node-build-jxcore

node-build-jxcore is an nodenv plugin (or more precisely, a node-build plugin) that provides build definitions for jxcore.

Installation

Installing with Homebrew (for OS X users)

Mac OS X users can install node-build-jxcore with the Homebrew. Installing via Homebrew will make node-build aware of jxcore releases automatically.

This is the recommended method of installation if you installed nodenv or node-build with Homebrew.

brew install nodenv/nodenv/node-build-jxcore

Installing via git-clone

Installing node-build-jxcore as a nodenv plugin will make node-build aware of the jxcore build definitions automatically.

git clone https://github.com/nodenv/node-build-jxcore.git $(nodenv root)/plugins/node-build-jxcore

This will install node-build-jxcore into the $(nodenv root)/plugins/node-build-jxcore directory. To update node-build-jxcore, run git pull to download the latest changes or use nodenv-update.

Installing via npm

Installing via npm is possible, though not the recommended method. Keep in mind that there is the risk you are installing a nodenv plugin into a node that is itself managed by nodenv. (It's likely the case you want to be using your system node for this.)

npm install -g @nodenv/node-build-jxcore

After installing, node-build will need to be made aware of the new build definitions. see setting node_build_definitions

Installing manually

For precise control over the installation, you can install it manually.

git clone https://github.com/nodenv/node-build-jxcore.git
cd node-build-jxcore
./install.sh

This will install node-build-jxcore into /usr/local. If you do not have write permission to /usr/local, you will need to run sudo ./install.sh instead. You can install to a different prefix by setting the PREFIX environment variable. (Be aware, if you install to a prefix other than that which node-build is installed, you will need to manually set NODE_BUILD_DEFINITIONS.)

To update node-build-jxcore after it has been installed, run git pull in your cloned copy of the repository, then re-run the install script. After installing, node-build will need to be made aware of the new build definitions. see setting node_build_definitions

Usage

If installed via Homebrew, as a nodenv plugin, or manually using the same PREFIX as node-build, then node-build should automatically be aware of the new jxcore build definitions. Verify by running nodenv install --list to see if it includes the release candidate builds. (e.g. 8.0.0-rc.2)

Otherwise, node-build will need to be made aware of the new build definitions manually.

Setting NODE_BUILD_DEFINITIONS

NODE_BUILD_DEFINITIONS is a colon-separated list of paths that include build definitions.

This is done by adding /path/to/node-build-jxcore/share/node-build to the NODE_BUILD_DEFINITIONS variable. You can add node-build-jxcore's share path to it in your .bashrc:

export NODE_BUILD_DEFINITIONS=$NODE_BUILD_DEFINITIONS:/path/to/node-build-jxcore/share/node-build

Or add it only when necessary:

NODE_BUILD_DEFINITIONS=$NODE_BUILD_DEFINITIONS:/path/to/node-build-jxcore/share/node-build nodenv install --list

Either way, you'll need to know the exact location of where node-build-jxcore was installed. If installed globally via a nodenv-managed npm, it would look something like: $(nodenv prefix)/lib/node_modules/@nodenv/node-build-jxcore/share/node-build. If installed manually to PREFIX=/some/path, it would look something like: /some/path/share/node-build.

Passing build definition directly

Both nodenv install and node-build accept a path to a custom definition file in place of a version name.

nodenv install /path/to/node-build-jxcore/share/node-build/jxcore+sm-0.3.1.1

Or:

node-build /path/to/node-build-jxcore/share/node-build/jxcore+sm-0.3.1.1 /dest/path/jxcore+sm-0.3.1.1