Re: [Pyobjc-dev] Re: [Pyobjc-checkins] CVS: pyobjc/Examples/Twisted/PackMan newpimp.py,NONE,1.1 PackMan.py,1.2,1.3 buildapp.py,1.1,1.2 newclient.py,1.2,1.3

[Donovan P. <ds...@ma...>]

On Nov 12, 2003, at 2:31 AM, Ronald Oussoren wrote:

>
> On 11 nov 2003, at 23:59, Bob Ippolito wrote:
>
>> When it works, we can distribute a --semi-standalone version w/ 
>> Twisted, [...]
>
> BTW. a --semi-standalone version of any GUI for PackMan introduces 
> interesting problems, because some of the packages it uses will be 
> included in the .app bundle, but not in the system. We currently check 
> if a package is installed by trying to import it, this will give some 
> false positives (e.g. Twisted and PyObjC for your version and wxPython 
> for Kevin's version).

Bob has plans for improving PackMan's package checking code by doing it 
in a child process, which will improve stability and responsiveness, 
and also solve this problem. It has the advantage of giving the 
checking-process a clean environment and a sandbox in case there's 
something fishy going on with one of the modules.

dp