Cross-platform Build Instructions about wireflow HOT 15 CLOSED

Yes development can be done in windows.
We'll put some windows setup instructions soon.

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Please also add build instructions for OSX.

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@jankapunkt can you confirm that if you use the packages below, then you can run wireflow on your local? If it runs, I'll add them on the readme.

brew install pkg-config cairo libpng jpeg giflib

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I added pull request that makes possible running wireflow even when AWS S3 credentials are not defined, and some other upgrades etc. #31

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I think it should be, since Meteor support Windows platform. What you think @entrptaher ?

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I think OSX and Linux will have same build instructions. We will see.

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I was just concerned because of this REAMDE part:
sudo apt-get install libcairo2-dev libjpeg-dev libgif-dev libjpeg8-dev libpango1.0-dev build-essential g++
which is only working for Debian based Linux Dsitributions.

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Probably this is what we need instead of that.
brew install pkg-config cairo libpng jpeg giflib

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@nikw92 can you try the latest readme file and see if you manage to install wireflow on windows?

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I used this brew install list, I only needed giflib (the others were already installed).
Slingshot caused some problems:

W20171129-20:24:51.960(11)? (STDERR)       throw error;
W20171129-20:24:51.960(11)? (STDERR)       ^
W20171129-20:24:52.005(11)? (STDERR) Error: Match error: Expected string, got undefined in field bucket
W20171129-20:24:52.005(11)? (STDERR)     at exports.check (packages/check.js:55:15)
W20171129-20:24:52.005(11)? (STDERR)     at new Slingshot.Directive (packages/edgee_slingshot.js:325:3)
W20171129-20:24:52.006(11)? (STDERR)     at Object.Slingshot.createDirective (packages/edgee_slingshot.js:295:5)
W20171129-20:24:52.006(11)? (STDERR)     at Slingshot.js (imports/startup/server/Slingshot.js:5:11)
W20171129-20:24:52.006(11)? (STDERR)     at fileEvaluate (packages/modules-runtime.js:343:9)
W20171129-20:24:52.006(11)? (STDERR)     at require (packages/modules-runtime.js:238:16)
W20171129-20:24:52.006(11)? (STDERR)     at index.js (imports/startup/server/index.js:1:229)
W20171129-20:24:52.006(11)? (STDERR)     at fileEvaluate (packages/modules-runtime.js:343:9)
W20171129-20:24:52.007(11)? (STDERR)     at require (packages/modules-runtime.js:238:16)
W20171129-20:24:52.007(11)? (STDERR)     at main.js (server/main.js:1:14)

I am thinking I need a meteor settings file to point to an S3 bucket? Now I see it, I'll have a go at that.
I commented the slingshot import, and the app runs ok, I can draw some things. So far so good

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By using the settings file the problem goes away. You should put a reference into the getting started guide about the need for a --settings settings.json parameter when running meteor

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@mikkelking I did say you need to write meteor yarn start

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@entrptaher Yes you did, and as I don't use yarn I ignored that. For the sake of completeness it would be worth mentioning that you can run it with the meteor command. Typically i set environment variables like this:

DEBUG=tm:* MONGO_URL=mongodb://server... meteor --port 3050 --settings dev.settings.json

It doesn't hurt to cover all options :)

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Alright, I will add that :)

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@entrptaher
I think it's also good to add npm commands also:

meteor npm install
meteor npm start
meteor npm test

For people not familiar with yarn although there is no difference between them.

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