/Tools/msi/README.txt
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- Packaging Python as a Microsoft Installer Package (MSI)
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- Using this library, Python can be packaged as a MS-Windows
- MSI file. To generate an installer package, you need
- a build tree. By default, the build tree root directory
- is assumed to be in "../..". This location can be changed
- by adding a file config.py; see the beginning of msi.py
- for additional customization options.
- The packaging process assumes that binaries have been
- generated according to the instructions in PCBuild/README.txt,
- and that you have either Visual Studio or the Platform SDK
- installed. In addition, you need the Python COM extensions,
- either from PythonWin, or from ActivePython.
- To invoke the script, open a cmd.exe window which has
- cabarc.exe in its PATH (e.g. "Visual Studio .NET 2003
- Command Prompt"). Then invoke
- <path-to-python.exe> msi.py
- If everything succeeds, pythonX.Y.Z.msi is generated
- in the current directory.