Build and Install novelWriter

The root folder of the repository contains two scripts for setup and install:

Script `setup.py`

The setup.py is a standard Python setup script with a couple of additional options:

qthelp: Will attempt to build a single file QtAssistand documentation file. This requires the Qt tools to be installed on the local system, as well as the sphinx build tools for the documentation.
sample: Will create a sample.zip file in the nw/assets folder. This is the file the New Project Wizard uses to generate an example project. If novelWriter is run from source, this file is not needed.
xdg-install: Will install novelWriter icons, mimetype, and desktop and menu launcher on Linux desktops. the application. This should work on standard Linux desktops. By default, this is installed for the current user. Run with sudo to install system-wide.

To install novelWriter as a local Python package, run:

sudo python setup.py install

The make.py script provides a number of convenient options for building packages if novelWriter.

Usage:

python make.py [command]

It currently accept the following commands:

help: Print the help message.
freeze: Freeze the package and produces a folder of all dependencies using pyinstaller.
onefile: Build a standalone executable with all dependencies bundled. Implies freeze, cannot be used with setup.
pip: Run pip to install all package dependencies for novelWriter and this build tool.
setup: Build a setup.exe installer for Windows. This option automaticall disables the onefile option.
clean: This will attempt to delete the build and dist folders in the current folder.

For instance, to create a Windows installer, run:

python make.py freeze setup