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README.txt
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.