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| author | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2009-03-31 22:03:40 +0000 |
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| committer | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2009-03-31 22:03:40 +0000 |
| commit | 95fafec73281b58ecea37b2a61a2a44d0ce98e3a (patch) | |
| tree | 3524fd4b7217d0c8b0d61651f13bac8a0a41e788 | |
| parent | aba27dd6d9bcd6de8f028505d837915b6a1828b7 (diff) | |
| download | cpython-git-95fafec73281b58ecea37b2a61a2a44d0ce98e3a.tar.gz | |
#5563: more documentation for bdist_msi.
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/distutils/apiref.rst | 10 |
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diff --git a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst index b53c94a5d7..e3608fbb6d 100644 --- a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst +++ b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst @@ -1758,8 +1758,16 @@ This module supplies the abstract base class :class:`Command`. .. module:: distutils.command.bdist_msi :synopsis: Build a binary distribution as a Windows MSI file +.. class:: bdist_msi(Command) -.. % todo + Builds a `Windows Installer`_ (.msi) binary package. + + .. _Windows Installer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc185688(VS.85).aspx + + In most cases, the ``bdist_msi`` installer is a better choice than the + ``bdist_wininst`` installer, because it provides better support for + Win64 platforms, allows administrators to perform non-interactive + installations, and allows installation through group policies. :mod:`distutils.command.bdist_rpm` --- Build a binary distribution as a Redhat RPM and SRPM |