Re: [Py2exe-users] PyQt, Jpeg and 'bundle_files'

[Andrea G. <and...@gm...>]

Hi Thomas,

On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 8:20 AM,  <kel...@ho...> wrote:
> Hello o/
>
> I'm using py2exe to package a PyQt Application, it's currently working
> pretty well, it's a load faster at load than pyInstaller but I'm getting a
> really annoying problem :
> My PyQt application need to load jpeg files at some point, the jpeg support
> in qt is provided as form of a plugin, so there is the trick to include the
> qt.conf file plus PyQt4/plugins/imageformats/qjpeg4.dll into your
> distribution. The problem is that if you choose the bundle_files options the
> application seems to not see the qjpeg4 dll anymore and can't display jpeg
> files. Does anyone have a workaround for this ?

Yes, do not use the bundle_files option (I mean, set it to 3) and use
InnoSetup or NSIS to build a standalone single executable installer
for your application. The number of files that are present in an
installation folder is the last concern for a user, so bundle_files=3
should be fine.

Andrea.

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