On 5/4/12 9:42 PM, Kevin Walzer wrote:
I'm getting quite frustrated with the app store's brain dead auto-scan
tool that doesn't see proper symlinks in the framework, and I'm getting
to the point where I am going to investigate other packaging tools that
don't set up a framework structure--cx_freeze and/or pyinstaller. No
blame to py2app here, of course. I appreciate your advice and support.
I just thought I'd follow up with an update here...
I was able to successfully get an update to my app submitted to the Mac
App Store after switching from py2app to cx_freeze. cx_freeze doesn't
bundle a framework but just moves all the Python bits into a single
executable directory, so the issues with framework symlinks are
side-stepped.
cx_freeze development has recently resumed after a long period of
inactivity, and somewhat to my surprise, it now includes good support
for OS X, including running install_name_tool to make a self-contained
binary. This tool seems to be very popular among PyQt developers for
deploying apps on the Mac, and it also supports Python 3. I've
submitted a few patches to tweak a few things, but I was able to get my
own app bundled up with just a little additional work, which I'll chalk
up to learning the specifics of how this tool works.
Development of cx_freeze is now based at
https://bitbucket.org/anthony_tuininga/cx_freeze, though it still has a
SourceForge site; not sure if this new site represents the next
generation, a fork, or what. In any event, I just thought I'd mention
cx_freeze as a useful tool to look at.
Thanks,
Kevin
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Kevin Walzer
Code by Kevin
http://www.codebykevin.com
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