[PyKDE] Deployment advice

[Eron Lloyd]

Hi all,

I'd like to build a pretty much self-contained package to deploy my PyQt-based 
system. The reason being is that we need to have our system tested by as many 
people as possible to ensure it is working correctly. To do that, I've done 
some research into possible alternatives, and came across Phil's helpful 
document on deployment about a year ago. I've noticed that the solution Phil 
covers is Gorden McMillan's Installer package, which has been discontinued as 
far as I can tell.

However, there are some interesting concepts in the document that could still 
be utilized. Specifically, I'd like to see if it is possible to create an 
archive that includes the code for my project, a full Python binary package 
with PyQt and SIP built into the interpreter, and a static Qt library. I'm 
just now beginning to investigate this approach, and am willing to document 
and share my findings with the community.

I'd like to try this approach instead of the "single binary" solution such as 
freeze and py2exe, as once the package is installed, I'd like to experiment 
with providing module updates over the network and dynamically loading new 
code.

If this is an insane idea please let me know, and perhaps suggest some 
different approaches. I'd *really* like to continue using PyQt/Python for 
this project instead of moving to Qt/C++, so any help would be GREATLY 
appreciated.

Thanks,

Eron
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