Add script to build an executable

Joel Grunbaum

2 days ago 275460da89e74ac70ce127215753a44e40f17f1a

Add script to build an executable

 README.md

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## Installation

### From Source
```bash
# From source
pip install -e .
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/joelgrun/archbuild
cd archbuild

# Or with development dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"
# Set up virtual environment and install
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .
```

### Native Arch Linux Package
To build and install as a native system package:
```bash
makepkg -si
```

### Standalone Binary
To create a standalone executable that doesn't require Python:
```bash
python scripts/build_binary.py
```
The binary will be available at `dist/archbuild-bin`.

## Quick Start

1. **Create configuration**:

 scripts/build_binary.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Script to build a standalone executable for archbuild using PyInstaller.
"""

import subprocess
import sys
import os
from pathlib import Path

def build():
    print("Building standalone executable...")
    
    # Ensure pyinstaller is installed
    try:
        import PyInstaller
    except ImportError:
        print("PyInstaller not found. Installing...")
        subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "pyinstaller"], check=True)

    # Path to the source root
    root = Path(__file__).parent.parent
    src = root / "src"
    
    # Create a temporary entry script
    entry_script = root / "archbuild_entry.py"
    entry_script.write_text("from archbuild.cli import main\nif __name__ == '__main__':\n    main()\n")

    # PyInstaller command
    cmd = [
        "pyinstaller",
        "--onefile",
        "--name", "archbuild-bin",
        "--paths", str(src),
        "--clean",
        "--collect-all", "archbuild",
        str(entry_script)
    ]
    
    print(f"Running: {' '.join(cmd)}")
    try:
        result = subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=root)
        if result.returncode == 0:
            print("\nSuccessfully built executable: dist/archbuild-bin")
        else:
            print("\nBuild failed!")
            sys.exit(result.returncode)
    finally:
        if entry_script.exists():
            entry_script.unlink()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    build()