Re: Compiling wxPython app for Windows; Single EXE

2006-08-17 Thread ajaksu
GHUM wrote: > and with py2exe: > Changes in 0.6.1: > > * py2exe can now bundle binary extensions and dlls into the > library-archive or the executable itself. This allows to > finally build real single-file executables. > > The bundled dlls and pyds are loaded at runtime by s

Re: Compiling wxPython app for Windows; Single EXE

2006-08-15 Thread GHUM
Daniel, I am using py2exe since more then 4 years, so I am rather biased. I read PyInstaller page and was positively impressed by the manual and all the good words. There is one major difference which will keep me with py2exe: with PyInstaller and single file there is: "When first started, it fi

Re: Compiling wxPython app for Windows; Single EXE

2006-08-15 Thread Vincent Delporte
On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:46:11 -0500, Philippe Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Yes there is a way to make one .exe/.msi for everything ... but it does >require purchasing a tool such as VC++. > >I have python + wxWindows + my stuff + many other libraries in one installer >(takes 120 Megs (sigh))

Re: Compiling wxPython app for Windows; Single EXE

2006-08-14 Thread Philippe Martin
Vincent Delporte wrote: > Hi > > I browsed the archives, but since some messages date back a bit, I > wanted to make sure that > > - py2exe is still the best tool in town to compile Python scripts to > run on a Windows host that doesn't have Python installed, including > wxWidgets/wxPython > >

Re: Compiling wxPython app for Windows; Single EXE

2006-08-14 Thread Vincent Delporte
On 14 Aug 2006 09:39:02 -0700, "ajaksu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm using PyInstaller (http://pyinstaller.hpcf.upr.edu/) precisely to >"compile" a wxPython-based program. So I'm curious about what makes >py2exe "the best tool...", because I'm about to miss that due to my >ignorance. I didn't k

Re: Compiling wxPython app for Windows; Single EXE

2006-08-14 Thread ajaksu
Vincent Delporte wrote: > - py2exe is still the best tool in town to compile Python scripts to > run on a Windows host that doesn't have Python installed, including > wxWidgets/wxPython Hi Vincent and c.l.p-ers I'm using PyInstaller (http://pyinstaller.hpcf.upr.edu/) precisely to "compile" a wxPy

Re: Compiling wxPython app for Windows; Single EXE

2006-08-14 Thread Larry Bates
Satya wrote: > Vincent Delporte wrote: > > >> - there's no way to build a single EXE, to make deployment easier (if >> multiple files, I need to build an installer with eg. NSIS or >> InnoSetup)? >> > > I am using InnoSetup. The included example script (I believe in py2exe) is > adequate for si

Re: Compiling wxPython app for Windows; Single EXE

2006-08-13 Thread Satya
Vincent Delporte wrote: > - there's no way to build a single EXE, to make deployment easier (if > multiple files, I need to build an installer with eg. NSIS or > InnoSetup)? > I am using InnoSetup. The included example script (I believe in py2exe) is adequate for simple applications. I just mod

Re: Compiling wxPython app for Windows; Single EXE

2006-08-13 Thread Vincent Delporte
On 13 Aug 2006 13:46:14 -0700, "Tim N. van der Leeuw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have a wxPython app, which I compile into one EXE file. Then there's >just 1 support file needed: a MS DLL (which, once distributed, you will >not need to update). OK. So you compile the Python app into an EXE usin

Re: Compiling wxPython app for Windows; Single EXE

2006-08-13 Thread Tim N. van der Leeuw
Vincent Delporte wrote: > Hi > > I browsed the archives, but since some messages date back a bit, I > wanted to make sure that > > - py2exe is still the best tool in town to compile Python scripts to > run on a Windows host that doesn't have Python installed, including > wxWidgets/wxPython > > - t

Compiling wxPython app for Windows; Single EXE

2006-08-13 Thread Vincent Delporte
Hi I browsed the archives, but since some messages date back a bit, I wanted to make sure that - py2exe is still the best tool in town to compile Python scripts to run on a Windows host that doesn't have Python installed, including wxWidgets/wxPython - there's no way to build a single EXE, to ma