build_instructions.md

1. Build the executable using build.py

This project now includes a build script that wraps PyInstaller with all required options.

Run:

python build.py

This will:

• Clean previous build/ and dist/ directories.
• Build a single-file executable with the correct icon and hooks.
• Output the .exe in dist/MaskMapWizard_vX.Y.Z/.

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2. Additional Notes

• tkinterdnd2-universal requires the hook-tkinterdnd2.py file (already included in hooks/).
• The icon is located in assets/icon.ico.

For manual builds (not recommended):

pyinstaller src/MaskMapWizard/__main__.py -F -w --icon=assets/icon.ico --additional-hooks-dir=hooks

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Source:

• https://pypi.org/project/tkinterdnd2-universal/
• Hook: https://github.com/pmgagne/tkinterdnd2/blob/master/hook-tkinterdnd2.py