Release v6.0.0. [skip ci]

PyInstaller/__init__.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from PyInstaller.utils.git import get_repo_revision
 
 # Note: Keep this variable as plain string so it could be updated automatically when doing a release.
-__version__ = '5.13.2'
+__version__ = '6.0.0'
 
 # Absolute path of this package's directory. Save this early so all submodules can use the absolute path. This is
 # required for example if the current directory changes prior to loading the hooks.

README.rst

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ either ``gcc`` or ``clang``) and zlib's development headers already installed.
 Support
 -------
 
-- Official debugging guide: https://pyinstaller.org/en/v5.13.2/when-things-go-wrong.html
+- Official debugging guide: https://pyinstaller.org/en/v6.0.0/when-things-go-wrong.html
 - Assorted user contributed help topics: https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/wiki
 - Web based Q&A forums: https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/discussions
 - Email based Q&A forums: https://groups.google.com/g/pyinstaller
@@ -146,5 +146,5 @@ Changes in this Release
 You can find a detailed list of changes in this release
 in the `Changelog`_ section of the manual.
 
-.. _`manual`: https://pyinstaller.org/en/v5.13.2/
-.. _`Changelog`: https://pyinstaller.org/en/v5.13.2/CHANGES.html
+.. _`manual`: https://pyinstaller.org/en/v6.0.0/
+.. _`Changelog`: https://pyinstaller.org/en/v6.0.0/CHANGES.html

doc/CREDITS.rst

@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@ Thanks goes to all the kind PyInstaller contributors who have contributed
 new code, bug reports, fixes, comments and ideas. A brief list follows,
 please let us know if your name is omitted by accident:
 
+Contributions to PyInstaller 6.0.0
+----------------------------------
+
+* Rok Mandeljc
+* Brénainn Woodsend
+* Benedikt Würkner
+* Blank
+* Brandon
+* James Gerity
+* Lorenzo Villani
+* axoroll7
+* byehack
+* coolcatco888
+* gentlegiantJGC
+
 Contributions to PyInstaller 5.13.2
 -----------------------------------
 

