[Python-Dev] VC 7.1 maintenance?

[Thomas Heller]

"Tim Peters" <tim.one at comcast.net> writes:

> [Thomas Heller]
>> Well, I would be much happier to build an installer with inno setup
>> instead of Martin's msi code, which I don't understand ;-(.
>
> So the choice is Martin's MSI code you don't understand, or your Inno
> RemObjects Object Pascal code Martin doesn't understand <wink>?

Probably I'm not smart enough to understand (or even maintain) Martin's
MSI code, but I guess Martin will be smart enough to understand a little
Pascal.

>> Are there really technical reasons the VC7.1 built Python binaries must
>> be distributed via msi technology or not?
>
> The most frequently requested thing MSI provides is the ability for admins
> to use MS Group Policy to push installs out to boxes on a network.  This
> hasn't been requested often ("most frequently" is a relative measure ...).

I was asking because I'm not sure if there will be problems with Windows
file system protection with non-MSI installers.

Thomas