From b96a939bbf2248f194daf9818c41e215c7b1854c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom-Oliver Heidel Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 21:15:54 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [skip travis] advice using pyinst.py for windows --- README.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 701c90c5b..2a0cf3a48 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Using curl: **Windows** users can download [youtube-dlc.exe](https://github.com/blackjack4494/youtube-dlc/releases/latest/download/youtube-dlc.exe) (**do not** put in `C:\Windows\System32`!). **Compile** -To build the Windows executable yourself +To build the Windows executable yourself (without version info!) python -m pip install --upgrade pyinstaller pyinstaller.exe youtube_dlc\__main__.py --onefile --name youtube-dlc @@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ To build the Windows executable yourself Or simply execute the `make_win.bat` if pyinstaller is installed. There will be a `youtube-dlc.exe` in `/dist` +New way to build Windows is to use `python pyinst.py` (please use python3 64Bit) +For 32Bit Version use a 32Bit Version of python (3 preferred here as well) and run `python pyinst32.py` + For Unix: You will need the required build tools python, make (GNU), pandoc, zip, nosetests