Downgrade pyinstaller and add static SpeechJokey.spec

.github/scripts/windows/build_exe_onefile.ps1

@@ -29,51 +29,9 @@ poetry install --only main --no-root
 # Create SpeechJokey.spec file
 $Target = 'SpeechJokey'
 $TargetSpecFile = "$Target.spec"
-@"
-# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-
-from kivy_deps import sdl2, glew
-from kivymd import hooks_path as kivymd_hooks_path
 
-block_cipher = None
-app_name = 'SpeechJokey'
-#win_icon = '.\icon.ico'
-
-a = Analysis(
-    ['src\\main.py'],
-    pathex=[],
-    binaries=[],
-    datas=[],
-    hiddenimports=[],
-    hookspath=[kivymd_hooks_path],
-    hooksconfig={},
-    runtime_hooks=[],
-    excludes=[],
-    noarchive=False,
-)
-pyz = PYZ(a.pure)
-
-exe = EXE(
-    pyz,
-    Tree('src\\'),
-    a.scripts,
-    a.binaries,
-    a.datas,
-    *[Tree(p) for p in (sdl2.dep_bins + glew.dep_bins)],
-    name=app_name,
-    debug=False,
-    bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
-    strip=False,
-    upx=True,
-    upx_exclude=[],
-    runtime_tmpdir=None,
-    console=True,
-    disable_windowed_traceback=False,
-    argv_emulation=False,
-    target_arch=None,
-    codesign_identity=None,
-    entitlements_file=None,
-)
-"@ | Set-Content $TargetSpecFile
+# Copy SpeechJokey.spec from .github/static to the current directory
+Copy-Item ".github/static/$TargetSpecFile" -Destination "."
 
 # Remove null bytes from spec file (PyInstaller compatibility issue)
 (Get-Content .\$TargetSpecFile) -replace "`0", "" | Set-Content .\$TargetSpecFile

.github/static/SpeechJokey.spec

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-
+from kivy_deps import sdl2, glew
+from kivymd import hooks_path as kivymd_hooks_path
+
+block_cipher = None
+app_name = 'SpeechJokey'
+#win_icon = '.\icon.ico'
+
+a = Analysis(
+    ['src\\main.py'],
+    pathex=[],
+    binaries=[],
+    datas=[],
+    hiddenimports=[],
+    hookspath=[kivymd_hooks_path],
+    hooksconfig={},
+    runtime_hooks=[],
+    excludes=[],
+    noarchive=False,
+)
+pyz = PYZ(a.pure)
+
+exe = EXE(
+    pyz,
+    Tree('src\\'),
+    a.scripts,
+    a.binaries,
+    a.datas,
+    *[Tree(p) for p in (sdl2.dep_bins + glew.dep_bins)],
+    name=app_name,
+    debug=False,
+    bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
+    strip=False,
+    upx=True,
+    upx_exclude=[],
+    runtime_tmpdir=None,
+    console=True,
+    disable_windowed_traceback=False,
+    argv_emulation=False,
+    target_arch=None,
+    codesign_identity=None,
+    entitlements_file=None,
+)

.gitignore

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # VSCode environment
 .vscode/.history
 
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ MANIFEST
 #  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
 *.manifest
 *.spec
+# Do not ignore spec files for workflow
+!/.github/static/*.spec
 
 # Installer logs
 pip-log.txt

README.md

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ To run the application, execute the following command in the root of the project
 poetry run python src/main.py
 ```
 
-## Building the application executable (Windows / Production)
+## Building the application executable (Windows / Local Development)
 To build the application, execute the following command in the root of the project:
 _(You might wanna grab a coffee while running this)_
 ```
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ Inside the `dist` output folder a folder with the name `SpeechJokey` can be foun
 For a detailed step-by-step guide on how to build a Kivy application, see [this written tutorial](https://github.com/CovidCoder/Kivy-App-Package-Windows-Tutorial/blob/master/KivyPackageTut.md). 
 _(Keep in mind that the tutorial doesn't use poetry, so any command should be preceeded by `poetry run`)_
 
+## Building the application executable (Windows / CI)
+To build the application similar to how it would be built by the CI, copy the `SpeechJokey.spec` from `.github\static` to the project root and then execute the following command in the root of the project:
+```
+poetry run pyinstaller SpeechJokey.spec
+```
+
 # Tutorials for beginner contributors
 ## How to use Git
 Git is a version control system. It allows you to keep track of changes made to your code and to collaborate with others. To learn more about Git, see [this fundamental beginner tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVsySz-h9r4).

pyproject.toml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ python = ">=3.9,<3.12"                          # Lower than 3.12 because of kiv
 kivy = { version = "2.2.1", extras = ["base"] }
 six = "^1.16.0"
 buildozer = "^1.5.0"
-pyinstaller = "^6.2.0"
+pyinstaller = "^5.6.2"
 kivymd = "^1.1.1"
 
 [build-system]