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diff --git a/Mac/BuildScript/README.txt b/Mac/BuildScript/README.txt index 66d9935de1b..3ced0664318 100644 --- a/Mac/BuildScript/README.txt +++ b/Mac/BuildScript/README.txt @@ -1,27 +1,14 @@ Building a Python Mac OS X distribution ======================================= -The ``build-installer.py`` script creates Python distributions, including +The ``build-install.py`` script creates Python distributions, including certain third-party libraries as necessary. It builds a complete framework-based Python out-of-tree, installs it in a funny place with $DESTROOT, massages that installation to remove .pyc files and such, creates an Installer package from the installation plus other files in ``resources`` and ``scripts`` and placed that on a ``.dmg`` disk image. -This installers built by this script are legacy bundle installers that have -been supported from the early days of OS X. In particular, they are supported -on OS X 10.3.9, the earliest supported release for builds from this script. - -Beginning with Python 3.4.2, PSF practice is to build two installer variants -using the newer flat package format, supported on 10.5+, and signed with the -builder's Apple developer key, allowing downloaded packages to satisfy Apple's -default Gatekeeper policy (e.g. starting with 10.8, Apple store downloads and -Apple developer ID signed apps and installer packages). The process for -transforming the output build artifacts into signed flat packages is not -yet integrated into ``build-installer.py``. The steps prior to the flat -package creation are the same as for 3.4.1 below. - -For Python 3.4.0 and 3.4.1, PSF practice was to build two installer variants +For Python 3.4.0, PSF practice is to build two installer variants for each release. 1. 32-bit-only, i386 and PPC universal, capable on running on all machines |