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 when 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 Windows and Macintosh

  • $ ./node_modules/.bin/build --chrome-app --win --x64 --mac --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.
    • Open Resource Hacker
    • File > Open, and select the Parallax IDE.exe
    • Select the Icon Group and press Ctrl+D
    • Select Action > Add Single Binary or Image Resource...
    • On the "Add Binary Resource" window, click the Select File... button
    • Select the /icons/icon.ico file
    • Click the Add Resource button
    • Save the updated executable
      • This results in a nicely anti-aliased icon at every resolution.
    • Delete the auto-created Parallax IDE_original.exe file
  • Note that Windows Explorer often won't update right away. Clear the icon cache to fix this.
    • Win7: $ ie4uinit.exe -ClearIconCache
    • Win10: $ ie4uinit.exe -show

• 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.