Download instructions
You can download packaged macOS and Windows builds here ( note Linux needs to be built per platform ):
- https://github.com/openframeworks/projectGenerator/releases/download/nightly/projectGenerator-osx.zip
- https://github.com/openframeworks/projectGenerator/releases/download/nightly/projectGenerator-vs.zip
Build instructions
Clone OF ( skip if already cloned )
git clone git@github.com:openframeworks/openFrameworks.git --depth=1
Init / update submodules
cd openFrameworks
git submodule init
git submodule update
Install libs ( replace with platform )
./scripts/osx/download_libs.sh
Build the projectGenerator ( can also use project file )
cd apps/projectGenerator/commandLine/
# for linux do:
make Release
cp bin/projectGenerator ../frontend/app/
# for windows do:
msbuild commandLine.vcxproj /p:configuration=release /p:platform=${{ matrix.platform }} /p:PlatformToolset=v142
cp commandLine.exe ../frontend/app/projectGenerator.exe
# for macos
xcodebuild -configuration Release -target commandLine CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY="" -project commandLine.xcodeproj
cp bin/projectGenerator ../frontend/app/
Build the frontend electron app
Note: see the more detailed guide include node install in the frontend ReadMe
cd ../frontend
npm install
npm update
# to run the app without packaging it
npm start
# to package the pg app as a standalone
npm run build:macos