Jason Ward wrote:
> I have no idea how to install pyopengl V3.
>
> Why does python have to have wrappers built around these libraries?
> Why can't we just access the dll directly?
> That's what I do in Asm.
I assume you mean assembler. Anyway, as of Python 2.5 you *can*
directly access the DLL using ctypes. PyOpenGL is just a convenience
wrapper around that functionality. That is, you can simply import
ctypes, load the library and start calling functions in it.
> Anyway, please explain how to install pyopengl. I have read the
> documentation that
> came with the library but I am confused.
http://pyopengl.sourceforge.net/ctypes/using.html
Has as clear a set of instructions as I currently have on hand. If
you're getting stuck somewhere, please let us know *where* and I'll try
to clarify the documentation.
> Why can't you just be simple and use a windows installer like with V2.
> That was easy.
I don't even know if it would work with a .egg based distribution, I'll
have to look into that. I liked the installers too when I used to use
Windows (way back when). Guess I've gotten a bit out of touch with the
Win32 world.
> What happens if I want to distribute my App?
> I won't use py2exe, it's not good.
Really? I always preferred it when planning to create stand-alone
projects. That said, it's not yet .egg friendly either.
> I just want to
> install python, pygame and pyopengl on the end-user's
> computer so that he/she can run my program.
If you want click-to-run functionality you'll need to script it yourself
at the moment. Setuptools doesn't AFAIK have a GUI installation
mechanism on Windows. Basically the setuptools/.egg stuff turned out to
be less mature than I believed and we're still working through getting
the tools built to support it.
> Also, I don't understand your licence. Why don't you just use GPL?
The BSD-style license we use is far less restrictive than the GPL. As
such it allows a wider range of projects to use the library. In
particular, it allows commercial projects to use the library without
GPL-style "viral" restrictions.
Take care,
Mike
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