BlocklyPropClient.linux.spec Creation Details

The BlocklyPropClient.linux.spec is the build specification file for Linux. This file contains Python executable source generated automatically by the pyi-makespec command and later amended to include features not expressible via the pyi-makespec command-line options.

This spec file is meant to be executed by the PyInstaller application to generate the proper Linux executable package (self-contained folder with executable, Python libraries, icon file, etc.)

To regenerate a specification file for Linux:

• Navigate to the project
  • $ cd ~/Projects/BlocklyPropClient
• Generate a new BlocklyPropClient.spec file
  • $ pyi-makespec --windowed --icon BlocklyPropClient.ico --noupx BlocklyPropClient.py
• Update the BlocklyPropClient.spec file to include propeller-tools content
  • Below the "exe" block, add the following three lines

    #Propeller Tools
    propeller_libs_and_tools = Tree('propeller-tools', prefix='propeller-tools', excludes=['*.pdf', 'windows', 'mac'])
    propeller_libs_and_tools += [('about.txt', 'about.txt', 'About file')]

• Above the the "coll" block, indicate that it is modified

    #Collection (edited to include Propeller Tools)

• Below the "coll" block's "a.datas," line, insert the following line

    propeller_libs_and_tools,

• Remove the "pathex" from the "analysis" block and, if wanting to save it, place it in commented form at the bottom of the file as follows:

     #From Analysis
     #pathex=['/home/developer/Projects/BlocklyPropClient'],

• Save the file and rename to BlocklyPropClient.linux.spec