[Pythonmac-SIG] Py2App 0.1.7

[Bob Ippolito]

On Dec 30, 2004, at 7:31 PM, Chris Barker wrote:

> Bob Ippolito wrote:
>
>> py2app is not a package, it's just a directory pointed to by a pth.
>
> but couldn't be? I why isn't it in site-packages anyway? Though I 
> imagine you have a good reason, I'd like to know what it is. The whole 
> pth thing seems kind of clunky to me.

I'm using a pth file so that I can put five separate packages in the 
same place that don't have a whole lot to do with each other but should 
be distributed together.  Adding an extra level of nesting to the 
python namespace would just be a pain in the ass for me and no real 
help to anyone.

>> The packages altgraph (my fork of "graphlib"), modulegraph, 
>> bdist_mpkg, macholib, and py2app are all exclusively maintained by 
>> me, and are only released as part of py2app.
>
> So putting them in the py2app dir, where you have them now, makes 
> sense.

Exactly, that's what the pth file is for.

>> You don't need them for "something else", especially an older version.
>
> When this problem arose, I just did a quick google search for 
> altgraph, and it looked like a generally useful package, so It wasn't 
> clear that it is used exclusively for py2app.

Sounds like you found another package on google.. unless the references 
are in my svn repo or blog, it shouldn't be mentioned anywhere.

It is pretty useful, but I'm not willing to support it.  If you want 
stability or documentation, you're better off using graphlib.  Even 
though I have made some enhancements, I reserve the right to do 
whatever I want to altgraph at this time.

> Oh well, I've got it all working now, very well, as a matter of fact.
>
> Now I just need to figure out how to give my app an icon.

1) make an icns file
2.a) name it the same thing as your main script and add it to 
data_files or resources
2.b) specify it with the iconfile option
2.c) add it to data_files or resources with any name and specify it 
with a CFBundleIcon plist key

-bob