[Pythonmac-SIG] Which installer to use for MacPython-OSX?

[Jack Jansen]

Folks,
I finally got around to reading up on Package Maker, and I'm a 
bit disappointed. While it would be almost trivial to create a 
package with it that installs the right stuff into 
/Library/Frameworks, /Applications/Python and /usr/local/bin I 
can't see a way in which I can give the user the option to 
install everything in their home directory.

I could enable the folder selection option, but that would allow 
them to install anywhere (meaning they could install in lots of 
locations where stuff simply won't work).

Moreover, I get the impression that the "require admin 
privileges" is a global property of the package, whereas what I 
would really want is only require those if the user installs in 
the default (system-wide) location.

Has anyone any bright ideas for how to solve this? If I can 
share the data between sub-packages I could make identical 
subpackages where one installs into /, the other in $HOME. But 
obviously if this means we need to carry two copies of 
everything it's overkill...

If it can't be solved I can see two possibilities:
1. Create two installers, one for system-wide installation, one 
for home-directory installation. This seems rather silly, though.
2. Check whether Installer Vise can do what I want. It probably 
can, and I have a freeware license for it, but it would make it 
more difficult for others to create an installer.

Any opinions?
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