[Python-Dev] VC 7.1 maintenance?
IxokaI
ixokai at gmail.com
Thu Jul 1 22:24:34 CEST 2004
> > Are there really technical reasons the VC7.1 built Python binaries must
> > be distributed via msi technology or not?
>
> The most frequently requested thing MSI provides is the ability for admins
> to use MS Group Policy to push installs out to boxes on a network. This
> hasn't been requested often ("most frequently" is a relative measure ...).
Can I jump in with a, "That is a *wonderful* thing" comment? We're
about to go into beta with a complete re-implementation of our
software in Python, and for our Windows clients, Group Policies will
make everything substantially easier.
So, I hope the build ends up using MSI. :)
--Stephen
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