Tools needed. General build instructions.

johnsonjp34

The open source repository can be found at:

https://gitlab.com/johnsonjp34/openfsgps.git

Naturally you will need Git.

NodeJS can be found at: https://nodejs.org/
You will also need the node package manager. (npm)

Take a second to update your node setup:


npm cache clean -f

//may need sudo depending on how you setup global package location
npm install -g n

n stable

Next clone, install, and build the project with.

git clone https://gitlab.com/johnsonjp34/openfsgps.git

cd openfsgps

npm install

//the rebuild script in package.json file syncs up the electron nodejs versions.
npm run rebuild

npm run build

To start in development mode you can run npm run electron

To build for deployment you will need to install an electron packager globally such as electron-packager. (npm install -g electron packager) May need sudo depending on how you have your global packages configured.

//pi etc 32 bit ARM
electron-packager . FSGPS --platform=linux --arch=armv7l --overwrite

//Mac
electron-packager . FSGPS --platform=darwin --arch=x64

More options https://github.com/electron/electron-packager