Re: [Visualpython-users] History and Status?

[Arthur <ajs...@op...>]

Attached is a zip with 4 files.

1) The setup.py which has been tested under Windows and VC6.  It is
configured to do the install for which there seems to be some concensus - at
least as to Windows, .ie. it creates a directory under site-packages called
"visual" in which the cviusal.pyd and supporting .py files are placed and
then 2 subdirectories of  "visual" - one for demos, one for docs.

2) The Manifest file used for the source distribution

3) A README.txt which I put together if I were to do a separate, VPython
distributition off of the www.vpython.org site.

4) And an index.html - slightly modifed from the original.

In order for the setup.py to work, a particular organization of the
directories is necessary.  A "holding" directory for the setup.py, Manifest
and readme, and below it a "visual" directory, empty but with 3 separate
sub-directories - cvisual (with its subdirectories), demos, and docs. The
"docs" directory contains the attached index.html, and a "visual"
sub-directory with the rest of the VPython docs.

python setup.py bdist_wininst will compile the cvisual.pyd and create a
Windows self installing executable containing it and the rest of the files,
docs and demos.
python setup.py sdist will create a source distribution.
python setup.py install will compile and install VPython as described.

Feedback appreciated.

Art