buildout.packager generate installer from setup.py and buildout.cfg files.
Project description
distutils extension module - create an buildout-based installer.
zc.buildout is a Python-based build system for creating, assembling and deploying applications from multiple parts, some of which may be non-Python-based. It lets you create a buildout configuration and reproduce the same software later. – http://www.buildout.org/
buildout.packager creates single-file installers for an buildout-environment along with all dependencies, which can be used without network access.
Requirements
Python 2.5 or later
InnoSetup for Windows installer
Dependencies
Features
You can create an installer reproducing zc.buildout environment.
installer metadata over setup() metadata
Limitations
The installer doesn’t bundle Python interpreter.
Not implemented for Unix environment.
An example
setup.py:
from setuptools import setup
setup(
name='Sphinx',
version='1.0',
)
buildout.cfg:
[buildout]
parts = app
[app]
recipe = zc.recipe.egg
eggs =
Sphinx
Do the command python setup.py bdist_buildout. Then you get the installation file named distSphinx-1.0-py2.6-win32.exe.
History
0.0.1
first release
Todos
for Windows
use innosetup package
replace os.system with subprocess
for Unix
NotImplemented
Known Issues
Process restart probrem when zc.buildout upgrate it by oneself.
