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Building a MacPython distribution
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The ``build-install.py`` script creates MacPython distributions, including
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sleepycat db4, sqlite3 and readline support. It builds a complete
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framework-based Python out-of-tree, installs it in a funny place with
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$DESTROOT, massages that installation to remove .pyc files and such, creates
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an Installer package from the installation plus other files in ``resources``
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and ``scripts`` and placed that on a ``.dmg`` disk image.
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* A MacOS X 10.4 (or later)
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* XCode 2.2 (or later), with the universal SDK
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* No Fink (in ``/sw``) or DarwinPorts (in ``/opt/local``), those could
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interfere with the build.
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* The documentation for the release must be available on python.org
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because it is included in the installer.
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Here are the steps you need to follow to build a MacPython installer:
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* Run ``./build-installer.py``. Optionally you can pass a number of arguments
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to specify locations of various files. Please see the top of
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``build-installer.py`` for its usage.
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Running this script takes some time, I will not only build Python itself
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but also some 3th-party libraries that are needed for extensions.
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* When done the script will tell you where the DMG image is (by default
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somewhere in ``/tmp/_py``).
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The resulting binaries should work on MacOSX 10.3.9 or later. I usually run
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the installer on a 10.3.9, a 10.4.x PPC and a 10.4.x Intel system and then
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run the testsuite to make sure.
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(This is mostly of historic interest)
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When all is done, announcements can be posted to at least the following
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- pythonmac-sig@python.org
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- python-dev@python.org
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- python-announce@python.org
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- archivist@info-mac.org
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- http://www.macupdate.com
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- http://guide.apple.com/usindex.lasso
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- http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/submit
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- http://www.versiontracker.com/ (userid Jack.Jansen@oratrix.com)
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- http://www.macshareware.net (userid jackjansen)
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Also, check out Stephan Deibels http://pythonology.org/market contact list