novelWriter/setup

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:

Some of the commands can be targeted towards a different OS than the host OS. To target the command, add one of --target-linux, --target-darwin or --target-win.

General

help – Print the help message.

pip – Install all package dependencies for novelWriter using pip.

clean – Will attempt to delete the build and dist folders.

Additional Builds

qthelp – Build the help documentation for use with the Qt Assistant. Run before install to have local help enable in the the installed version

qtlupdate – Update the translation files for internationalisation.

qtlrelease – Build the language files for internationalisation.

sample – Build the sample project as a zip file. Run before install to enable creating sample projects in the in-app New Project Wizard.

Python Packaging

minimal-zip – Creates a minimal zip file of the core application without all the other source files.

pack-pyz – Creates a pyz package in a folder with all dependencies using the zipapp tool. On Windows, python embeddable is added to the folder.

setup-pyz – Build a Windows installer from a zipapp package using Inno Setup.

System Install

install – Installs novelWriter to the system's Python install location. Run as root or with sudo for system-wide install, or as user for single user install.

xdg-install – Install launcher and icons for freedesktop systems. Run as root or with sudo for system-wide install, or as user for single user install. Running xdg-uninstall will remove the icons.

win-install – Install desktop and start menu icons for Windows systems. Running win-uninstall will remove the icons.