[Pythonmac-SIG] Why Do I Explicitly Need MacPython

[Bob Ippolito]

On 9/26/06, Frank Niessink <frank at niessink.com> wrote:
> Russell E. Owen:
> > In article <451976A9.5050102 at niessink.com>,
> >  Frank Niessink <frank at niessink.com> wrote:
> >> macdist: icons i18n
> >>          $(PYTHON) make.py py2app
> >>          hdiutil create -ov -imagekey zlib-level=9 -srcfolder
> >> build/TaskCoach.app dist/TaskCoach.dmg
> >
> > Yes, I was thinking of using hdituil when I suggested it. However, Bob
> > Ippolito would prefer that bdist_mpkg *not* be capable of making disk
> > images of packages. He's fine with py2app making .dmg files so it may be
> > worth submitting a patch for that. Are you offering?
>
> Would it be an option to simply call hdiutil from py2app, simply
> assuming it is available on the path? If that is acceptable I might take
> a shot at it.

Yes.

-bob