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diff --git a/Mac/OSX/README b/Mac/OSX/README index 1ee5fa3..38a2370 100644 --- a/Mac/OSX/README +++ b/Mac/OSX/README @@ -106,7 +106,34 @@ be supplied later. Some useful (but outdated) info can be found in Mac/Demo. The commandline scripts /usr/local/bin/python and pythonw can be used to run non-GUI and GUI python scripts from the command line, respectively. -6. Odds and ends. +6. How do I create a binary distribution? +----------------------------------------- + +Note: this section is work-in-progress. + +First, to make sure there's no contamination, it is best to remove your existing Python +installation (clear out /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework and /Applications/Python). +Also, after build/install is finished check that nothing has shown up in those two locations. + +Create a subdirectory of the main python directory, say build-pythondist. In there, run + ../configure --enable-framework=/tmp/pythondist/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework \ + LDFLAGS=-Wl,-x + make + make frameworkinstall +This installs a complete distribution set in /tmp/pythondist: in a framework build all other +pathnames are computed from the framework pathname. + +Note that the unix tools in /tmp/pythondist are wrong, these have to be removed, and the +installer post-install script should recreate them on the target system. Also, the .pyc and +.pyo files need to be removed: + rm -rf /tmp/pythondist/usr + python.exe ../Mac/script/zappycfiles.py /tmp/pythondist + +TBD: find out how to make a .pkg from here. + +TBD: documentation. + +7. Odds and ends. ----------------- The PythonLauncher is actually an Objective C Cocoa app built with Project Builder. |