Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Bundling Python framework with app

2006-06-19 Thread Banoffi
On 19 Jun 2006, at 19:46, Bob Ippolito wrote: > It's harder for the user, you're could overwrite an existing Python > installation, it doesn't follow Apple's guidelines, etc. Don't do > it that way. > > I definitely wouldn't even consider installing your software if it > used a .pkg installe

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Bundling Python framework with app

2006-06-19 Thread Nicholas Riley
On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 07:43:57PM +0100, Banoffi wrote: > Um, why not? I know it's not as simple as drag-and-drop, but neither > is it particularly hard work for the user. (And I'm not at all > confident of getting the embedded package approach to work.) One major reason I avoid .pkg install

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Bundling Python framework with app

2006-06-19 Thread Bob Ippolito
On Jun 19, 2006, at 11:43 AM, Banoffi wrote: > On 19 Jun 2006, at 19:37, Bob Ippolito wrote: > >>> Ronald, Tom, thanks for the information. I think I understand what's >>> going on a bit more now. But now I think it would make more sense to >>> package my app and the Python framework as a .pkg (t

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Bundling Python framework with app

2006-06-19 Thread Banoffi
On 19 Jun 2006, at 19:37, Bob Ippolito wrote: >> Ronald, Tom, thanks for the information. I think I understand what's >> going on a bit more now. But now I think it would make more sense to >> package my app and the Python framework as a .pkg (the only slight >> disadvantage is that non-admin user

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Bundling Python framework with app

2006-06-19 Thread Bob Ippolito
On Jun 19, 2006, at 11:08 AM, Banoffi wrote: > Ronald, Tom, thanks for the information. I think I understand what's > going on a bit more now. But now I think it would make more sense to > package my app and the Python framework as a .pkg (the only slight > disadvantage is that non-admin users ma

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Bundling Python framework with app

2006-06-19 Thread Banoffi
Ronald, Tom, thanks for the information. I think I understand what's going on a bit more now. But now I think it would make more sense to package my app and the Python framework as a .pkg (the only slight disadvantage is that non-admin users may not be able to install it, but I don't think

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Bundling Python framework with app

2006-06-19 Thread Ronald Oussoren
On Monday, June 19, 2006, at 05:28PM, Tom Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >On 20/06/2006, at 01:24:50, Banoffi wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Sorry if this is a naieve question - I'm completely new to OS X >> programming. What I'm trying to do is embed Python 2.4 in a Cocoa >> app, and include the fr

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Bundling Python framework with app

2006-06-19 Thread Tom Birch
On 20/06/2006, at 01:24:50, Banoffi wrote: > Hi, > > Sorry if this is a naieve question - I'm completely new to OS X > programming. What I'm trying to do is embed Python 2.4 in a Cocoa > app, and include the framework (2.4.3) in the app bundle so that > users don't need to install the framework

[Pythonmac-SIG] Bundling Python framework with app

2006-06-19 Thread Banoffi
Hi, Sorry if this is a naieve question - I'm completely new to OS X programming. What I'm trying to do is embed Python 2.4 in a Cocoa app, and include the framework (2.4.3) in the app bundle so that users don't need to install the framework separately. I can get the framework copied into