_nsis, bdist_deb, bdist_msi, bdist_inno, bdist_pkgtool, bdist_sdux, etc.

2005-12-13 Thread Bernhard Herzog
"M.-A. Lemburg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> What do you have in mind - a bdist_wininst lookalike for >> Python packages, built with inno? > > Yes. One that creates an Inno setup file and then compiles > everything into an installer using the Inno, but installing > things much like bdist_wininst

Re: [Distutils] bdist_nsis, bdist_deb, bdist_msi, bdist_inno, bdist_pkgtool, bdist_sdux, bdist_mpkg, etc.

2005-12-13 Thread Bob Ippolito
On Dec 13, 2005, at 3:34 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'd like to focus attention on these distribution formats >> that distutils is missing: >> > > I'd like to another important candidate to the list: > > bdist_mpkg: >Mac OS X installer format >Part of py2a

Re: [Distutils] bdist_nsis, bdist_deb, bdist_msi, bdist_inno, bdist_pkgtool, bdist_sdux, etc.

2005-12-13 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
Thomas Heller wrote: > "M.-A. Lemburg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Hi, >> >> I'd like to focus attention on these distribution formats >> that distutils is missing: >> >> bdist_nsis: >> Nullsoft installer for Windows (NSIS); by Jean-Christophe G. >> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/distut

Re: [Distutils] bdist_nsis, bdist_deb, bdist_msi, bdist_inno, bdist_pkgtool, bdist_sdux, etc.

2005-12-13 Thread Thomas Heller
"M.-A. Lemburg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > I'd like to focus attention on these distribution formats > that distutils is missing: > > bdist_nsis: > Nullsoft installer for Windows (NSIS); by Jean-Christophe G. > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/distutils-sig/2005-July/004724.html >

Re: [Distutils] bdist_nsis, bdist_deb, bdist_msi, bdist_inno, bdist_pkgtool, bdist_sdux, bdist_mpkg, etc.

2005-12-13 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to focus attention on these distribution formats > that distutils is missing: > I'd like to another important candidate to the list: bdist_mpkg: Mac OS X installer format Part of py2app by Bob Ippolito http://undefined.org/python/py2app.html#bdis

[Distutils] bdist_nsis, bdist_deb, bdist_msi, bdist_inno, bdist_pkgtool, bdist_sdux, etc.

2005-12-13 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
Hi, I'd like to focus attention on these distribution formats that distutils is missing: bdist_nsis: Nullsoft installer for Windows (NSIS); by Jean-Christophe G. http://mail.python.org/pipermail/distutils-sig/2005-July/004724.html http://bdist-nsi.sourceforge.net/ bdist_deb: Debian packa

Re: [Distutils] eggs on distutils-sig

2005-12-13 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
Stephen Langer wrote: > On Dec 7, 2005, at 12:10 PM, Ian Bicking wrote: > >> Kevin Dangoor wrote: >>> -1 >>> >>> In the months that I've been subscribed to this list, I haven't >>> really >>> seen any *other* discussion that seems geared towards improving >>> distribution of Python modules and a