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:
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
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.
freeze – Freeze the package and produces a folder with all dependencies using
the pyinstaller tool. This option is not designed for a specific OS.
onefile – Build a standalone executable with all dependencies bundled using
the pyinstaller tool. Implies freeze, cannot be used with setup-exe.
General Installers
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.
win-install – Install desktop and start menu icons for Windows systems.
"Windows Installers
setup-exe – Build a Windows installer from a pyinstaller freeze package using
Inno Setup. This option automatically disables onefile.
setup-pyz – Build a Windows installer from a zipapp package using Inno Setup.