cx_Freeze 4.2

[Anthony Tuininga]

What is cx_Freeze?

cx_Freeze is a set of scripts and modules for freezing Python scripts
into executables in much the same way that py2exe and py2app do. It
requires Python 2.3 or higher since it makes use of the zip import
facility which was introduced in that version.


Where do I get it?

http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net


What's new?

Changes from 4.1.2 to 4.2

1) Added support for Python 2.7.

2) Improved support for Python 3.x.

3) Improved support for Mac OS X based on feedback from some Mac users.

4) Improved hooks for the following modules: postgresql, matplotlib,
twisted, zope, PyQt4.

5) Improved packaging of MSI files by enabling support for creating
shortcuts for the executables, for specifying the initial target
directory and for adding other arbitrary configuration to the MSI.

6) Added support for namespace packages such as those distributed for zope.

7) The name of the generated MSI packages now includes the
architecture in order to differentiate between 32-bit and 64-bit
builds.

8) Removed use of LINKFORSHARED on the Mac which is not necessary and
for Python 2.6 at least causes an error to be raised.

9) Turn off filename globbing on Windows as requested by Craig McQueen.

10) Fixed bug that prevented hooks from successfully including files
in the build (as is done for the matplotlib sample).

11) Fixed bug that prevented submodules from being included in the
build if the format of the import statement was from . import <name>.

12) Reverted bug fix for threading shutdown support which has been
fixed differently and is no longer required in Python 2.6.5 and up (in
fact an error is raised if the threading module is used in a frozen
executable and this code is retained).

13) Fixed bug which resulted in attempts to compile .pyc and .pyo
files from the initscripts directory.

14) Fixed selection of "Program Files" directory on Windows in 64-bit
MSI packages built by cx_Freeze.