doc/pyi-makespec.1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
 .
-.TH "PYI-MAKESPEC" "1" "2023-08-29" "5.13.2" "PyInstaller"
+.TH "PYI-MAKESPEC" "1" "2023-09-22" "6.0.0" "PyInstaller"
 .SH NAME
 pyi-makespec \- Create a spec file for your PyInstaller project
 .
@@ -90,20 +90,36 @@ Folder to store the generated spec file (default: current directory)
 .BI \-n \ NAME\fR,\fB \ \-\-name \ NAME
 Name to assign to the bundled app and spec file (default: first script\(aqs
 basename)
+.TP
+.BI \-\-contents\-directory \ CONTENTS_DIRECTORY
+For onedir builds only, specify the name of the directory in which all
+supporting files (i.e. everything except the executable itself) will be
+placed in.
 .UNINDENT
 .SS What To Bundle, Where To Search
+.sp
+\-\-add\-data SOURCE:DEST
 .INDENT 0.0
-.TP
-.BI \-\-add\-data \ <SRC;DEST or SRC:DEST>
-Additional non\-binary files or folders to be added to the executable. The
-path separator is platform specific, \fBos.pathsep\fP (which is \fB;\fP on
-Windows and \fB:\fP on most unix systems) is used. This option can be used
-multiple times.
-.TP
-.BI \-\-add\-binary \ <SRC;DEST or SRC:DEST>
+.INDENT 3.5
+Additional data files or directories containing data files to be added to
+the application. The argument value should be in form of "source:dest_dir",
+where source is the path to file (or directory) to be collected, dest_dir
+is the destination directory relative to the top\-level application
+directory, and both paths are separated by a colon (:). To put a file in
+the top\-level application directory, use . as a dest_dir. This option can
+be used multiple times.
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\-\-add\-binary SOURCE:DEST
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
 Additional binary files to be added to the executable. See the
-\fB\-\-add\-data\fP option for more details. This option can be used multiple
+\fB\-\-add\-data\fP option for the format. This option can be used multiple
 times.
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.INDENT 0.0
 .TP
 .BI \-p \ DIR\fR,\fB \ \-\-paths \ DIR
 A path to search for imports (like using PYTHONPATH). Multiple paths are
@@ -210,6 +226,17 @@ Windows and Mac OS X: do not provide a console window for standard i/o. On
 Mac OS this also triggers building a Mac OS .app bundle. On Windows this
 option is automatically set if the first script is a \(aq.pyw\(aq file. This
 option is ignored on *NIX systems.
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\-\-hide\-console {hide\-early,minimize\-early,hide\-late,minimize\-late}
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+Windows only: in console\-enabled executable, have bootloader automatically
+hide or minimize the console window if the program owns the console window
+(i.e., was not launched from an existing console window).
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.INDENT 0.0
 .TP
 .BI \-i \ <FILE.ico or FILE.exe,ID or FILE.icns or Image or "NONE">\fR,\fB \ \-\-icon \ <FILE.ico or FILE.exe,ID or FILE.icns or Image or "NONE">
 FILE.ico: apply the icon to a Windows executable. FILE.exe,ID: extract the
@@ -234,11 +261,6 @@ Add a version resource from FILE to the exe.
 .BI \-m \ <FILE or XML>\fR,\fB \ \-\-manifest \ <FILE or XML>
 Add manifest FILE or XML to the exe.
 .TP
-.B \-\-no\-embed\-manifest
-Generate an external .exe.manifest file instead of embedding the manifest
-into the exe. Applicable only to onedir mode; in onefile mode, the manifest
-is always embedded, regardless of this option.
-.TP
 .BI \-r \ RESOURCE\fR,\fB \ \-\-resource \ RESOURCE
 Add or update a resource to a Windows executable. The RESOURCE is one to
 four items, FILE[,TYPE[,NAME[,LANGUAGE]]]. FILE can be a data file or an
@@ -257,21 +279,6 @@ application start.
 Using this option allows an elevated application to work with Remote
 Desktop.
 .UNINDENT
-.SS Windows Side\-By\-Side Assembly Searching Options (Advanced)
-.INDENT 0.0
-.TP
-.B \-\-win\-private\-assemblies
-Any Shared Assemblies bundled into the application will be changed into
-Private Assemblies. This means the exact versions of these assemblies will
-always be used, and any newer versions installed on user machines at the
-system level will be ignored.
-.TP
-.B \-\-win\-no\-prefer\-redirects
-While searching for Shared or Private Assemblies to bundle into the
-application, PyInstaller will prefer not to follow policies that redirect
-to newer versions, and will try to bundle the exact versions of the
-assembly.
-.UNINDENT
 .SS Mac Os Specific Options
 .INDENT 0.0
 .TP

