[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Mac/OSX/Dist README.txt,1.1,1.2

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from the OS9 readme that is still relevant.
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*** README.txt	21 Mar 2003 23:52:36 -0000	1.1
--- README.txt	20 Nov 2003 13:50:28 -0000	1.2
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*** 1,3 ****
! This is a set of build scripts and such for MacPython-OSX 2.3 that I
! will use until there are standard distributions from Jack.
  
--- 1,49 ----
! Building a MacPython distribution
! =================================
! 
! The ``build`` shell script here creates MacPython distributions.
! It builds a complete framework-based Python out-of-tree, installs
! it in a funny place with $DESTROOT, massages that installation to remove
! .pyc files and such, creates an Installer package from the installation
! plus the stuff in ``resources`` and compresses that installer as a
! ``.dmg`` disk image.
! 
! Here are the steps you ned to follow to build a MacPython installer:
! 
! - There are various version numbers that need to be updated. Weed through
!   ``Mac/OSXResources``, ``Mac/scripts`` and ``Mac/Tools`` and inspect the
!   various ``.plist`` and ``.strings`` files. Note that the latter are
!   UTF-16 files.
! - Edit ``resource/ReadMe.txt`` and ``resources/Welcome.rtf`` to reflect
!   version number and such.
! - Edit ``build`` to change ``PYVERSION``, ``PYVER`` and ``BUILDNUM``.
! - Run ``./build``. Optionally you can pass the name of the directory
!   where Python will be built, so you don't have to wait for the complete
!   build when you're debugging the process. For the final distribution use
!   a clean build.
! - When done the script will tell you where the DMG image is.
! 
! Currently (November 2003) there is still a bug in the build procedure
! for $DESTROOT builds: building some of the applets will fail (in
! ``Mac/OSX/Makefile``) if you don't have the same version of Python installed
! normally. So before doing the distribution you should build and install
! a framework Python in the normal way.
  
+ When all is done, announcements can be posted to at least the following
+ places:
+ -   pythonmac-sig at python.org
+ -   python-dev at python.org
+ -   python-announce at python.org
+ -   archivist at info-mac.org
+ -   adcnews at apple.com
+ -   news at macnn.com
+ -   http://www.macupdate.com
+ -   http://guide.apple.com/usindex.lasso
+ -   http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/submit
+ -   http://www.versiontracker.com/ (userid Jack.Jansen at oratrix.com)
+ -   http://www.macshareware.net (userid jackjansen)
+ 
+ Also, check out Stephan Deibels http://pythonology.org/market contact list
+ 
+ After all this is done you may also need to update the Package Manager
+ database for the new distribution. A description of this remains TBD.