Build binary on linux

utils/binary_dist.py

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+"""
+novelWriter – Binary Dist Tools
+===============================
+
+This file is a part of novelWriter
+Copyright (C) 2025 Veronica Berglyd Olsen and novelWriter contributors
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+
+import PyInstaller.__main__
+
+
+def runPyinstaller() -> None:
+    """Run the pyinstaller."""
+    build = ["novelWriter.py", "--clean", "--windowed", "--onedir", "--noconfirm"]
+    build += ["--name", "novelwriter"]
+    build += ["--workpath", "build_bin"]
+    build += ["--distpath", "dist_bin"]
+    build += ["--hidden-import", "pyenchant"]
+    build += ["--add-data", "novelwriter/assets:assets"]
+    PyInstaller.__main__.run(build)
+    return
+
+
+def main(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+    """Entry point function."""
+    runPyinstaller()
+    return

utils/common.py

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+"""
+novelWriter – Common Utils
+==========================
+
+This file is a part of novelWriter
+Copyright (C) 2025 Veronica Berglyd Olsen and novelWriter contributors
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+ROOT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent