Instructions on how to build py2exe 0.6.8 (or an installer would benice, too!)

[chardish]

Hello,

I'm trying to build an executable with py2exe, but unfortunately the
version I have is 0.6.6, which has a rather annoying bug that doesn't
let you rename the executable file if you bundle everything in a
single executable. It seems fairly unacceptable to tell our customers
that they can't rename a file we send them.

I hear this problem is fixed in 0.6.8, but unfortunately there's no
standalone installer for py2exe 0.6.8 - the most recent version that
has an installer is 0.6.6 way back from 2006 (!). Is there a
standalone installer for py2exe 0.6.8 anywhere? If not, how do I build
it from source? (There's no instructions in the readme - it just says
"How to install: download the standalone installer" and doesn't
include building instructions.)

Cheers,
Evan

[Thomas Heller]

ch******@gmail. com schrieb:

Hello,

I'm trying to build an executable with py2exe, but unfortunately the
version I have is 0.6.6, which has a rather annoying bug that doesn't
let you rename the executable file if you bundle everything in a
single executable. It seems fairly unacceptable to tell our customers
that they can't rename a file we send them.

I hear this problem is fixed in 0.6.8, but unfortunately there's no
standalone installer for py2exe 0.6.8 - the most recent version that
has an installer is 0.6.6 way back from 2006 (!). Is there a
standalone installer for py2exe 0.6.8 anywhere? If not, how do I build
it from source? (There's no instructions in the readme - it just says
"How to install: download the standalone installer" and doesn't
include building instructions.)

Easy - download the sources, and enter 'python setup.py bdist_wininst' in the
top-level directory. You need the same compiler that was used to build the
Python that you use.

Thomas

[chardish]

On Jun 10, 11:07*am, Thomas Heller <thel...@python .netwrote:

You need the same compiler that was used to build the
Python that you use.

Thanks for the tip. So if I downloaded a binary Python instead of
building it from sources, I'm out of luck?

[Mike Driscoll]

On Jun 10, 10:04*am, chard...@gmail. com wrote:

Hello,

I'm trying to build an executable with py2exe, but unfortunately the
version I have is 0.6.6, which has a rather annoying bug that doesn't
let you rename the executable file if you bundle everything in a
single executable. It seems fairly unacceptable to tell our customers
that they can't rename a file we send them.

I hear this problem is fixed in 0.6.8, but unfortunately there's no
standalone installer for py2exe 0.6.8 - the most recent version that
has an installer is 0.6.6 way back from 2006 (!). Is there a
standalone installer for py2exe 0.6.8 anywhere? If not, how do I build
it from source? (There's no instructions in the readme - it just says
"How to install: download the standalone installer" and doesn't
include building instructions.)

Cheers,
Evan

Maybe I'm missing something, but I can rename the executables I create
using py2exe 0.6.6 to anything I want after they're created.

Or are you talking about a Windows installer for the py2exe module
itself? Where are you finding this 0.6.8 version anyway? I can't find
it on www.py2exe.org

Anyway, what Thomas is talking about is that the only way to create a
usable installer of py2exe on Windows is to use the same compiler that
the Python you are using. As I understand it, Python 2.4 and 2.5 used
Visual Studio 2003. I think 2.3 used VS6. I have both, so I can try to
compile an installer for any of those versions if you can link me to
the source.

Mike

Python Extension Building Network: http:\\www.pythonlibrary.org

[chardish]

On Jun 10, 11:34*am, Mike Driscoll <kyoso...@gmail .comwrote:

Maybe I'm missing something, but I can rename the executables I create
using py2exe 0.6.6 to anything I want after they're created.

Or are you talking about a Windows installer for the py2exe module
itself? Where are you finding this 0.6.8 version anyway? I can't find
it onwww.py2exe.or g

Anyway, what Thomas is talking about is that the only way to create a
usable installer of py2exe on Windows is to use the same compiler that
the Python you are using. As I understand it, Python 2.4 and 2.5 used
Visual Studio 2003. I think 2.3 used VS6. I have both, so I can try to
compile an installer for any of those versions if you can link me to
the source.

Mike

Python Extension Building Network: * * http:\\www.pythonlibrary.org

The issue with renaming executables only applies to single-file
executables, i.e. ones created with zipfile = None as an argument to
setup() and --bundle 1 as a command line argument. This is a known
issue as of 0.6.6: http://py2exe.org/index.cgi/ProblemsToBeFixed

I found sources for 0.6.8 on CVS at: http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=15583

A Windows installer for the 0.6.8 py2exe module would be ideal, but
somehow I doubt that's going to happen anytime soon since there hasn't
been a new installer since 2006. If you are willing to build that for
me (since I don't have VS) I'd really appreciate it : ) I'm using 32-
bit WinXP on this computer.

