package/windows/README.rst


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Generate silx fat binary for Windows
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Pre-requisites
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- 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
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- 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.