[Ifeffit] Portable Ifeffit packet + portable python

[jack song]

Hi, Matt,

I setup a homepage for Portable Ifeffit + Portable Python.
http://nd.edu/~gsong/portable_ifeffit.html

Best,

Jack Song

On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 3:59 PM, jack song <goodhei8 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, Matt,
>
> you are right ---- it is portable for windows (tested XP, vista, win7). I
> do not like to carry my laptop around when there are a lot of windows
> desktops around, so I made some of my daily program portable in my flash
> card of galaxy tab.For Ifeffit, I did not do much actually.
>
> For Portable python, I updated the paths, environment var to relative ones
> --- need to keep portable python and ifeffit to make it work(reason 1).
>  (For installed python, please install ifeffit module here:
> http://cars9.uchicago.edu/ifeffit/Python)
>
> Since sometimes ifeffit automatic update did not work very well for
> me(reason2) and I keep them in same portable folder(reason1), it is
> convenient for me to just zip them and upload to dropbox, which will be
> working out of box.
>
> The dropbox link will be quite stable. I will update it with homepage and
> better link when i have time.
>
> Best,
>
> Jack (Geliang) Song
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Matt Newville <
> newville at cars.uchicago.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jack,
>>
>> Thanks for posting that -- it looks like an interesting distribution
>> method.   If I understand correctly, it looks like "Portable" here
>> means a dropbox-distributed Windows distribution, with some added
>> batch files.   Is that correct?
>>
>> For the Python module, it looks like you're distributing a full Python
>> installations -- wouldn't it be simpler to have people install a
>> standard python distribution (of their choosing,  perhaps  the
>> numpy/scipy-enhanced Enthought distribution) and just add the
>> PythonIfeffit module installer in the dropbox-distribution?
>>
>> Anyway, thanks, that looks like a useful way to install Ifeffit on
>> Windows machines.    One question for you would be: Are those URLs
>> stable enough to put on the Ifeffit Download wiki page?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> --Matt
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 11:11 PM, jack song <goodhei8 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Dear all,
>> > I made a portable version of Ifeffit, which is updated to the latest
>> > version. To run a program x, please double click RunXxx.bat file.
>> > There are also 3 portable python (2.5, 2.6, 2.7) with Ifeffit module.
>> Please
>> > extract it to the same folder. (extract here as folderA\IfeffitPortable,
>> > folderA\PythonPortablexxx)
>> > Download below,
>> > IfeffitPortable: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2776935/IfeffitPortable.zip
>> > Python 2.5
>> > portable:
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2776935/PythonPortable_1.1_py2.5.4.zip
>> > Python 2.6
>> > portable:
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2776935/PythonPortable_1.1_py2.6.1.zip
>> > Python 2.7
>> > portable: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2776935/PythonPortable2.7.2.1.zip
>> > If there is a problem, please let me know.
>> > I will make more information available later.
>> > PS, if you need a dropbox, which I highly recommend. Please click my
>> refer
>> > link http://db.tt/WRHqYkA, which will increase my box 250MB.
>> > Best,
>> > Jack Song
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