pyinstaller build fails when moved between computers

David J Beck

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Jan 26, 2016, 7:31:51 PM1/26/16

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I'm working on Macs running OS 10.11 and trying to build an app based on Python 3.5, Qt 5.1, and PyQt 5.1, everything installed using Homebrew package manager. I can build one-folder and bundled apps that run just fine on the computer where I have Pyinstaller, but when I move them to another Mac the application crashes on start up. I tried building a version with the -d option and when I ran it on the other computer, I got this output:

Last login: Tue Jan 26 16:15:08 on ttys000

iMonster27:~ David$ /Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook/eFieldbook ; exit;

PyInstaller Bootloader 3.x

LOADER: executable is /Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook/eFieldbook

LOADER: homepath is /Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook

LOADER: _MEIPASS2 is NULL

LOADER: archivename is /Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook/eFieldbook

LOADER: Extracting binaries

LOADER: Executing self as child

LOADER: set _MEIPASS2 to /Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook

PyInstaller Bootloader 3.x

LOADER: executable is /Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook/eFieldbook

LOADER: homepath is /Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook

LOADER: _MEIPASS2 is /Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook

LOADER: archivename is /Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook/eFieldbook

LOADER: Already in the child - running user's code.

LOADER: Python library: /Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook/Python

LOADER: Loaded functions from Python library.

LOADER: Manipulating environment (sys.path, sys.prefix)

LOADER: Pre-init sys.path is /Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook/base_library.zip:/Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook

LOADER: sys.prefix is /Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook

LOADER: Setting runtime options

LOADER: Initializing python

LOADER: Overriding Python's sys.path

LOADER: Post-init sys.path is /Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook/base_library.zip:/Users/David/Desktop/dist/eFieldbook

LOADER: Setting sys.argv

LOADER: setting sys._MEIPASS

LOADER: importing modules from CArchive

LOADER: extracted struct

LOADER: callfunction returned...

LOADER: extracted pyimod01_os_path

LOADER: callfunction returned...

LOADER: extracted pyimod02_archive

LOADER: callfunction returned...

LOADER: extracted pyimod03_importers

LOADER: callfunction returned...

LOADER: Installing PYZ archive with Python modules.

LOADER: PYZ archive: out00-PYZ.pyz

LOADER: Running pyiboot01_bootstrap.py

LOADER: Running pyi_rth_qt5.py

Illegal instruction: 4

logout

Saving session...

...copying shared history...

...saving history...truncating history files...

...completed.

[Process completed]

The crash reports this process generates look like this:

Process: eFieldbook [988]

Path: /Users/USER/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/*/eFieldbook.app/Contents/MacOS/eFieldbook

Identifier: eFieldbook

Version: 0.0.0 (???)

Code Type: X86-64 (Native)

Parent Process: ??? [987]

Responsible: eFieldbook [988]

User ID: 501

Date/Time: 2016-01-25 14:10:19.563 -0700

OS Version: Mac OS X 10.11.2 (15C50)

Report Version: 11

Anonymous UUID: 12E84669-5DBC-12EB-521F-4E35DEDBB9D0

Time Awake Since Boot: 4700 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION (SIGILL)

Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000000000

Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

0 sip.cpython-35m-darwin.so 0x0000000106ba9ee0 createClassType + 138

1 sip.cpython-35m-darwin.so 0x0000000106ba5a1f sip_api_init_module + 680

2 PyQt5.QtCore.cpython-35m-darwin.so 0x0000000106311506 PyInit_QtCore + 326

3 Python 0x0000000105f93448 _PyImport_LoadDynamicModuleWithSpec + 489

4 Python 0x0000000105f92ffa _imp_create_dynamic + 252

5 Python 0x0000000105f193b5 PyCFunction_Call + 273

6 Python 0x0000000105f7d530 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 24272

7 Python 0x0000000105f8026c _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1884

8 Python 0x0000000105f80bab fast_function + 341

9 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

10 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

11 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

12 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

13 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

14 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

15 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

16 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

17 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

18 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

19 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

20 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

21 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

22 Python 0x0000000105f8026c _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1884

23 Python 0x0000000105f7764b PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 78

24 Python 0x0000000105f02593 function_call + 377

25 Python 0x0000000105ee0910 PyObject_Call + 97

26 Python 0x0000000105f7d40d PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 23981

27 Python 0x0000000105f8026c _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1884

28 Python 0x0000000105f80bab fast_function + 341

29 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

30 Python 0x0000000105f8026c _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1884

31 Python 0x0000000105f80bab fast_function + 341

32 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

33 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

34 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

35 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

36 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

37 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

38 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

39 Python 0x0000000105f8026c _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1884

40 Python 0x0000000105f7764b PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 78

41 Python 0x0000000105f02593 function_call + 377

42 Python 0x0000000105ee0910 PyObject_Call + 97

43 Python 0x0000000105ee1169 _PyObject_CallMethodIdObjArgs + 197

44 Python 0x0000000105f924b4 PyImport_ImportModuleLevelObject + 1780

45 Python 0x0000000105f7473c builtin___import__ + 135

46 Python 0x0000000105f192e0 PyCFunction_Call + 60

47 Python 0x0000000105ee0910 PyObject_Call + 97

48 Python 0x0000000105ee0ab9 call_function_tail + 72

49 Python 0x0000000105ee0a51 PyObject_CallFunction + 197

50 Python 0x0000000105f91ce8 PyImport_Import + 388

51 Python 0x0000000105f909af PyImport_ImportModule + 31

52 PyQt5.Qt.cpython-35m-darwin.so 0x00000001017fd5c6 PyInit_Qt + 70

53 Python 0x0000000105f93448 _PyImport_LoadDynamicModuleWithSpec + 489

54 Python 0x0000000105f92ffa _imp_create_dynamic + 252

55 Python 0x0000000105f193b5 PyCFunction_Call + 273

56 Python 0x0000000105f7d530 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 24272

57 Python 0x0000000105f8026c _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1884

58 Python 0x0000000105f80bab fast_function + 341

59 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

60 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

61 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

62 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

63 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

64 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

65 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

66 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

67 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

68 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

69 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

70 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

71 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

72 Python 0x0000000105f8026c _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1884

73 Python 0x0000000105f7764b PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 78

74 Python 0x0000000105f02593 function_call + 377

75 Python 0x0000000105ee0910 PyObject_Call + 97

76 Python 0x0000000105f7d40d PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 23981

77 Python 0x0000000105f8026c _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1884

78 Python 0x0000000105f80bab fast_function + 341

79 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

80 Python 0x0000000105f8026c _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1884

81 Python 0x0000000105f80bab fast_function + 341

82 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

83 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

84 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

85 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

86 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

87 Python 0x0000000105f80b2b fast_function + 213

88 Python 0x0000000105f7cc74 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22036

89 Python 0x0000000105f8026c _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1884

90 Python 0x0000000105f7764b PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 78

91 Python 0x0000000105f02593 function_call + 377

92 Python 0x0000000105ee0910 PyObject_Call + 97

93 Python 0x0000000105ee1169 _PyObject_CallMethodIdObjArgs + 197

94 Python 0x0000000105f924b4 PyImport_ImportModuleLevelObject + 1780

95 Python 0x0000000105f7473c builtin___import__ + 135

96 Python 0x0000000105f192e0 PyCFunction_Call + 60

97 Python 0x0000000105f7cddf PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22399

98 Python 0x0000000105f8026c _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName + 1884

99 Python 0x0000000105f775f7 PyEval_EvalCode + 81

100 Python 0x0000000105f9d17d run_mod + 58

101 Python 0x0000000105f9d58c PyRun_StringFlags + 131

102 Python 0x0000000105f9d4d8 PyRun_SimpleStringFlags + 69

103 eFieldbook 0x00000001000027e6 0x100000000 + 10214

104 eFieldbook 0x0000000100002cf6 0x100000000 + 11510

105 eFieldbook 0x0000000100001804 0x100000000 + 6148

I can run the app in Python on the computer that can't run the Pyinstaller build. There's a similar thing reported on StackOverflow (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25251615/pyinstaller-illegal-instruction-4-other-computers), but no answer there, other than trying another bundler.

Kind of at my wit's end, so any help would be appreciated.

David

Aayush Arora

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Apr 26, 2020, 11:56:19 AM4/26/20

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Are there any updates on this?
I have encountered a similar issue recently.

Any help will be appreciated

bwoodsend

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Apr 26, 2020, 12:44:51 PM4/26/20

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You aught to be using pip to install PyQt5. You shouldn't need to install Qt on its own as it's embedded in the PyQt5 wheels. The standalone Qt package from homebrew shouldn't be needed or used by PyInstaller.

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