Sphazz
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6 years ago I'm going to file this under "I think I know what I'm doing," but I was able to get the launcher to function under Unix and macOS with only a moderate degree of issues.
I've been rewriting portions of the RoC Launcher for Sentinels Republic: https://github.com/DesporoWace/SR-Launcher
For the SWGEmu.exe and SWGEmu_Setup running, see: https://github.com/DesporoWace/SR-Launcher/blob/master/renderer.js
~159:
const os = require('os'); // plop this near the top of your renderer.js
function play() {
// code here with args and env that is the same as RoC and I'm omitting because clutter
if (os.platform() === 'win32') { // === 'darwin' for macOS
const child = process.spawn("SWGEmu.exe", args, {cwd: config.folder, env: env, detached: true, stdio: 'ignore'});
child.unref();
} else { // Unix
const child = process.exec('wine SWGEmu.exe', {cwd: config.folder, env: env, detached: true, stdio: 'ignore'}, function(error, stdout, stderr){});
child.unref();
}
}See ~176 for SWGEmu_Setup.exe, it's mildly different, omitted env.
The gist is, instead of spawning the process, I run "wine SWGEmu.exe" via terminal. As long as the user has wine installed, it works. If they don't, it fails miserably.
For building, see package.json, this isn't my final version, I'm still testing this. Don't throw this into production just yet. https://github.com/DesporoWace/SR-Launcher/blob/master/package.json
"scripts": {
"start": "electron .",
"build-win": "build --win --ia32 -p always",
"build-linux": "build --linux --x64",
"build-mac": "build --mac --x64"
},run "npm run-script build-linux" in your terminal or command prompt.
I removed "-p always" as to not publish the changes. I have no idea how I'm going to managing updating these versions. This is my first time with Electron.
Here's my user how to setup and the current list of problems, macOS has a bunch of them (freaking Apple): http://www.swgsremu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=1280#p3177
Debian 9 was really easy to setup once Wine was installed. Run and done. (might need to allow execution for the AppImage)
I'm calling this all "Alpha" as I bang out the rest of the issues.
If anyone knows how to solve the macOS permission issue or can think of a better way of doing this, PLEASE respond. <3
cdeli
Any chance of a Linux version of the launcher? I know the EMU team has a linux launcher but some servers cannot download the patches through that version A linux version of the launcher would allow those of us who use Nix to not have to run a VM to play SWG.