help using py2app

[Carl]

Joe Strout wrote:
> I'm trying to use py2app to convert the pySketch wxPython example into a 
> stand-alone OS X app.  I've found the documentation at 
> <http://undefined.org/python/py2app.html>, but it wasn't terribly 
> enlightening for me.  My setup.py looks like this:
> 
> #!/usr/bin/env python
> """
> setup.py - script for building a bundled OS X application
> 
> Usage:
>     % python setup.py py2app
> """
> from distutils.core import setup
> import py2app
> 
> setup(
>     app=['pySketch.py'],
> )
> 
> 
> When I run this, it chugs along for a while and spews out lots of 
> output, and finally leaves me a bundle in the "dist" folder as it 
> should... but that app exits immediately.  The only thing the console 
> log shows is:
> 
> Oct  2 16:59:21 IA-J1 kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page: 
> p=12336[pySketch] clearing CS_VALID
> 
> A similar setup.py worked fine on on the "simple.py" example, but 
> clearly something more is needed here.  Any clues?  Or, is there a 
> better list/forum for asking about Mac-specific Python development?  
> (I've subscribed to the PyObjC mailing list, and sent a message to the 
> list, but it hasn't shown up yet... perhaps the SourceForge lists are 
> running slow today.)
> 
> Thanks,
> - Joe
> 
If py2app is anything like py2exe, there is always a lot more to do.  if 
you are importing modules, you need to explicitly include them into your 
build folder.