How is lib/gitteh.js generated? about node-gitteh HOT 9 CLOSED

I figured it out.
"cake.coffeescript build" uses the Cakefile to build it. Shouldn't that be in install.js?

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@lushzero The lib/gitteh.js is basically a generated artifact from the CS source, analogous to a .o file or a .class file. I made the choice not to version it as it's noisy in the diffs to do so. It also should not be in install.js as that file runs on users machines when gitteh is installed. I made the choice to generate the gitteh.js source before an npm publish to ensure that no runtime dependency on CoffeeScript is required.

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What file gets included then in the node code to actually use the module if not lib/gitteh.js ? Remove that file and you get "Error: Cannot find module 'gitteh'"

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@lushzero lib/gitteh.js is included in the actual distribution tarball that gets uploaded to NPM, it's just not in revision control

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@samcday We don't seem to be communicating well. By included I meant that the lib/gitteh.js is the file that allows you to load the module in node code. Unless I'm mistaken it's what registers the binding functions in callable space. However its generation is not in the install.js nor is it really documented anywhere.

Could you explain what the correct steps are for building gitteh from "scratch"?

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@lushzero if you're wanting to build gitteh from scratch on your machine, you should just be able to run cake build (with an npm -g install coffee-script first) and then npm install

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What about /lib/bindings/bindings.js? It seems to be full of antiquated method signatures, like getTree(), when gitteh uses tree() now. Is that file being used, or should it be deleted?

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@iamwilhelm yeah that file is from the pre-0.17 refactor. I'll nuke it shortly.

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Sam! You're back!

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