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<h1>eric5.install</h1>
<p>
Installation script for the eric5 IDE and all eric5 related tools.
</p>
<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>BlackLists</td></tr><tr><td>apisDir</td></tr><tr><td>cfg</td></tr><tr><td>configLength</td></tr><tr><td>configName</td></tr><tr><td>distDir</td></tr><tr><td>doCleanup</td></tr><tr><td>doCompile</td></tr><tr><td>modDir</td></tr><tr><td>platBinDir</td></tr><tr><td>progLanguages</td></tr><tr><td>progName</td></tr><tr><td>pyModDir</td></tr><tr><td>sourceDir</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Classes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Functions</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#cleanUp">cleanUp</a></td>
<td>Uninstall the old eric files.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#compileUiDir">compileUiDir</a></td>
<td>Creates Python modules from Qt Designer .ui files in a directory or directory tree.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#compileUiFiles">compileUiFiles</a></td>
<td>Compile the .ui files to Python sources.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#compile_ui">compile_ui</a></td>
<td>Local function to compile a single .ui file.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#copyToFile">copyToFile</a></td>
<td>Copy a string to a file.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#copyTree">copyTree</a></td>
<td>Copy Python, translation, documentation, wizards configuration, designer template files and DTDs of a directory tree.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#createConfig">createConfig</a></td>
<td>Create a config file with the respective config entries.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#createGlobalPluginsDir">createGlobalPluginsDir</a></td>
<td>Create the global plugins directory, if it doesn't exist.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#createInstallConfig">createInstallConfig</a></td>
<td>Create the installation config dictionary.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#createPyWrapper">createPyWrapper</a></td>
<td>Create an executable wrapper for a Python script.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#doDependancyChecks">doDependancyChecks</a></td>
<td>Perform some dependency checks.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#exit">exit</a></td>
<td>Exit the install script.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#initGlobals">initGlobals</a></td>
<td>Sets the values of globals that need more than a simple assignment.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#installEric">installEric</a></td>
<td>Actually perform the installation steps.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#main">main</a></td>
<td>The main function of the script.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#pyName">pyName</a></td>
<td>Local function to create the Python source file name for the compiled .ui file.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#usage">usage</a></td>
<td>Display a usage message and exit.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#wrapperName">wrapperName</a></td>
<td>Create the platform specific name for the wrapper script.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<hr /><hr />
<a NAME="cleanUp" ID="cleanUp"></a>
<h2>cleanUp</h2>
<b>cleanUp</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
    Uninstall the old eric files.
</p>
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<a NAME="compileUiDir" ID="compileUiDir"></a>
<h2>compileUiDir</h2>
<b>compileUiDir</b>(<i>dir, recurse = False, map = None, ** compileUi_args</i>)
<p>
            Creates Python modules from Qt Designer .ui files in a directory or
            directory tree.
</p><p>
            Note: This function is a modified version of the one found in PyQt4.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>dir</i></dt>
<dd>
Name of the directory to scan for files whose name ends with
                '.ui'. By default the generated Python module is created in the same
                directory ending with '.py'.
</dd><dt><i>recurse</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating that any sub-directories should be scanned.
</dd><dt><i>map</i></dt>
<dd>
an optional callable that is passed the name of the directory
                containing the '.ui' file and the name of the Python module that will be
                created. The callable should return a tuple of the name of the directory
                in which the Python module will be created and the (possibly modified)
                name of the module.
</dd><dt><i>compileUi_args</i></dt>
<dd>
any additional keyword arguments that are passed to
                the compileUi() function that is called to create each Python module.
</dd>
</dl>
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<hr /><hr />
<a NAME="compileUiFiles" ID="compileUiFiles"></a>
<h2>compileUiFiles</h2>
<b>compileUiFiles</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
    Compile the .ui files to Python sources.
</p>
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<hr /><hr />
<a NAME="compile_ui" ID="compile_ui"></a>
<h2>compile_ui</h2>
<b>compile_ui</b>(<i>ui_dir, ui_file</i>)
<p>
                Local function to compile a single .ui file.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>ui_dir</i></dt>
<dd>
directory containing the .ui file (string)
</dd><dt><i>ui_file</i></dt>
<dd>
file name of the .ui file (string)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="copyToFile" ID="copyToFile"></a>
<h2>copyToFile</h2>
<b>copyToFile</b>(<i>name, text</i>)
<p>
    Copy a string to a file.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
the name of the file.
