[Pythonmac-SIG] Python package maker for OS X Installer.app

[Just van Rossum]

Dinu Gherman wrote:

> I'm working on a little Python tool creating OS X packages
> (extension .pkg), that Installer.app can use to install any-
> thing, sources or binary files, anywhere. These packages are
> basically directory wrappers containing an archive created
> with pax (instead of tar) plus a few additional resources and 
> option files presented and/or used during installation.
> 
> If anybody is keen on giving it a try, please email me. There
> are a couple of issues left, like generating multi-volume
> packages that some more experienced people might be able to
> help me with, localised installation resources, and the like. 

I'd like to learn more about it: right now I know zip about packages. It would
be really nice to have a .pkg that installs UnixPython 2.1.1 (especially now
that it doesn't build anymore under 10.1...).

(OT: I bought BBEdit 6.5 yesterday and am having a blast: you can run unix
scripts directly from BBEdit, and it comes with a tool that lets you open files
with BBEdit from the command line. There's plenty of room for improvement, but
I'm already quite impressed. Very nice Mac/Unix integration. Python syntax
coloring!)

Just