[Mike Driscoll]

On Jun 10, 10:47*am, chard...@gmail. com wrote:

On Jun 10, 11:34*am, Mike Driscoll <kyoso...@gmail .comwrote:

Maybe I'm missing something, but I can rename the executables I create
using py2exe 0.6.6 to anything I want after they're created.

Or are you talking about a Windows installer for the py2exe module
itself? Where are you finding this 0.6.8 version anyway? I can't find
it onwww.py2exe.or g

Anyway, what Thomas is talking about is that the only way to create a
usable installer of py2exe on Windows is to use the same compiler that
the Python you are using. As I understand it, Python 2.4 and 2.5 used
Visual Studio 2003. I think 2.3 used VS6. I have both, so I can try to
compile an installer for any of those versions if you can link me to
the source.

Mike

Python Extension Building Network: * * http:\\www.pythonlibrary.org

The issue with renaming executables only applies to single-file
executables, i.e. ones created with zipfile = None as an argument to
setup() and --bundle 1 as a command line argument. This is a known
issue as of 0.6.6:http://py2exe.org/index.cgi/ProblemsToBeFixed

I'm using GUI2Exe to wrap my 0.6.6 version of py2exe. I use the bundle
into a single file option in it and have zipfile=None too. But maybe
one of my other switches is different.

>
I found sources for 0.6.8 on CVS at:http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=15583

A Windows installer for the 0.6.8 py2exe module would be ideal, but
somehow I doubt that's going to happen anytime soon since there hasn't
been a new installer since 2006. If you are willing to build that for
me (since I don't have VS) I'd really appreciate it : ) I'm using 32-
bit WinXP on this computer.

I finally figured out how to check out the code. I'm at work now,
where I only have VS2008 installed so I'll have to wait until I get
home this evening to try compiling it. I'll let you know if I have any
luck.

---------------------
Mike

Python Extension Building Network: http:\\www.pythonlibrary.org

[chardish]

On Jun 10, 1:11*pm, Mike Driscoll <kyoso...@gmail .comwrote:

On Jun 10, 10:47*am, chard...@gmail. com wrote:

On Jun 10, 11:34*am, Mike Driscoll <kyoso...@gmail .comwrote:

Maybe I'm missing something, but I can rename the executables I create
using py2exe 0.6.6 to anything I want after they're created.

Or are you talking about a Windows installer for the py2exe module
itself? Where are you finding this 0.6.8 version anyway? I can't find
it onwww.py2exe.or g

Anyway, what Thomas is talking about is that the only way to create a
usable installer of py2exe on Windows is to use the same compiler that
the Python you are using. As I understand it, Python 2.4 and 2.5 used
Visual Studio 2003. I think 2.3 used VS6. I have both, so I can try to
compile an installer for any of those versions if you can link me to
the source.

Mike

Python Extension Building Network: * * http:\\www.pythonlibrary.org

The issue with renaming executables only applies to single-file
executables, i.e. ones created with zipfile = None as an argument to
setup() and --bundle 1 as a command line argument. This is a known
issue as of 0.6.6:http://py2exe.org/index.cgi/ProblemsToBeFixed

I'm using GUI2Exe to wrap my 0.6.6 version of py2exe. I use the bundle
into a single file option in it and have zipfile=None too. But maybe
one of my other switches is different.

I found sources for 0.6.8 on CVS at:http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=15583

A Windows installer for the 0.6.8 py2exe module would be ideal, but
somehow I doubt that's going to happen anytime soon since there hasn't
been a new installer since 2006. If you are willing to build that for
me (since I don't have VS) I'd really appreciate it : ) I'm using 32-
bit WinXP on this computer.

I finally figured out how to check out the code. I'm at work now,
where I only have VS2008 installed so I'll have to wait until I get
home this evening to try compiling it. I'll let you know if I have any
luck.

---------------------
Mike

Python Extension Building Network: * * http:\\www.pythonlibrary.org

Thanks, Mike. Hopefully you'll have more luck than I've had : )

Evan

[GHUM]

Evan,

I hear this problem is fixed in 0.6.8, but unfortunately there's no
standalone installer for py2exe 0.6.8 - the most recent version that

Maybe you can solve your problem via updating the build_exe.py after
installing py2exe 0.6.6

So:
a) use the 0.6.6 installer
b) update the build_exe.py from 0.6.8

Possible?

