Packaging Python as a Microsoft Installer Package (MSI) | |
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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. | |