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diff --git a/Mac/OSX/Dist/README.txt b/Mac/OSX/Dist/README.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 371c3fe..0000000 --- a/Mac/OSX/Dist/README.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -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``. -- Edit ``resources/postflight`` and change version number. -- 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. |