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Parallax Git Administrator edited this page Aug 10, 2017 · 21 revisions

These configuration steps need only be done once per development system. Once done, follow the Package Steps.

Windows Configuration

  • Install Git
  • Install NodeJS
  • Using the Git Bash console, create a folder for packaging
    • $ mkdir c:/Temp/ParallaxIDEPkg
  • Using Windows Explorer, copy the release files from the latest Parallax IDE build into the packaging folder
    • The Parallax IDE release files consists of:
      • _locales (folder)
      • assets (folder)
      • fonts (folder)
      • icons (folder)
      • background.js
      • bundle.js
      • index.html
      • manifest.json
  • Initialize folder for node:
    • $ npm init
      • Enter "parallaxide" for name
      • Enter proper version for version
      • Enter proper description for the project (can be found on the Chrome Web Store page)
      • Enter "background.js" for the entry point
      • Choose the default answer for all the rest of the attributes
      • NOTE: pressing ENTER or typing "yes" and pressing ENTER on the Is this okay? (yes) prompt may seem to freeze. Just give it a moment and Ctrl-C to end it.
    • This will create a package.json file that is required for node operations.
  • Install nwjs-builder-phoenix
    • $ npm install nwjs-builder-phoenix --save-dev
    • This will create a node_modules folder with many node libraries, including nwjs-builder-phoenix
    • It may finish with a few warnings; this is okay.
  • Update the package.json file to include the following distribution line in the scripts section
    • "dist": "build --tasks win-x64,linux-x64,mac-x64 --mirror https://dl.nwjs.io/ .",
    • Make sure to keep the comma at the end of the line if there's another script already, or append a comma to the script reference previous to where you paste in the distribution line.
    • Here's an example of the entire package.json file: 
      {
  "name": "parallaxide",
  "version": "0.12.0",
  "description": "Testing",
  "main": "background.js",
  "scripts": {
    "dist": "build --tasks win-x64,linux-x64,mac-x64 --mirror https://dl.nwjs.io/ .",
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "devDependencies": {
    "nwjs-builder-phoenix": "^1.14.3"
  }
}

Possible Installer Setup (unfinished)

  • Install Innosetup 5.5.9 (non-Unicode)
    • http://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php
    • Check Install Inno Setup Preprocessor option
    • Check Create a desktop shortcut option
    • If you chose to run Inno Setup, just close the Open dialog for now

Package

After configuration (above), follow the Package steps.

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