Re: [python-win32] Problem with installer for pywin32 with Python 2.5

2006-04-16 Thread David Rushby
--- Mark Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wise-installer versions, which are pretty old by now. Is there any > > chance of a temporary version of the installer without the > preinstall > > script, just for use with the Python 2.5a1 release? I tried > building > > one for myself, but I'm missi

Re: [python-win32] Problem with installer for pywin32 with Python 2.5

2006-04-16 Thread Mark Hammond
> Wise-installer versions, which are pretty old by now. Is there any > chance of a temporary version of the installer without the preinstall > script, just for use with the Python 2.5a1 release? I tried building > one for myself, but I'm missing some critical dependencies (dsound.h?) Done - see th

Re: [python-win32] python com and py2exe

2006-04-16 Thread Mark Hammond
Are you sure you need a COM .exe and not a COM .DLL? When you tested this using a .py implemented server, did you take steps to ensure that was only ever using a .exe COM object too? Otherwise, it would seem to be py2exe related - you will need to use the archives to find explanations I have give

[python-win32] Problem with installer for pywin32 with Python 2.5

2006-04-16 Thread Paul Moore
There's a problem with Python 2.5 (http://www.python.org/sf/1465834) which means that installers with preinstall scripts don't work. The pywin32 build 208 installer is one such (I reported this as bug 1465566 before I realised this was a Python bug). The preinstall script seems only to be used to