[PyQt] Re: PyQt 4.4.2 GPL installer / missing DLL

Phil Thompson phil at riverbankcomputing.com
Mon May 26 22:35:16 BST 2008


On Monday 26 May 2008 5:17:56 pm Pierre Raybaut wrote:
> 2008/5/26 Phil Thompson <phil at riverbankcomputing.com>:
> > On Monday 26 May 2008 1:30:07 pm Pierre Raybaut wrote:
> > > Hi Phil,
> > >
> > > I did some tests, and apparently when files located in
> > > "C:\Python25\PyQt4\bin" are all moved in "C:\Python25", everything is
> > > working well without adding any directory to PATH, and it does not
> > > depend on the Python root path (which default value is "C:\Python25",
> > > but I
> >
> > tried
> >
> > > to change it, and it seems to be working as well).
> > >
> > > So... you may expect my question: could you implement this in PyQt GPL
> > > installer? (or is there another issue which I am not aware of?)
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Pierre
> > >
> > > PS: in the meantime, my installer will manage this itself, but I'd be
> >
> > more
> >
> > > than happy to run silently your installer...
> >
> > If moving everything to C:\Python25 works then that directory must
> > already be
> > in PATH. I don't know what you mean by "changing the Python root path".
> >
> > Phil
>
> Damn, you're good ;) It was already in PATH indeed.
> And how about moving everything to C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\PyQt4 ?
> (I've already tested it, it seems to be working too).

No, because that would mean that things like pylupdate4 and pyrcc4 couldn't be 
on PATH where most users will want them.

Phil


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