different build method and cleanup

gui/ui_files/icons.py

-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-# Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'D:\irods-clientsb\gui\ui_files\icons'
-#
-# Created by: PyQt5 UI code generator 5.15.4
-#
-# WARNING: Any manual changes made to this file will be lost when pyuic5 is
-# run again.  Do not edit this file unless you know what you are doing.
-
-

gui/ui_files/tabUpDownload.py

@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ class Ui_tabUpDownload(object):
         self.UploadButton.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(100, 0))
         self.UploadButton.setText("")
         icon = QtGui.QIcon()
-        print(dirname(realpath(argv[0])) + "/icons/arrow-right.png")
         icon.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(dirname(realpath(argv[0])) + "/icons/arrow-right.png"), QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
         self.UploadButton.setIcon(icon)
         self.UploadButton.setIconSize(QtCore.QSize(50, 50))

pyinstaller_script.py

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ from platform import system
 
 """
 Pipeline to create pyinstaller executables.
+not using the --onefile options because than windows has to upack the exe before it can run. 
+This makes it rougly 30 seconds slower than the current variant. 
 """
 
 # Run command in shell, stdout is printed to the screen
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         run_cmd(f"{venv_activate} {cmd_sep} pip install -r requirements.txt")
 
     # Step 3, Activate venv and tun pyinstaller
-    run_cmd(f"{venv_activate} {cmd_sep} pyinstaller -F --clean {getcwd()}{sep}irods-iBridgesGui.py")
+    run_cmd(f"{venv_activate} {cmd_sep} pyinstaller --clean {getcwd()}{sep}irods-iBridgesGui.py")
     dist_folder = f"{getcwd()}{sep}dist"
 
 
@@ -104,8 +106,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     replace_folder(icons_folder, dist_icons)
     replace_folder(rules_folder, dist_rules)
     
-
-
+   
     confirmation = input("Do you want to cleanup the build environment (Y/N): ")
     if confirmation[0].upper() == 'Y':
         #remove_pyui_files(ui_folder)