I recently switched from py2exe to PyInstaller. My primary reason for
doing so was because I found that py2exe cannot embed icons in an
executable on my new Windows 8.1 x64 PC. I am impressed by PyInstaller and
it definitely seems to be an improvement over py2exe.
In my working with PyInstaller, however, I have encountered an issue. For
legal reasons, I cannot bundle the following files in the folder with my
application: "Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest", "msvcm90.dll", "msvcp90.dll",
and "msvcr90.dll". To work around this issue, when I was using py2exe, I
ran the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Setup EXE
("vcredist_x86.exe") available from Microsoft as part of my program's
installation process. This installed the MSVCRT files in a subfolder of the
Windows directory. I then used a manifest for my EXE which pointed to those
MSVCRT files.
I am not exactly sure how to do this with PyInstaller. I discovered that
"[ProgramName].exe" will still run even if I delete the 4 MSVCRT files in
the application folder. I thought that I might need to modify the
"[ProgramName].exe.manifest" file to point to the MSVCRT files in the
subfolder of the Windows directory. However, I found the program still ran
even if I deleted that manifest file.
Now I am somewhat confused. Is there a manifest embedded in the EXE created
by PyInstaller that will use the MSVCRT files in the Windows directory? In
other words, how can I accomplish what I want? Is it as simple as deleting
the MSVCRT files in the application folder?
Thank you.
-- Timothy
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