[IPython-dev] Re: Refactoring of bdist_wininst (PATCH)

[Fernando Perez]

Hi Cory,

> Done.  install command will now work with distutils 1.02; bdist_wininst
> --install-script=ipython_post_install.py will also work with distutils
> 1.03.

I finally got around to implementing your patches for Windows installation 
(sorry for the huge delay).  I work under RedHat 8.0, and I can get the 
wininst target to build me a nice .exe installer, but unfortunately it doesn't 
seem to execute the post-install script at all.  If I run the setup.py from 
inside the zip target, it's ok: the post-installer gets loaded via regular 
python code, just as it did before.

But under distutils 1.0.3 (the one which comes with python 2.2.1), I can't 
seem to use the --install-script option.  I even looked at the distutils 
sources for the bdist_wininst command, and such an option is just not recognized.

I really liked the Windows real executable installer, so I'd love to close 
this last gap, but I have no idea at this point how to specify an additional 
script to be run at the end of the install.  Any pointers?

Thanks for any help,

f.

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ipython I'd suggest you join it.  I prefer to keep the discussions on list, 
since they get archived and others can also contribute ideas.  The new ipython 
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