Veronica K. B. Olsen
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48 lines
1.7 KiB
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# Build and Install novelWriter
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The root folder of the repository contains two scripts for setup and install:
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## Script `setup.py`
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The `setup.py` is a standard Python setup script with a couple of additional options:
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* `qthelp`: Will attempt to build a single file QtAssistand documentation file.
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This requires the Qt tools to be installed on the local system, as well as the sphinx build tools
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for the documentation.
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* `sample`: Will create a `sample.zip` file in the `nw/assets` folder.
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This is the file the New Project Wizard uses to generate an example project.
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If novelWriter is run from source, this file is not needed.
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* `launcher`: Will try to copy the novelWriter icons and create a novelWriter.desktop file to launch
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the application. This should work on standard Linux desktops.
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To install novelWriter as a local Python package, run:
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```bash
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sudo python setup.py install
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```
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## Script `make.py`
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The `make.py` script provides a number of convenient options for building packages if novelWriter.
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Usage:
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```bash
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python make.py [command]
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```
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It currently accept the following commands:
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* `help`: Print the help message.
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* `freeze`: Freeze the package and produces a folder of all dependencies using pyinstaller.
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* `onefile`: Build a standalone executable with all dependencies bundled.
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Implies `freeze`, cannot be used with `setup`.
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* `pip`: Run pip to install all package dependencies for novelWriter and this build tool.
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* `setup`: Build a setup.exe installer for Windows.
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This option automaticall disables the `onefile` option.
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* `clean`: This will attempt to delete the `build` and `dist` folders in the current folder.
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For instance, to create a Windows installer, run:
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```bash
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python make.py freeze setup
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```
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