[PyQt] Updating the windows installer for Qt 4.4

[Phil Thompson]

On Tuesday 13 May 2008 11:59:48 Giovanni Bajo wrote:
> On 5/13/2008 10:24 AM, Phil Thompson wrote:
> > On Tuesday 13 May 2008 09:16:59 you wrote:
> >> Hi Phil,
> >>
> >> First we will install Qt/MinGW and then your installer ? And we have to
> >> do this for every machine we want our code to run, correct ?
> >
> > Correct. Of course there is nothing to stop you creating your own single
> > installer containing exactly what you need.
> >
> >> Ps: Just of curiosity: Why is that change ?
> >
> > It's too much trouble for me, particularly as building Qt is getting more
> > complicated.
>
> I understand but I think it's a really wrong commercial move.
>
> The only reason for that package to exist was that it allowed people to
> install a complete PyQt version to experiment with a single click.
> Instead, you're now forcing people to go through two different
> installers, one of which even poses questions which are absolutely
> useless and uncomprehensable for Python programmers which are not C++
> programmers.
>
> I personally saw a *large* increase of interest in Python Windows
> programmers since the consolidated installer was released. It would be a
> shame to see a regression there.
>
> I really hope you reconsider your choice.

What I might consider doing is producing an alternative installer for Qt, ie. 
a Qt-Lite that only includes the bits that PyQt requires.

Phil