Add a windows setup builder (#981)
* Add a package builder for windows install * Remove old win installer build * Update setup instructions * Some minor clarifications to docs and README
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@@ -6,17 +6,25 @@ Setup on Windows
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This is a brief guide to how you can get novelWriter running on a Windows computer.
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Unlike other operating systems, Windows does not come prepared with an environment to run Python
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applications, so you must first install Python. After that, running novelWriter is straightforward.
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.. _a_setup_win_install:
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Install novelWriter
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===================
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Standard Installer
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==================
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The recommended way to run novelWriter on Windows is to download the "Minimal Package" option from
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the `main website`_, or from the GitHub_ releases page (it's the same download file).
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You can install novelWriter with dependencies embedded using the Windows Installer (setup.exe) file
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from the `main website`_, or from the GitHub_ releases page. Installing it should be
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straightforward.
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If you have any issues, try uninstalling the previous version and making a fresh install.
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.. _a_setup_win_minimal:
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Minimal Package
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===============
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Alternatively, you can run novelWriter from the "Minimal Package" option from the `main website`_,
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or from the GitHub_ releases page (it's the same download file).
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This is a zip file containing only the files you need to run novelWriter on Windows. In order to
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make it run on your system, you must first have Python installed (Step 1). Thereafter, a script
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@@ -119,14 +127,3 @@ The above steps can be reverted by running:
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pip uninstall -r requirements.txt
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.. _Python Package Index: https://pypi.org/
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Windows Installer
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-----------------
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There used to be a Windows installer, but this is no longer provided. See the `installer issue`_
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for more info on why. You can still create the installer yourself if you want to. It can be
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generated with the provided ``setup.py`` script. use the script's ``help`` command to get further
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instructions.
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.. _installer issue: https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/issues/640
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