From 25f7326205bd0d3ac7b244bccb75a9dd593e4255 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Plato Mavropoulos Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 13:52:40 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Updated README --- README.md | 72 ++++++++++++++++++------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7d2a8e5..aba3263 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -19,23 +19,17 @@ You can either Drag & Drop or manually enter the full path of a folder containin #### **Download** -An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. For Linux and macOS or courageous Windows users, the build/freeze/compile instructions for all three OS can be found below. +An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. Note that you need to manually apply any prerequisites. #### **Compatibility** Should work at all Windows, Linux or macOS operating systems which have Python 3.6 support. Windows users who plan to use the already built/frozen/compiled binary must make sure that they have the latest Windows Updates installed which include all required "Universal C Runtime (CRT)" libraries. -#### **Code Prerequisites** +#### **Prerequisites** -To run the utility, you need to have the following 3rd party tool at the same directory: +To run the python script or its built/frozen/compiled binary, you need to have the following 3rd party tool at the same directory: -* [PFSExtractor-RS](https://github.com/LongSoft/PFSExtractor-RS) - -To build/freeze/compile the python script, you can use whatever you like. The following are verified to work: - -* [Py2exe](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2exe/) (Windows) -* [Py2app](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2app/) (macOS) -* [PyInstaller](https://pypi.org/project/PyInstaller/) (Windows/Linux/macOS) +* [PFSExtractor-RS](https://github.com/LongSoft/PFSExtractor-RS) (i.e. PFSExtractor.exe) #### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller** @@ -45,7 +39,7 @@ PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platform > python --version -2. Use pip to install PyInstaller (PyPi): +2. Use pip to install PyInstaller: > pip3 install pyinstaller @@ -67,19 +61,15 @@ You can either Drag & Drop or let it automatically parse any .sucatalog files wi #### **Download** -An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. For Linux and macOS or courageous Windows users, the build/freeze/compile instructions for all three OS can be found below. +An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. Note that you need to manually apply any prerequisites. #### **Compatibility** Should work at all Windows, Linux or macOS operating systems which have Python 3.6 support. Windows users who plan to use the already built/frozen/compiled binary must make sure that they have the latest Windows Updates installed which include all required "Universal C Runtime (CRT)" libraries. -#### **Code Prerequisites** +#### **Prerequisites** -To run the utility, you only need to have Python installed. To build/freeze/compile the python script, you can use whatever you like. The following are verified to work: - -* [Py2exe](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2exe/) (Windows) -* [Py2app](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2app/) (macOS) -* [PyInstaller](https://pypi.org/project/PyInstaller/) (Windows/Linux/macOS) +To run the utility, you do not need any 3rd party tool. #### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller** @@ -89,7 +79,7 @@ PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platform > python --version -2. Use pip to install PyInstaller (PyPi): +2. Use pip to install PyInstaller: > pip3 install pyinstaller @@ -111,24 +101,18 @@ You can either Drag & Drop or manually enter the full path of a folder containin #### **Download** -An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. For Linux and macOS or courageous Windows users, the build/freeze/compile instructions for all three OS can be found below. +An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. Note that you need to manually apply any prerequisites. #### **Compatibility** Should work at all Windows, Linux or macOS operating systems which have Python 3.6 support. Windows users who plan to use the already built/frozen/compiled binary must make sure that they have the latest Windows Updates installed which include all required "Universal C Runtime (CRT)" libraries. -#### **Code Prerequisites** +#### **Prerequisites** -To run the utility, you may need to have the following 3rd party tools at the same directory: +To run the python script or its built/frozen/compiled binary, you need to have the following 3rd party tools at the same directory: -* [UEFIFind](https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool) -* [UEFIExtract](https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool) - -To build/freeze/compile the python script, you can use whatever you like. The following are verified to work: - -* [Py2exe](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2exe/) (Windows) -* [Py2app](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2app/) (macOS) -* [PyInstaller](https://pypi.org/project/PyInstaller/) (Windows/Linux/macOS) +* [UEFIFind](https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool) (i.e. UEFIFind.exe) +* [UEFIExtract](https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool) (i.e. UEFIExtract.exe) #### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller** @@ -138,7 +122,7 @@ PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platform > python --version -2. Use pip to install PyInstaller (PyPi): +2. Use pip to install PyInstaller: > pip3 install pyinstaller @@ -160,19 +144,15 @@ You can either Drag & Drop or manually enter the full path of a folder containin #### **Download** -An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. For Linux and macOS or courageous Windows users, the build/freeze/compile instructions for all three OS can be found below. +An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. Note that you need to manually apply any prerequisites. #### **Compatibility** Should work at all Windows, Linux or macOS operating systems which have Python 3.6 support. Windows users who plan to use the already built/frozen/compiled binary must make sure that they have the latest Windows Updates installed which include all required "Universal C Runtime (CRT)" libraries. -#### **Code Prerequisites** +#### **Prerequisites** -To run the utility, you only need to have Python installed. To build/freeze/compile the python script, you can use whatever you like. The following are verified to work: - -* [Py2exe](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2exe/) (Windows) -* [Py2app](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2app/) (macOS) -* [PyInstaller](https://pypi.org/project/PyInstaller/) (Windows/Linux/macOS) +To run the utility, you do not need any 3rd party tool. #### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller** @@ -182,7 +162,7 @@ PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platform > python --version -2. Use pip to install PyInstaller (PyPi): +2. Use pip to install PyInstaller: > pip3 install pyinstaller @@ -204,24 +184,18 @@ You can either Drag & Drop or manually enter the full path of a folder containin #### **Download** -An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. For Linux and macOS or courageous Windows users, the build/freeze/compile instructions for all three OS can be found below. +An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. Note that you need to manually apply any prerequisites. #### **Compatibility** Should work at all Windows, Linux or macOS operating systems which have Python 3.6 support. Windows users who plan to use the already built/frozen/compiled binary must make sure that they have the latest Windows Updates installed which include all required "Universal C Runtime (CRT)" libraries. -#### **Code Prerequisites** +#### **Prerequisites** -To run the utility, you need to have the following 3rd party tool at the same directory: +To run the python script or its built/frozen/compiled binary, you need to have the following 3rd party tool at the same directory: * [7-Zip Console](https://www.7-zip.org/) (i.e. 7z.exe) -To build/freeze/compile the python script, you can use whatever you like. The following are verified to work: - -* [Py2exe](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2exe/) (Windows) -* [Py2app](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2app/) (macOS) -* [PyInstaller](https://pypi.org/project/PyInstaller/) (Windows/Linux/macOS) - #### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller** PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platforms, it is simple to run and gets updated often. @@ -230,7 +204,7 @@ PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platform > python --version -2. Use pip to install PyInstaller (PyPi): +2. Use pip to install PyInstaller: > pip3 install pyinstaller