Package: All Platforms

These steps need to be performed on a pre-configured development system every time a new installation package is desired.

Packaging (All Platforms)

• Build Parallax IDE

  • Use the steps shown in the repository's readme.md file

• Remove "Update" message (which doesn't work properly wrapped in NW.js)

  • Remove the ...runtime.onInstalled... function from the background.js file

    chrome.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(function(evt){
      chrome.storage.local.set({newVersion: 'newVersion'});
    });
    

• Package Parallax IDE for Window, Macintosh, and Linux

  • $ ./node_modules/.bin/build --chrome-app --win --x64 ./src
  • This will create a dist folder containing a subfolder for the platform target(s)

• Clean Up

  • Unfortunately, nwjs-builder-phoenix mangles the icon resources. Use the application ResourceHacker to remove the icon resources from the windows target Parallax IDE.exe executable and replace them with the icon.ico resource. This results in a nicely anti-aliased icon at every resolution.
    • Note that Windows Explorer often won't update right away; changing the filename may fix this - restarts don't seem to fix it, but the problem only exists on the system that built it.

• Test

  • Perform normal testing on the app
    • If you receive a message indicating "Your profile can not be used because it is from a newer version of NW.js.", the following is useful:
      • https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js/issues/5761
        • Note: Also look for and delete the "MSG_appName" folder in %LOCALAPPDATA% as the Parallax IDE manifest uses that text.
      • http://docs.nwjs.io/en/latest/References/Command%20Line%20Options/#-user-data-dir

• Run InnoSetup * File > Open the .spec file: ...\package\parallaxide-installer.iss_ * Select Build > Compile

  • Now the installer executable will be in the ./dist subfolder.