From 95fafec73281b58ecea37b2a61a2a44d0ce98e3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Georg Brandl Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:03:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] #5563: more documentation for bdist_msi. --- Doc/distutils/apiref.rst | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst index b53c94a5d717..e3608fbb6dbf 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