[Pyinstaller] #145: PyInstaller's executable doesn't work on another computer.

[PyInstaller Ticket]

#145: PyInstaller's executable doesn't work on another computer.
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Reporter: dcarrera@… | Owner: williamcaban
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: high | Milestone:
Component: Documentation | Version:
Severity: blocker | Keywords:
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I have Ubuntu Karmic Koala. I installed PyInstaller from trunk 20 minutes
ago. I tried to follow the instructions in the manual exactly. PyInstaller
produced an one-file executable for my program and that executable runs
fine on my computer.

Then I tested the file on my wife's computer, running Mandriva 2010, and
it failed. I'm attaching the output to stderr to this ticket. Basically,
it looks like PyInstaller has a bunch of hard-coded paths in the
executable, and of course none of these work on a different computer.

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Ticket URL: <http://www.pyinstaller.org/ticket/145>
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[PyInstaller Ticket]

#145: PyInstaller's executable doesn't work on another computer.
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Reporter: dcarrera@… | Owner: giovannibajo

Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: high | Milestone:

Component: PyInstaller | Version:
Severity: blocker | Keywords:
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Changes (by openticket):

* owner: williamcaban => giovannibajo
* component: Documentation => PyInstaller

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Ticket URL: <http://www.pyinstaller.org/ticket/145#comment:1>

[PyInstaller Ticket]

#145: PyInstaller's executable doesn't work on another computer.
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Reporter: dcarrera@… | Owner: giovannibajo

Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: high | Milestone:

Component: PyInstaller | Version:
Severity: blocker | Keywords:
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Comment(by giovannibajo):

The problem is that the bootloader binary made in Karmic is not binary
compatible with Mandriva 2010.

This problem will be solved in the future, by using LSB. I believe it
should be quite easy: changing gcc to lsbcc in the Makefile and maybe
adding -lsb-use-default-linker.

Meanwhile, your best bet is to run the "Make.py + make" step on a very old
distribution, then get the generated executables (support/loader/run and
run_d) and copy them over your Karmic. If the distro you choose is old
enough, it should work.

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Ticket URL: <http://www.pyinstaller.org/ticket/145#comment:2>