[Zope-dev] Re: [Zope3-dev] December release post-mortem

[Jim Fulton]

Sidnei da Silva wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 11:46:33AM -0500, Jim Fulton wrote:
> | Sidnei da Silva wrote:
> | ...
> | >| As I said before, the fact that we don't have a windows release
> | >| is proof that the process isn't automated enough.
> | >
> | >That's not a proof that the process is not automated enough. The
> | >transition from python2.3 to 2.4 *is* non-trivial because python
> | >changed from distutils to MSI.
> | 
> | Except that the same sort of problems occurred with 2.8.
> 
> I would describe the problems with the Windows installers as lack of
> interest by the developers, not problems with installer building
> automation.

We don't have any more Windows interest for Zope 3, but we have no
problem creating windows releases. That's because we made the barrier
very low.

> One way or another, the best I can propose right now is to integrate
> the building of the Windows installer into a buildbot, either ZC's or
> Enfold Systems'.
> 
> We already build the nightly Windows Installer for Plone, so it
> wouldn't be a big deal to do the same for Zope.

Cool. Then we can just pick up tomorrows output and ship that. ;)

Jim

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