cpython/Tools/msi
Martin v. Löwis e15551bf38 Backport of r66722: Use CRT 9 policy files. 2008-10-02 11:55:09 +00:00
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README.txt Move msi from sandbox to Tools. 2004-08-22 13:34:34 +00:00
crtlicense.txt Fix grammar. 2008-09-15 01:30:21 +00:00
merge.py Backport of r66722: Use CRT 9 policy files. 2008-10-02 11:55:09 +00:00
msi.py Bug #3989: Package the 2to3 script (as 2to3.py) in the Windows 2008-10-01 11:19:50 +00:00
msilib.py Disable UAC by default. 2008-06-14 14:24:47 +00:00
msisupport.c Port to VS 2008. Drop W9x support. 2008-05-09 20:11:37 +00:00
msisupport.mak Port to VS 2008. Drop W9x support. 2008-05-09 20:11:37 +00:00
schema.py Extend sizes of various fields, to support the CRT90 merge module. 2008-04-05 15:45:25 +00:00
sequence.py Move msi from sandbox to Tools. 2004-08-22 13:34:34 +00:00
uisample.py fix typos, mostly in comments 2005-10-28 14:39:47 +00:00
uuids.py Add UUIDs for upcoming releases 2008-09-08 16:15:38 +00:00

README.txt

Packaging Python as a Microsoft Installer Package (MSI)
=======================================================

Using this library, Python can be packaged as a MS-Windows
MSI file. To generate an installer package, you need
a build tree. By default, the build tree root directory
is assumed to be in "../..". This location can be changed
by adding a file config.py; see the beginning of msi.py
for additional customization options.

The packaging process assumes that binaries have been 
generated according to the instructions in PCBuild/README.txt,
and that you have either Visual Studio or the Platform SDK
installed. In addition, you need the Python COM extensions,
either from PythonWin, or from ActivePython.

To invoke the script, open a cmd.exe window which has 
cabarc.exe in its PATH (e.g. "Visual Studio .NET 2003
Command Prompt"). Then invoke

<path-to-python.exe> msi.py

If everything succeeds, pythonX.Y.Z.msi is generated
in the current directory.