create linux and windows executables on github using actions

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+name: Make Release
+run-name: ${{ github.actor }} build and publishrelease linux 🚀
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+jobs:
+  Create-Release-Linux:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "🎉 The job was automatically triggered by a ${{ github.event_name }} event."
+      - run: echo "🐧 This job is now running on a ${{ runner.os }} server hosted by GitHub!"
+      - run: echo "🔎 The name of your branch is ${{ github.ref }} and your repository is ${{ github.repository }}."
+      - name: Get Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+         python-version: '3.10' 
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: echo "💡 The ${{ github.repository }} repository has been cloned to the runner."
+      - run: echo "🖥️ The workflow is now ready to test your code on the runner."
+      - name: Create executable
+        run: |
+          #cd ${{ github.workspace }}
+          python -m venv venv
+          . venv/bin/activate
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+          pip install -r build_requirements.txt
+          pyinstaller -F guimain.py -n make_metric_gcode 
+      - run: mv dist/make_metric_gcode dist/make_metric_gcode.linux
+      - name: Add Release artifact
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+         files: dist/make_metric_gcode.linux
+         body: GUI executable built with pyinstaller
+      - run: echo "🍏 This job's status is ${{ job.status }}."
+
+  Create-Release-Windows:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "🎉 The job was automatically triggered by a ${{ github.event_name }} event."
+      - run: echo "🐧 This job is now running on a ${{ runner.os }} server hosted by GitHub!"
+      - run: echo "🔎 The name of your branch is ${{ github.ref }} and your repository is ${{ github.repository }}."
+      - name: Get Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+         python-version: '3.10' 
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: echo "💡 The ${{ github.repository }} repository has been cloned to the runner."
+      - run: echo "🖥️ The workflow is now ready to test your code on the runner."
+      - name: pyinstaller-windows
+        uses: JackMcKew/pyinstaller-action-windows@python3-10-pyinstaller-5-3
+        with:
+         path: .
+      - name: Add Release artifact
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+         files: dist/windows/make_metric_gcode.exe

make_metric_gcode.spec

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+
+a = Analysis(
+    ['guimain.py'],
+    pathex=[],
+    binaries=[],
+    datas=[],
+    hiddenimports=[],
+    hookspath=[],
+    hooksconfig={},
+    runtime_hooks=[],
+    excludes=[],
+    noarchive=False,
+)
+pyz = PYZ(a.pure)
+
+exe = EXE(
+    pyz,
+    a.scripts,
+    a.binaries,
+    a.datas,
+    [],
+    name='make_metric_gcode',
+    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,
+)

readme.md

@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ Comments are currently lost in the output because I'm lazy.
 
 
 # Install
-I'm going to try to make releases that are precompiled, but until then:
+Just download and run the releases built on github. https://github.com/Brown-County-FIRST-Robotics/MakeMetricGcode/releases/latest
 
+## If you downloaded the source
 ```bash
 git clone  [email protected]:Brown-County-FIRST-Robotics/MakeMetricGcode.git
 cd MakeMetricGcode
@@ -25,23 +26,28 @@ pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
 # Run
+If you have a downloaded release executable just run it
+
+## If you downloaded the source
 ```bash
 python guimain.py 
 ```
 
 
 # Build
+## Using github actions to make a release with windows and linux asssets
+create a release in github.  A workflow in .github/workflows/release.yml will build the artifacts and stick them on the release
 ## Linux
 ```bash
 . venv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
 pip install -r build_requirements.txt
-python pyinstaller -F guimain.py -n make_metric_gcode
+pyinstaller -F guimain.py -n make_metric_gcode
 ```
 
-
 # Todo
-- [ ] build linux release
-- [ ] build windows release
+- [x] build linux release
+- [x] build windows release
 - [ ] build mac release
 - [ ] better GUI style: https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/lps11c/how_to_make_tkinter_look_modern_how_to_use_themes/
 - [ ] stop using easygui or fix the extension ordering in file open and save dialog