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diff --git a/Mac/OSX/Dist/README.txt b/Mac/OSX/Dist/README.txt index 89ecd2b..918b15d 100644 --- a/Mac/OSX/Dist/README.txt +++ b/Mac/OSX/Dist/README.txt @@ -1,3 +1,49 @@ -This is a set of build scripts and such for MacPython-OSX 2.3 that I -will use until there are standard distributions from Jack. +Building a MacPython distribution +================================= +The ``build`` shell script here creates MacPython distributions. +It builds a complete framework-based Python out-of-tree, installs +it in a funny place with $DESTROOT, massages that installation to remove +.pyc files and such, creates an Installer package from the installation +plus the stuff in ``resources`` and compresses that installer as a +``.dmg`` disk image. + +Here are the steps you ned to follow to build a MacPython installer: + +- There are various version numbers that need to be updated. Weed through + ``Mac/OSXResources``, ``Mac/scripts`` and ``Mac/Tools`` and inspect the + various ``.plist`` and ``.strings`` files. Note that the latter are + UTF-16 files. +- Edit ``resource/ReadMe.txt`` and ``resources/Welcome.rtf`` to reflect + version number and such. +- Edit ``build`` to change ``PYVERSION``, ``PYVER`` and ``BUILDNUM``. +- Run ``./build``. Optionally you can pass the name of the directory + where Python will be built, so you don't have to wait for the complete + build when you're debugging the process. For the final distribution use + a clean build. +- When done the script will tell you where the DMG image is. + +Currently (November 2003) there is still a bug in the build procedure +for $DESTROOT builds: building some of the applets will fail (in +``Mac/OSX/Makefile``) if you don't have the same version of Python installed +normally. So before doing the distribution you should build and install +a framework Python in the normal way. + +When all is done, announcements can be posted to at least the following +places: +- pythonmac-sig@python.org +- python-dev@python.org +- python-announce@python.org +- archivist@info-mac.org +- adcnews@apple.com +- news@macnn.com +- http://www.macupdate.com +- http://guide.apple.com/usindex.lasso +- http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/submit +- http://www.versiontracker.com/ (userid Jack.Jansen@oratrix.com) +- http://www.macshareware.net (userid jackjansen) + +Also, check out Stephan Deibels http://pythonology.org/market contact list + +After all this is done you may also need to update the Package Manager +database for the new distribution. A description of this remains TBD. |