Build instructions

As Bridge was created with multiple platforms in mind from the start making builds should be a rather painless process and not depend on any specific tooling.

Unless specified the guidelines below apply to all supported platforms.

Creating an Electron production build

1. Make sure a compatible version of Node is installed on your system

Most often the preferred version is the latest LTS release.

2. Install dependencies

Windows build requirements

• Visual Studio with C++ desktop app build tools
• Python 3

macOS build requirements

• Xcode build tools

Run npm ci in the project root. This will automatically install dependencies for the core software and any bundled plugins.

3. Create a build

Run one of the build commands specified in package.json. These differ based on the platform used. A binary will be created in the bin directory.
npm run electron:build:mac:arm
npm run electron:build:mac:intel
npm run electron:build:win