doc/pyinstaller.1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
 .
-.TH "PYINSTALLER" "1" "2023-08-29" "5.13.2" "PyInstaller"
+.TH "PYINSTALLER" "1" "2023-09-22" "6.0.0" "PyInstaller"
 .SH NAME
 pyinstaller \- Configure and build a PyInstaller project in one run
 .
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ PyInstaller is a program that freezes (packages) Python programs into
 stand\-alone executables, under Windows, GNU/Linux, macOS,
 FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris and AIX.
 Its main advantages over similar tools are that PyInstaller works with
-Python 3.7\-3.11, it builds smaller executables thanks to transparent
+Python 3.8\-3.11, it builds smaller executables thanks to transparent
 compression, it is fully multi\-platform, and use the OS support to load the
 dynamic libraries, thus ensuring full compatibility.
 .sp
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ for confirmation
 .BI \-\-upx\-dir \ UPX_DIR
 Path to UPX utility (default: search the execution path)
 .TP
-.B \-a\fP,\fB  \-\-ascii
-Do not include unicode encoding support (default: included if available)
-.TP
 .B \-\-clean
 Clean PyInstaller cache and remove temporary files before building.
 .TP
@@ -113,20 +110,36 @@ Folder to store the generated spec file (default: current directory)
 .BI \-n \ NAME\fR,\fB \ \-\-name \ NAME
 Name to assign to the bundled app and spec file (default: first script\(aqs
 basename)
+.TP
+.BI \-\-contents\-directory \ CONTENTS_DIRECTORY
+For onedir builds only, specify the name of the directory in which all
+supporting files (i.e. everything except the executable itself) will be
+placed in.
 .UNINDENT
 .SS What To Bundle, Where To Search
+.sp
+\-\-add\-data SOURCE:DEST
 .INDENT 0.0
-.TP
-.BI \-\-add\-data \ <SRC;DEST or SRC:DEST>
-Additional non\-binary files or folders to be added to the executable. The
-path separator is platform specific, \fBos.pathsep\fP (which is \fB;\fP on
-Windows and \fB:\fP on most unix systems) is used. This option can be used
-multiple times.
-.TP
-.BI \-\-add\-binary \ <SRC;DEST or SRC:DEST>
+.INDENT 3.5
+Additional data files or directories containing data files to be added to
+the application. The argument value should be in form of "source:dest_dir",
+where source is the path to file (or directory) to be collected, dest_dir
+is the destination directory relative to the top\-level application
+directory, and both paths are separated by a colon (:). To put a file in
+the top\-level application directory, use . as a dest_dir. This option can
+be used multiple times.
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\-\-add\-binary SOURCE:DEST
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
 Additional binary files to be added to the executable. See the
-\fB\-\-add\-data\fP option for more details. This option can be used multiple
+\fB\-\-add\-data\fP option for the format. This option can be used multiple
 times.
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.INDENT 0.0
 .TP
 .BI \-p \ DIR\fR,\fB \ \-\-paths \ DIR
 A path to search for imports (like using PYTHONPATH). Multiple paths are
@@ -233,6 +246,17 @@ Windows and Mac OS X: do not provide a console window for standard i/o. On
 Mac OS this also triggers building a Mac OS .app bundle. On Windows this
 option is automatically set if the first script is a \(aq.pyw\(aq file. This
 option is ignored on *NIX systems.
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+\-\-hide\-console {hide\-early,minimize\-early,hide\-late,minimize\-late}
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+Windows only: in console\-enabled executable, have bootloader automatically
+hide or minimize the console window if the program owns the console window
+(i.e., was not launched from an existing console window).
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.INDENT 0.0
 .TP
 .BI \-i \ <FILE.ico or FILE.exe,ID or FILE.icns or Image or "NONE">\fR,\fB \ \-\-icon \ <FILE.ico or FILE.exe,ID or FILE.icns or Image or "NONE">
 FILE.ico: apply the icon to a Windows executable. FILE.exe,ID: extract the
@@ -257,11 +281,6 @@ Add a version resource from FILE to the exe.
 .BI \-m \ <FILE or XML>\fR,\fB \ \-\-manifest \ <FILE or XML>
 Add manifest FILE or XML to the exe.
 .TP
-.B \-\-no\-embed\-manifest
-Generate an external .exe.manifest file instead of embedding the manifest
-into the exe. Applicable only to onedir mode; in onefile mode, the manifest
-is always embedded, regardless of this option.
-.TP
 .BI \-r \ RESOURCE\fR,\fB \ \-\-resource \ RESOURCE
 Add or update a resource to a Windows executable. The RESOURCE is one to
 four items, FILE[,TYPE[,NAME[,LANGUAGE]]]. FILE can be a data file or an
@@ -280,21 +299,6 @@ application start.
 Using this option allows an elevated application to work with Remote
 Desktop.
 .UNINDENT
-.SS Windows Side\-By\-Side Assembly Searching Options (Advanced)
-.INDENT 0.0
-.TP
-.B \-\-win\-private\-assemblies
-Any Shared Assemblies bundled into the application will be changed into
-Private Assemblies. This means the exact versions of these assemblies will
-always be used, and any newer versions installed on user machines at the
-system level will be ignored.
-.TP
-.B \-\-win\-no\-prefer\-redirects
-While searching for Shared or Private Assemblies to bundle into the
-application, PyInstaller will prefer not to follow policies that redirect
-to newer versions, and will try to bundle the exact versions of the
-assembly.
-.UNINDENT
 .SS Mac Os Specific Options
 .INDENT 0.0
 .TP