On Jun 19, 2006, at 11:43 AM, Banoffi wrote: > On 19 Jun 2006, at 19:37, Bob Ippolito wrote: > >>> Ronald, Tom, thanks for the information. I think I understand what's >>> going on a bit more now. But now I think it would make more sense to >>> package my app and the Python framework as a .pkg (the only slight >>> disadvantage is that non-admin users may not be able to install it, >>> but I don't think that'll be a problem.) >> >> That rarely ever makes sense. You really shouldn't do that for an >> application. > > Um, why not? I know it's not as simple as drag-and-drop, but > neither is it particularly hard work for the user. (And I'm not at > all confident of getting the embedded package approach to work.)
It's harder for the user, you're could overwrite an existing Python installation, it doesn't follow Apple's guidelines, etc. Don't do it that way. I definitely wouldn't even consider installing your software if it used a .pkg installer unless I *really* needed it. It's not a slight disadvantage. -bob _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
