ANN: New version of McMillan Installer for Linux
Gordon McMillan
gmcm@hypernet.com
Fri, 7 Sep 2001 16:42:10 -0400
Version 4a4 of Installer for Linux is available here:
http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/installer_dnld.html
While mostly a bug fix release, there's a new facility for
hooking modules at analysis time, so hidden dependencies
can be automatically included.
Bug fixes:
- pathprefix is handled properly
- package __path__ is respected during analysis
- intermediate build files are cleaned up
- Freeze finally deletes all it's files on exit
What is it?
The Installer is a set of tools for distributing Python
applications. The target machines do not need to have
Python installed, or may have a different version of
Python installed.
There are top level scripts for 3 configurations:
- Standalone: create a single directory installation for your app
- Simple: wraps a Standalone with a simple install script
- Freeze: creates an executable that unpacks itself at run
time, and cleans up afterward.
More complex distributions can be created by writing your
own config file and passing it to Builder.
Old-Python-style license.
Contact: gmcm@hypernet.com
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Installer for Linux release 4a4</A> A compiler-less way
of distributing Python apps. (7-Sept-01)
- Gordon