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

[Pierre Raybaut]

But with the previous installer these tools were not in PATH, weren't they?

Pierre

(I'm deeply sorry to insist and to bother you, but I made the choice
of Qt for my work and my distro, and I really don't want to go back on
this, especially for boring installation issues! Anyway, I appreciate
your work on PyQt as many other people, so keep going!)

2008/5/26, Phil Thompson <phil at riverbankcomputing.com>:
> 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
>