</dd><dt><i>text</i></dt>
<dd>
the contents to copy to the file.
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="copyTree" ID="copyTree"></a>
<h2>copyTree</h2>
<b>copyTree</b>(<i>src, dst, filters, excludeDirs=[]</i>)
<p>
    Copy Python, translation, documentation, wizards configuration,
    designer template files and DTDs of a directory tree.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>src</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the source directory
</dd><dt><i>dst</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the destination directory
</dd><dt><i>filters</i></dt>
<dd>
list of filter pattern determining the files to be copied
</dd><dt><i>excludeDirs</i></dt>
<dd>
list of (sub)directories to exclude from copying
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="createConfig" ID="createConfig"></a>
<h2>createConfig</h2>
<b>createConfig</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
    Create a config file with the respective config entries.
</p>
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<hr /><hr />
<a NAME="createGlobalPluginsDir" ID="createGlobalPluginsDir"></a>
<h2>createGlobalPluginsDir</h2>
<b>createGlobalPluginsDir</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
    Create the global plugins directory, if it doesn't exist.
</p>
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<a NAME="createInstallConfig" ID="createInstallConfig"></a>
<h2>createInstallConfig</h2>
<b>createInstallConfig</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
    Create the installation config dictionary.
</p>
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<a NAME="createPyWrapper" ID="createPyWrapper"></a>
<h2>createPyWrapper</h2>
<b>createPyWrapper</b>(<i>pydir, wfile, isGuiScript=True</i>)
<p>
    Create an executable wrapper for a Python script.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>pydir</i></dt>
<dd>
the name of the directory where the Python script will
        eventually be installed
</dd><dt><i>wfile</i></dt>
<dd>
the basename of the wrapper
</dd><dt><i>isGuiScript</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating a wrapper script for a GUI
        application (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
the platform specific name of the wrapper
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="doDependancyChecks" ID="doDependancyChecks"></a>
<h2>doDependancyChecks</h2>
<b>doDependancyChecks</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
    Perform some dependency checks.
</p>
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<hr /><hr />
<a NAME="exit" ID="exit"></a>
<h2>exit</h2>
<b>exit</b>(<i>rcode=0</i>)
<p>
    Exit the install script.
</p>
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<hr /><hr />
<a NAME="initGlobals" ID="initGlobals"></a>
<h2>initGlobals</h2>
<b>initGlobals</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
    Sets the values of globals that need more than a simple assignment.
</p>
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<hr /><hr />
<a NAME="installEric" ID="installEric"></a>
<h2>installEric</h2>
<b>installEric</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
    Actually perform the installation steps.
</p>
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<hr /><hr />
<a NAME="main" ID="main"></a>
<h2>main</h2>
<b>main</b>(<i>argv</i>)
<p>
    The main function of the script.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>argv</i></dt>
<dd>
the list of command line arguments.
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="pyName" ID="pyName"></a>
<h2>pyName</h2>
<b>pyName</b>(<i>py_dir, py_file</i>)
<p>
        Local function to create the Python source file name for the compiled .ui file.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>py_dir</i></dt>
<dd>
suggested name of the directory (string)
</dd><dt><i>py_file</i></dt>
<dd>
suggested name for the compile source file (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of directory name (string) and source file name (string)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="usage" ID="usage"></a>
<h2>usage</h2>
<b>usage</b>(<i>rcode=2</i>)
<p>
    Display a usage message and exit.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>rcode</i></dt>
<dd>
the return code passed back to the calling process.
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="wrapperName" ID="wrapperName"></a>
<h2>wrapperName</h2>
<b>wrapperName</b>(<i>dname, wfile</i>)
<p>
    Create the platform specific name for the wrapper script.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>dname</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the directory to place the wrapper into
</dd><dt><i>wfile</i></dt>
<dd>
basename (without extension) of the wrapper script
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
the name of the wrapper script
</dd>
</dl>
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