electron Packaging an electron app
Introduction
When ready for distribution, your electron app can be packaged into an executable file.
Electron applications can be packaged to run on Windows (32/64 bit), OSX (macOS) and Linux (x86/x86_64).
To package your code, use the npm package 'electron-packager\
Syntax
- $ electron-packager
- sourcedir
- appname
- --platform=platform
- --arch=arch
- [optional flags...]
Parameters
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| sourcedir | The directory of your electron application files |
| appname | The name of your application |
| platform | The platform you want to compile your code for. Omitting this will compile for the host OS |
| arch | The system architecture you want to compile your code for. Omitting this will compile for the host arch |
