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+====================================
+
+Pre-requisites
+--------------
+
+- PyInstaller must be installed.
+ It is best to use the development version to use package specific hooks up-to-date.
+ Run either::
+
+ pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+
+ or::
+
+ pip install https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/archive/develop.zip
+
+- silx and all its dependencies must be INSTALLED::
+
+ pip install silx[full]
+
+ or from the source directory::
+
+ pip install .[full]
+
+
+Procedure
+---------
+
+- Go to the `package/windows` folder in the source directory
+- Run `pyinstaller pyinstaller.spec`.
+ This generates a fat binary in `package/windows/dist/silx/` for the generic launcher `silx.exe`.
+- Run `pyinstaller pyinstaller-silx-view.spec`.
+ This generates a fat binary in `package/windows/dist/silx-view/` for the silx view command `silx-view.exe`.
+- Copy `silx-view.exe` and `silx-view.exe.manifest` to `package/windows/dist/silx/`.
+ This is a hack until PyInstaller supports multiple executables (see https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/1527).
+- Zip `package\windows\dist\silx` to make the application available as a single zip file.
+
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