Best wishes,

Harald

[Larry Bates]

ch******@gmail. com wrote:

On Jun 10, 11:34 am, Mike Driscoll <kyoso...@gmail .comwrote:

>Maybe I'm missing something, but I can rename the executables I create
using py2exe 0.6.6 to anything I want after they're created.

Or are you talking about a Windows installer for the py2exe module
itself? Where are you finding this 0.6.8 version anyway? I can't find
it onwww.py2exe.or g

Anyway, what Thomas is talking about is that the only way to create a
usable installer of py2exe on Windows is to use the same compiler that
the Python you are using. As I understand it, Python 2.4 and 2.5 used
Visual Studio 2003. I think 2.3 used VS6. I have both, so I can try to
compile an installer for any of those versions if you can link me to
the source.

Mike

Python Extension Building Network: http:\\www.pythonlibrary.org

The issue with renaming executables only applies to single-file
executables, i.e. ones created with zipfile = None as an argument to
setup() and --bundle 1 as a command line argument. This is a known
issue as of 0.6.6: http://py2exe.org/index.cgi/ProblemsToBeFixed

I found sources for 0.6.8 on CVS at: http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=15583

A Windows installer for the 0.6.8 py2exe module would be ideal, but
somehow I doubt that's going to happen anytime soon since there hasn't
been a new installer since 2006. If you are willing to build that for
me (since I don't have VS) I'd really appreciate it : ) I'm using 32-
bit WinXP on this computer.

About every two weeks this "issue" pops up. Question: Why is is so important to
package everything into a single file? There are no Windows applications (that
I'm aware of) that ship as single files. Many of them consist of hundreds and
in some cases 'thousands' of files. Now if you want to DISTRIBUTE a single
setup.exe file, that makes sense to me. Use py2exe without the single file
option and ship a setup.exe file created by Inno Installer. Problem solved.
You will thank me when you want to include: registry entries, shortcuts,
documentation, configuration files, etc. in the distribution.

-Larry

[Mike Driscoll]

On Jun 10, 4:47*pm, Larry Bates <larry.ba...@we bsafe.com`wrote :

chard...@gmail. com wrote:

On Jun 10, 11:34 am, Mike Driscoll <kyoso...@gmail .comwrote:

Maybe I'm missing something, but I can rename the executables I create
using py2exe 0.6.6 to anything I want after they're created.

Or are you talking about a Windows installer for the py2exe module
itself? Where are you finding this 0.6.8 version anyway? I can't find
it onwww.py2exe.or g

Anyway, what Thomas is talking about is that the only way to create a
usable installer of py2exe on Windows is to use the same compiler that
the Python you are using. As I understand it, Python 2.4 and 2.5 used
Visual Studio 2003. I think 2.3 used VS6. I have both, so I can try to
compile an installer for any of those versions if you can link me to
the source.

Mike

Python Extension Building Network: * * http:\\www.pythonlibrary.org

The issue with renaming executables only applies to single-file
executables, i.e. ones created with zipfile = None as an argument to
setup() and --bundle 1 as a command line argument. This is a known
issue as of 0.6.6:http://py2exe.org/index.cgi/ProblemsToBeFixed

I found sources for 0.6.8 on CVS at:http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=15583

A Windows installer for the 0.6.8 py2exe module would be ideal, but
somehow I doubt that's going to happen anytime soon since there hasn't
been a new installer since 2006. If you are willing to build that for
me (since I don't have VS) I'd really appreciate it : ) I'm using 32-
bit WinXP on this computer.

About every two weeks this "issue" pops up. *Question: Why is is so important to
package everything into a single file? *There are no Windows applications (that
I'm aware of) that ship as single files. *Many of them consist of hundreds and
in some cases 'thousands' of files. *Now if you want to DISTRIBUTE a single
setup.exe file, that makes sense to me. *Use py2exe without the single file
option and ship a setup.exe file created by Inno Installer. *Problem solved.
You will thank me when you want to include: registry entries, shortcuts,
documentation, configuration files, etc. in the distribution.

-Larry

Excellent point. I do include other files with my one exe using Inno
myself. Originally when I bundled it all in one, my reasoning was that
I needed to push it out to my organization and I figured pushing one
large files was better than pushing a bunch of small ones. Or
something like that.

In retrospect, that's a dumb reason as I have lots of automated Python
installers for things like Adobe Reader and Java and they basically
just do copy jobs.

Anyway, thanks for pointing that out.

Mike