Index: install_scripts.py
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--- install_scripts.py	(revision 70976)
+++ install_scripts.py	(working copy)
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
 import os
+import sys
 from distutils.core import Command
+from distutils.spawn import find_executable
 from distutils import log
 from stat import ST_MODE
+from string import Template
 
 class install_scripts (Command):
 
@@ -56,7 +59,53 @@
                     mode = ((os.stat(file)[ST_MODE]) | 0555) & 07777
                     log.info("changing mode of %s to %o", file, mode)
                     os.chmod(file, mode)
+        elif os.name == 'nt':
+            # Add .bat files for scripts without executables
+            for file in self.get_outputs():
+                name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(file))[0]
+                if not find_executable(name, path=self.install_dir):
+                    executable = "%s.bat" % os.path.join(self.install_dir, name)
+                    log.info("writing script executable %s", executable)
+                    t = Template("""\
+@REM $name $version ($date)
+@REM $description
+@REM
+@REM $author <$author_email>
+@echo off
+set SCRIPT_ERRORLEVEL=
+if "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto WinNT
 
+@REM for 9x/Me you better not have more than 9 args
+$python $script %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
+@REM no way to set exit status of this script for 9x/Me
+exit
+
+:WinNT
+@REM Credit where credit is due:  we return the exit code despite our
+@REM use of setlocal+endlocal using a technique from Bear's Journal:
+@REM http://code-bear.com/bearlog/2007/06/01/getting-the-exit-code-from-a-batch-file-that-is-run-from-a-python-program/
+
+setlocal
+@REM ensure the script will be executed with the Python it was installed for
+set path=%~dp0;%~dp0..;%path%
+python $script %*
+endlocal & set SCRIPT_ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%
+
+if NOT "%COMSPEC%" == "%SystemRoot%\\system32\\cmd.exe" goto returncode
+if errorlevel 9009 echo You do not have python in your PATH.
+goto endscript
+
+:returncode
+exit /B %SCRIPT_ERRORLEVEL%
+
+:endscript
+call :returncode %SCRIPT_ERRORLEVEL%
+""")
+                    d = dict(python=sys.executable, script=file)
+                    bf = open(executable, "wb")
+                    bf.write(t.safe_substitute(d))
+
+
     def get_inputs (self):
         return self.distribution.scripts or []