[Bf-committers] [Fwd: Re: Meeting minutes, 29 june 2009]

[Dalai Felinto]

> There really is nothing special about the installer, it has worked like this for ages.
I believe that was one of the first times that I install Blender
without having the proper python installed. That's why this message
now surprised me.

The only reason it got my attention is because full python
installation leads to more security problems possibilities than the
regular modules included with Blender. I once heard that if someone
installs full python he can cares about his own security (ie not open
blender files from stranges, not run scripts before reading it, ...).
But if regular users are induced to automatically install it I was
worried for them :)

However if it always worked like that I'm fine and I'll stop annoying
people here.
Sorry for the paranoia.

Dalai
http://blenderecia.orgfree.com

2009/6/29 Nathan Letwory <jesterking at letwory.net>:
> Forwarding this here too :)
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Bf-committers] Meeting minutes, 29 june 2009
> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:02:33 +0300
> From: Nathan Letwory <jesterking at letwory.net>
> Reply-To: jesterking at letwory.net
> To: Erwin <erwin at erwincoumans.com>
>
> Erwin wrote:
>>
>> Hi Nathan,
>>
>> Did you include python26.dll?
>
> Yes, of course.
>
>> A python install has never been required.
>
> The installer has always checked for a full Python install of the
> version Blender was built against. Of course, you could just not install
> Python, but then you won't have all modules. A full Python install is
> not *really* required *unless* you use scripts that use modules that are
> not in python26.zip .
>
> The zip distribution is just a simple 'installer' that doesn't do those
> checks, thus gives no notices if a full install is not available. (And
> the unpacking + copying you have to do yourself ;) )
>
> There really is nothing special about the installer, it has worked like
> this for ages.
>
> /Nathan
>
>
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Erwin
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 29, 2009, at 5:01, Nathan Letwory <jesterking at letwory.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Dalai Felinto wrote:
>>>>> 2.49a status
>>>>> - Dalai reported win32 installer requires users to install Python
>>>>> 2.6? Nathan, what's this?
>>>>
>>>> http://blenderecia.orgfree.com/blender/pythonBlender.jpg
>>>
>>> I thought that we were supposed to build against Python 2.6. 2.49 was
>>> built against 2.5 because AFAIK the Python libs were not compiled
>>> properly "back then". So 2.49a is built against 2.6, thus the message.
>>>
>>> /Nathan
>>>
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