Mac OS X Distribution.
For Mac OS X, Cain is distributed as an application bundle. The Python source
code and the command line executables are placed in a folder called
Cain.app. From the Finder, this appears as an application called
Cain. You can make the application bundle by executing
make bundle in stlib/applications/stochastic.
This copies the appropriate content
into the Cain.app/Contents/Resources directory.
I pack the application bundle and example data files (in
stlib/data/stochastic) into a disk image for easy distribution.
To make a disk image, use Disk Utility. Click New Image and make a 40 MB image called Cain. Quit Disk Utility. In the mounted devices, changed the name to Cain. Drag the application bundle to the disk image. Rename the data folder "stochastic" to "CainExamples". Remove the folder "CainExamples/sbml/bmd-2007-9-25". Drag the data folder to the disk image. Finally, eject the disk image.
Microsoft Windows Distribution.
For MS Windows, Cain is distributed as a frozen executable.
I use py2exe to accomplish this. (See
that web site for details on how the Python interpreter and the Python source
are packed into a stand-alone executable.)
Execute make win in stlib/applications/stochastic
to build the Cain executable in the dist directory.
I use Inno Setup to make an
installer.