web2py.app is made with py2app (setuptools); have a look in web2py at setup_app.py
On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Konrad Hofbauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Just as feedback: > > web2py comes on the mac as application bundle web2py.app (excellent!). > Its natural place (where the user puts it, same as all other apps) is > /Applications/web2py.app > > web2py now puts at runtime all its files and data into the > application-bundle, which is quite a no-no on Mac. > > The application-bundle should never change (except for updates). Neither > preferences nor user data belong in there. > > So what is the "Resources" folder in the app-bundle, the better place > would be ~/Library/Application\ Support/web2py inside the user folder. > > Another place could be ~/Sites, but then care would have to be taken > that the system's apache does not share the web2py folders. > > > 1) The user would never expect data in /Applications (I did not even > cross my mind web2py could put its stuff there - i had to create a file > in the GUI and search for it). > > 2) Stuff in /Applications does normally not get backuped > > 3) With all in ~/Library web2py is multi-user capable as any other app. > > > If this is for now too much work to implement, please at least put a > prominent info next to the download link and the server gui. It's really > not obvious on Mac. > > Cheers, > /Konrad > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
