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

[Bob Ippolito]

One idea would be to use the post-installer script to allow the user to 
move it to / .. it's not hard to write an app that uses the security 
framework to ask for an admin password.

Another possible idea is to allow the user to install to a network 
location..  I don't remember the exact paths and stuff because I don't 
use OS X Server anywhere, but I think it's /Network/* or something of 
the like.


On Sunday, August 18, 2002, at 05:12 PM, Jack Jansen wrote:

> 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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