When I try to include a post-install script in my MSI built with bdist_msi, it seem to be included and unpacked properly, but it doesn't run successfully. Here's what's in the script (after unpacking):
#!c:\Python26\python.exe # do nothing much import sys, os, time print "Hello, World" time.sleep(10) sys.exit(0) And here's what I get in my install log (generated with "msiexec /i foo.msi /L*v foo.log"): Action 18:35:46: install_script. Action start 18:35:46: install_script. MSI (s) (40:E0) [18:35:46:882]: Note: 1: 1722 2: install_script 3: C:\Python26\\python.exe 4: C:\Python26\Scripts\foo-install-script.py MSI (s) (40:E0) [18:35:46:882]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 MSI (c) (FC:78) [18:35:46:902]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 DEBUG: Error 2835: The control ErrorIcon was not found on dialog ErrorDlg The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2835. The arguments are: ErrorIcon, ErrorDlg, Error 1722. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action install_script, location: C:\Python26\\python.exe, command: C:\Python26\Scripts\foo-install-script.py MSI (s) (40:E0) [18:35:50:978]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 Any ideas? What's a postinstall script supposed to return or exit with to indicate success or failure, anyway? What does "The control ErrorIcon was not found on dialog ErrorDlg" mean? Bill _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
