Build the app from source ​

This guide will show how to build the app from source ​

Requirements ​

Install Python ​

EyeTrackVR is currently using Python 3.11.0 Before you continue, please install it.

Installing Poetry ​

Starting with version 0.1.7, EyeTrackVR uses Poetry to manage app dependencies. To build the app, you must first install Poetry to fetch the required dependencies.

To install Poetry open Windows Powershell and run the following command (Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://install.python-poetry.org -UseBasicParsing).Content | py -

Poetry Documentation

Install the required Python modules ​

After cloning the project and installing Poetry, open a command prompt in the EyeTrackApp folder. Then run the command: poetry install

This should install all of the required modules.

Build the app ​

Now, you should be ready to build the app. With a command prompt open in the EyeTrackApp folder, run the command poetry run pyinstaller eyetrackapp.spec

Give it time to build the app. Once done, the app should be under dist/eyetrackapp