[Python-Dev] make a Windows installation package (.msi) for Python 3.3

[Jianfeng Mao]

To Python Windows Release Managers:

My name is Jianfeng Mao and I am a software developer at the U2 group in Rocket Software (http://u2.rocketsoftware.com/).   I am currently working on a project to embed a slightly customized Python interpreter in our product. For easy installation and setup,  we hope to be able to do the standard Python installation during the installation of our software.  Basically I want to create a .msi file that can be called to install the full Python if the user needs this new feature. Brian Curtin (brian at python.org<mailto:brian at python.org>)  pointed me to Tools/msi/msi.py for the Windows MSI builder. I tried to follow  the instructions in the README but couldn't make it to work after a few twists and turns.  Brian mentioned that few people needs to do this and only release managers handle the packaging of Python.  I have listed the steps I have done in my attempt to create the .msi file. Please let me know if I have missed anything  or done anything wrong.



1.       hg clone http://hg.python.org/cpython

2.       cd cpython

3.       hg update 3.3

4.       cd tools\buildbot,  edit build.bat to change the configuration from Debug to Releaes; edit external.bat, change DEBUG=1 to DEBUG=0

5.       go back to cpython\ and run tools\buildbot\build.bat

6.       cd PC, then do 'nmake -f icons.mak'

7.       cd ..\tools\msi

8.       c:\python27\python msi.py


WARNING: nm did not run successfully - libpythonXX.a not built
        cl /O2 /D WIN32 /D NDEBUG /D _WINDOWS /MT /W3 /c msisupport.c
Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 16.00.40219.01 for 80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

msisupport.c
        link.exe /OUT:msisupport.dll /INCREMENTAL:NO /NOLOGO /DLL /SUBSYSTEM:WIN
DOWS /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF msisupport.obj msi.lib kernel32.lib
   Creating library msisupport.lib and object msisupport.exp
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "msi.py", line 1336, in <module>
    add_files(db)
  File "msi.py", line 961, in add_files
    generate_license()
  File "msi.py", line 914, in generate_license
    raise ValueError, "Could not find "+srcdir+"/../"+pat
ValueError: Could not find C:\temp\cpython/../tcl8*
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