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beeware / Python-Apple-support

A meta-package for building a version of Python that can be embedded into a macOS, iOS, tvOS or watchOS project.
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Creating pkg of the python apple support 3.9 branch #185

Closed evaxliu closed 1 year ago

evaxliu commented 1 year ago

Describe the bug

Hello, I wanted to create a pkg of the python macos folders for any mac users to use python without needing to install python separately and add to env variables but when I opened the pkg on a different device, it said the version isn't compatible. The python worked on my original device though. Any guidance would be amazing, thank you!

The device I made the pkg in is the M1 Macbook Pro 16" using Ventura 13.2.1. The device I ran the pkg is a virtual M1 Macbook Pro using Ventura 13.2.1.

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Steps to reproduce

Clone 3.9 branch of Python-Apple-support in Downloads folder cd into Python-Apple-support Run make cd back into Downloads folder Run pkgbuild --root ./Python-Apple-support --identifier com.example.package --version 0.2.13 --install-location "/Users/device-name" Python-Apple-support.pkg

Expected behavior

I expect the installation of the Python-Apple-support folder to succeed and for the folder to appear in the /Users/device-name folder.

Environment

freakboy3742 commented 1 year ago

I'm not entirely clean on what you're trying do here, or why you'd expect this to work. The Apple Support package isn't intended to be "installable" by itself. It isn't a standalone Python installer - if you want one of those, you can get one from python.org.

If anything, it's an analog of the Windows "embedded" installer - something that isn't inherently useful by itself, but can be embedded into other projects.

Closing on the basis that this is "off label" usage, and it's not clear that what is being proposed should be "on label".