Update build script and add some more details to README

README.md

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ The .env file contains the following variables:
 See sample.env for an example .env configuration
 
 ```diff
-- NOTE: If you decide to change the names of the environment variables make sure that they do not conflict with an Operating System specific predefined variables. For example USER in MacOS and USERNAME in Windows -
+NOTE: If you decide to change the names of the environment variables make sure that they do not conflict with an Operating System specific predefined variables. For example USER in MacOS and USERNAME in Windows -
 ```
 
 ## MySQL Installation
@@ -173,18 +173,23 @@ git clone https://github.com/AlvinKuruvilla/kmlog.git
 pip3 -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
-3. Build the executable
+3. Create the kmlog.spec file and build the executable
 
 ```bash
 ./build.sh
 ```
+> This puts the executable in the dist/ folder
 
 4. Run kmlog
 
 ```bash
 ./kmlog
 ```
 
+To fix any problems with input recording, give your terminal or the executable Input Monitoring access
+
+On Apple devices, navigate to System Preferences > Go to Privacy and Security > Go to the Input Monitoring tab > Select your terminal application or kmlog executable (if they are not already there) and then toggle one of them on.
+
 ### Running from Github release
 
 1. Download the binary from the release page.

build.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+echo "Creating spec file..."
+pyi-makespec src/kmlog.py
+
 echo "Building executable..."
-pyinstaller -F --clean --onefile kmlog.spec                                                              
+pyinstaller --clean kmlog.spec

src/tools/process_utilities.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021 - 2022, Alvin Kuruvilla <[email protected]>, Dr. Rajesh Kumar <[email protected]>
+# Copyright 2021 - 2023, Alvin Kuruvilla <[email protected]>, Dr. Rajesh Kumar <[email protected]>
 
 # Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
 # license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 # This is a small debug utility to print the pid KMLogger is
 # running on to help with profiling
 import os
-from base.displayer import block_text
 from setproctitle import setproctitle, getproctitle
 import psutil
+from base.displayer import block_text
 
 
 def set_process_title(title: str):