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
  • An apparent bug in 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.
• 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

Possible installer (unfinished) * Run InnoSetup * File > Open the .spec file: C:\Users{username}\PycharmProjects\BlocklyPropClient\package\blocklypropclient-installer.iss * Select Build > Compile * Now the installer executable will be in the ./dist subfolder.