Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Mac/OSX/Dist In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv30478 Modified Files: Tag: release23-maint README.txt Log Message: Backported from the trunk. Index: README.txt =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Mac/OSX/Dist/README.txt,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.1.10.1 diff -C2 -d -r1.1 -r1.1.10.1 *** README.txt 21 Mar 2003 23:52:36 -0000 1.1 --- README.txt 27 Nov 2003 22:08:08 -0000 1.1.10.1 *************** *** 1,3 **** ! This is a set of build scripts and such for MacPython-OSX 2.3 that I ! will use until there are standard distributions from Jack. --- 1,49 ---- ! Building a MacPython distribution ! ================================= ! ! The ``build`` shell script here creates MacPython distributions. ! It builds a complete framework-based Python out-of-tree, installs ! it in a funny place with $DESTROOT, massages that installation to remove ! .pyc files and such, creates an Installer package from the installation ! plus the stuff in ``resources`` and compresses that installer as a ! ``.dmg`` disk image. ! ! Here are the steps you ned to follow to build a MacPython installer: ! ! - There are various version numbers that need to be updated. Weed through ! ``Mac/OSXResources``, ``Mac/scripts`` and ``Mac/Tools`` and inspect the ! various ``.plist`` and ``.strings`` files. Note that the latter are ! UTF-16 files. ! - Edit ``resource/ReadMe.txt`` and ``resources/Welcome.rtf`` to reflect ! version number and such. ! - Edit ``build`` to change ``PYVERSION``, ``PYVER`` and ``BUILDNUM``. ! - Run ``./build``. Optionally you can pass the name of the directory ! where Python will be built, so you don't have to wait for the complete ! build when you're debugging the process. For the final distribution use ! a clean build. ! - When done the script will tell you where the DMG image is. ! ! Currently (November 2003) there is still a bug in the build procedure ! for $DESTROOT builds: building some of the applets will fail (in ! ``Mac/OSX/Makefile``) if you don't have the same version of Python installed ! normally. So before doing the distribution you should build and install ! a framework Python in the normal way. + When all is done, announcements can be posted to at least the following + places: + - pythonmac-sig@python.org + - python-dev@python.org + - python-announce@python.org + - archivist@info-mac.org + - adcnews@apple.com + - news@macnn.com + - http://www.macupdate.com + - http://guide.apple.com/usindex.lasso + - http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/submit + - http://www.versiontracker.com/ (userid Jack.Jansen@oratrix.com) + - http://www.macshareware.net (userid jackjansen) + + Also, check out Stephan Deibels http://pythonology.org/market contact list + + After all this is done you may also need to update the Package Manager + database for the new distribution. A description of this remains TBD.