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Iosif Spartalis edited this page Apr 25, 2021 · 9 revisions

Packaging

Windows

Prerequisites

python3 latest version (not Microsoft Store version)
include python executable in PATH system
NSIS - Nullsoft Scriptable Installer for making a self-extract installer

Clone or unzip the code in a Windows machine folder.
Create a virtual enviroment

python -m venv <name of virutalenv>

activate the virtualenv
install wheel package, the requirements.txt (remove the pytest and weasyprint from it) and pyinstaller

pip install wheel
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install pyinstaller

update paths in added_files list .spec file
run pyinstaller

pyinstaller qctoolgui_windows.spec

Zip the dist\MipDataQualityControlTool folder
use the NSIS to create a self-extract installer

MacOS

install homebrew

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Install Python, cairo, Pango and GDK-PixBuf using Homebrew:

brew install python3 cairo pango gdk-pixbuf libffi

Ubuntu

Docker client
dh-virtualenv

the instructions in dh-virtualenv cookbook

https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/