Instructions on how to build py2exe 0.6.8 (or an installer would be nice, too!)

[Mike Driscoll]

On Jun 10, 10:47 am, chard... at gmail.com wrote:
> On Jun 10, 11:34 am, Mike Driscoll <kyoso... at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
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> > Maybe I'm missing something, but I can rename the executables I create
> > using py2exe 0.6.6 to anything I want after they're created.
>
> > Or are you talking about a Windows installer for the py2exe module
> > itself? Where are you finding this 0.6.8 version anyway? I can't find
> > it onwww.py2exe.org
>
> > Anyway, what Thomas is talking about is that the only way to create a
> > usable installer of py2exe on Windows is to use the same compiler that
> > the Python you are using. As I understand it, Python 2.4 and 2.5 used
> > Visual Studio 2003. I think 2.3 used VS6. I have both, so I can try to
> > compile an installer for any of those versions if you can link me to
> > the source.
>
> > Mike
>
> > Python Extension Building Network:     http:\\www.pythonlibrary.org
>
> The issue with renaming executables only applies to single-file
> executables, i.e. ones created with zipfile = None as an argument to
> setup() and --bundle 1 as a command line argument. This is a known
> issue as of 0.6.6:http://py2exe.org/index.cgi/ProblemsToBeFixed


I'm using GUI2Exe to wrap my 0.6.6 version of py2exe. I use the bundle
into a single file option in it and have zipfile=None too. But maybe
one of my other switches is different.


>
> I found sources for 0.6.8 on CVS at:http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=15583
>
> A Windows installer for the 0.6.8 py2exe module would be ideal, but
> somehow I doubt that's going to happen anytime soon since there hasn't
> been a new installer since 2006. If you are willing to build that for
> me (since I don't have VS) I'd really appreciate it : ) I'm using 32-
> bit WinXP on this computer.


I finally figured out how to check out the code. I'm at work now,
where I only have VS2008 installed so I'll have to wait until I get
home this evening to try compiling it. I'll let you know if I have any
luck.

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Mike

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