[Python-Dev] [Python-3000] 2.6.1 and 3.0 (original) (raw)
"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Wed Nov 26 21:39:27 CET 2008
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What is the rationale behind using an MSI ? Has anyone attempted to create a Python installer using something a bit simpler, like NSIS [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/MainPage]? If not, what are the reasons?
It's a lot of effort to look at any such tool (and I really mean a lot of effort - like a full week). That's why nobody did it.
When I looked at MSI, I did it because it has a few unique features:
- it supports 64-bit installers, which now is an absolute requirement (people really do want to use the AMD64 binaries) a shallow look at the feature list of NSIS suggest that NSIS would fail this requirement.
- it supports installation through Windows Domain policy. I would be willing to drop this requirement, but I believe some users would not be happy. Nothing but MSI has this capability (by design of Windows Active Directory).
Regards, Martin
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