[SciPy-user] [ Python(x, y) ] New release : 1.2.1 - Critical bug fix

[Pierre Raybaut]

Hi Stephen,

2008/5/28 Stephen McInerney <spmcinerney at hotmail.com>:

> Also, I think you are still defaulting some paths (e.g. MingW)
> to be under C:\Program Files\ which as I mentioned is a huge big
> problem with Windows Vista's UAC, especially when you install as
> Administrator then try to run it as a user - it triggers loads of
> UAC nag warnings anytime you do file operations.
>
> May I suggest it is best to prompt the user for the base directory
> of the entire install (e.g. "C:\DEV") then after that,
> automatically default
> all the paths to e.g. C:\DEV\<Package>
>

I think that is a good compromise indeed, and I will update the installer
shortly.
BTW, I will probably include the new NumPy release (1.1.0)... unless I wait
for the forthcoming IPython 0.8.3 and matplotlib 0.91.3 which should be
available in a few days.


>
> Thanks for the lightning turnaround on patches, by the way.
> I am happily running with 1.2.0
>

You're welcome!
Regards,
Pierre


>
>
> Regards,
> Stephen
>
>
> > Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 22:03:34 +0200
> > From: contact at pythonxy.com
> > To: pythonxy at googlegroups.com; scipy-user at scipy.org
> > Subject: [ Python(x,y) ] New release : 1.2.1 - Critical bug fix
>
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Python(x,y) 1.2.1 is now available on http://www.pythonxy.com.
> >
> > It is highly recommended to update if you have installed the previous
> > release: a critical bug in Eclipse installation is now fixed.
> > Besides, it is quite a small update patch (<1Mb) so it's definitely
> > worth it.
> >
> > Changes history
> > 05 -28 -2008 - Version 1.2.1 :
> >
> > * Corrected:
> > o [Critical bug!] Eclipse: Python interpreter paths were not
> > changed according to the installation directory
> > o PyQt 4.4.2: minor installation bugs (file type
> > associations, ...)
>
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