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diff --git a/Windows/readme.md b/Windows/readme.md deleted file mode 100644 index cd8ff979..00000000 --- a/Windows/readme.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,137 +0,0 @@ -eSim Installer (Windows OS) -==== - - -It contains all the documenation for making eSim executable (using PyInstaller) and eSim Installation Script on Windows 7 and above. - -> Note : Do not develop eSim on Windows OS. Work only with `installers` branch on Windows OS and do development on Linux OS. -> Reference : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37672886/cannot-get-rid-of-unstaged-files-in-git-on-my-local - -## eSim Executable: - -1. Download and install "Python-3.5.2", "Git For Windows". Use "Git Bash" for all following shell commands. - - Reference - https://gitforwindows.org/ - -2. Add alias to python.exe in Git shell: - - $ alias python='winpty python.exe' #Need to be done for each new shell created - -3. Download `virtualenv` package as: - - $ pip install virtualenv - -4. Create a virtual environment as: - - $ virtualenv eSim - -5. Activate the virtual environment as: - - $ source eSim/Scripts/activate - -6. Install all Python dependencies for eSim within the virtual environment as: - - - Install PyInstaller, Matplotlib, tornado, SetupTools through pip : - - $ pip install pyinstaller - $ pip install matplotlib - $ pip install tornado - $ pip install --upgrade 'setuptools<45.0.0' - - - Install PyQt4 through pip (Reference - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22640640/how-to-install-pyqt4-on-windows-using-pip) : - - $ pip install --upgrade 'sip<5.0.0' - $ pip install <wheel_package_of_PyQt4> - - > Note : - - If there are any issues regarding loading of DLL files, refer : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2738879/cannot-import-pyqt4-qtgui - - If above step works, then goto step 7. - - - Install PyQt4 from source : - - - Add following Linux packages to MINGW64 of Git : - - - `make` (get the version without guile) - - `wget` - - Reference - https://gist.github.com/evanwill/0207876c3243bbb6863e65ec5dc3f058 - - - Install MINGW64 on your system and merge all the files from `mingw-w64` to `Git\mingw-w64` (do not replace or copy blindly). - - - Now open Git-Bash and run following commands : - - $ mkdir eSim/build - $ cd eSim/build/ - $ wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/PyQt4/PyQt-4.12.3/PyQt4_gpl_x11-4.12.3.tar.gz - $ wget https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/sip/4.19.21/sip-4.19.21.tar.gz - $ tar -xzvf sip-4.19.21.tar.gz - $ tar -xvzf PyQt4_gpl_x11-4.12.3.tar.gz - $ cd sip-4.19.21/ - $ python configure.py --sip-module PyQt4.sip --platform win32-g++ - $ make - $ make install - $ cd ../PyQt4_gpl_x11-4.12.3/ - $ python configure.py - $ make - $ make install - -7. Test whether only eSim dependencies are available or not: - - $ pip freeze - -> Note : Following dependencies should be available - -> - PyQt4 -> - matplotlib -> - numpy -> - dateutil -> - pyparsing -> - six -> - cycler.py - -8. Download eSim Manual from eSim website, add it to `library/browser/User-Manual/` and update the file name of Manual in `src/browser/UserManual.py` accordingly. - -9. Create spec file as: - - $ pyi-makespec --onefile -n eSim <path_to_eSim>/src/frontEnd/Application.py --icon=<path_to_eSim_logo> - -10. Create onefile executable using pyinstaller as: - - $ pyinstaller -F --clean eSim.spec - -11. Verify whether all eSim `src` files (`*.py`) have been included in `Analysis-00.toc` file under the build folder generated by PyInstaller. - - - -## How to package eSim? - -1. Update `VERSION` file to this release number. Also, update version number in NSI script and `Installation.txt` file. - -2. Compress `spice` folder in zip format (Make sure that there is folder named `spice` inside this compressed file). - -3. Add eSim executable file to the eSim source folder. Also, remove following files from the eSim source folder: - - `.git` folder - - `code` folder - - `src` folder - - conf.py - - setup.py - - index.rst - - requirement.txt - - .gitignore - - .travis.yml - - `Examples\NGHDL_Examples\` folder - -4. Remove `eSim_Nghdl.lib` file from `eSim\library\kicadLibrary\kicad_eSim-Library\`. Also, remove `library` folder, duplicate files from `template` and `modules` folders under `eSim\library\kicadLibary\`. - -5. Now, compress `eSim\library\kicadLibrary` in zip format, place it at `eSim\library` and delete that folder. - -6. Compress `eSim` folder in zip format (Make sure that there is folder named `eSim` inside this compressed file). - -7. Add following files/folder to the installer folder: - - KiCad installer. - - License file (`rtf` format). - - Logo (`ico` format). - - Spice (compressed file in `zip` format) containing spice folder. - - eSim (compressed file in `zip` format) containing eSim folder. - - `esim-setup-script` file. - -8. Compile the NSI script (`esim-setup-script` file). Now only use the generated installer for distribution. |