Command line build documentation (macOS)

Solar2D macOS Desktop
#1

Hi,

Does anyone know if there exists some documentation on how to do command line builds? We’d love to set up some scripts to automate our build processes a bit…

I found the following two threads, but I’m sure there must be some more information on this topic!?

Best,

Bjørnar

#2

There’s no formal documentation. Tool is called CoronaBuilder, you can use it to make builds, passing build parameters in a lua file. 

builder=~/Library/Application\ Support/Corona/Native/Corona/mac/bin/CoronaBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/CoronaBuilder
${builder} build --lua build.lua 

See https://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/54309-automated-builds-using-the-coronabuilderapp/ for example

#3

I’ve a script that builds my apps using the CoronaBuilder. It only works using a config file. I run my script on Mac and have used it to build for Android (both GP and Amazon) so far. I expect it to work for Apple as well. 

The config file:

{ "androidAppPackage": "com.xxx", "appName": "name", "androidVersionCode": 1, "appVersion": "1.1.1", "certificatePath": "/path/to/keystore", "keystorePassword": "password", "keystoreAlias": "alias", "keystoreAliasPassword": "aliasPassword", "dstPath": "/destination/path", "projectPath": "/path/to/source", "platform": "Android", "androidStore": "google" }

I run it like 

/Applications/Corona/Native/Corona/mac/bin/CoronaBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/CoronaBuilder /path/to/config.json

#4

for iOS it will look like this:

{     platform='ios',     appName='name',     appVersion='1.1.1',     certificatePath = '/path/to/provisioning/profile',     dstPath='/destination/path',     projectPath='/path/to/source' }
#5

Thanks, guys, for support both here and on email.

Below some params.lua examples I suppose can be of interest to people. Build using following command (on Mac, at least):

~/Library/Application\ Support/Corona/Native/Corona/mac/bin/CoronaBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/CoronaBuilder build /path/to/params.lua

Thanks to Bektur for providing the information and the params files in the first place!

Android:

local params = { platform='android', appName='appName', appVersion='1.1.2', certificatePath = 'path\_to\_keystore', keystorePassword = '\*\*\*\*\*', keystoreAlias = 'alias', keystoreAliasPassword = '\*\*\*\*\*\*', androidVersionCode = '3', dstPath='/path/to/destination/folder', projectPath='/path/to/project/folder', androidAppPackage='com.example.myapp', androidStore = 'none' } return params

HTML:

local params = { platform='html5', appName='My app', appVersion='3.2.1', dstPath='/path/to/destination/folder', projectPath='/path/to/project/folder', includeStandardResources = 'true', } return params

iOS:

local params = { platform='ios', appName='My App', appVersion='1.1.1', certificatePath = '/path/to/certificate/myapp.mobileprovision', dstPath='/path/to/destination/folder', projectPath='/path/to/project/folder', } return params

Mac:

local params = { platform='macos', appName='My App', appVersion='3.2.1', certificatePath = '/path/to/certificate/myapp.mobileprovision', dstPath='/path/to/destination/folder', projectPath='path/to/project/folder', } return params
#6

HTML5 not working!

>> ERROR: Unsupported platform: HTML5

#7

I’m not sure we’ve added HTML5 builds to CoronaBuilder yet.

Rob

#8

There’s no formal documentation. Tool is called CoronaBuilder, you can use it to make builds, passing build parameters in a lua file. 

builder=~/Library/Application\ Support/Corona/Native/Corona/mac/bin/CoronaBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/CoronaBuilder
${builder} build --lua build.lua 

See https://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/54309-automated-builds-using-the-coronabuilderapp/ for example

#9

I’ve a script that builds my apps using the CoronaBuilder. It only works using a config file. I run my script on Mac and have used it to build for Android (both GP and Amazon) so far. I expect it to work for Apple as well. 

The config file:

{ "androidAppPackage": "com.xxx", "appName": "name", "androidVersionCode": 1, "appVersion": "1.1.1", "certificatePath": "/path/to/keystore", "keystorePassword": "password", "keystoreAlias": "alias", "keystoreAliasPassword": "aliasPassword", "dstPath": "/destination/path", "projectPath": "/path/to/source", "platform": "Android", "androidStore": "google" }

I run it like 

/Applications/Corona/Native/Corona/mac/bin/CoronaBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/CoronaBuilder /path/to/config.json

#10

for iOS it will look like this:

{     platform='ios',     appName='name',     appVersion='1.1.1',     certificatePath = '/path/to/provisioning/profile',     dstPath='/destination/path',     projectPath='/path/to/source' }
#11

Thanks, guys, for support both here and on email.

Below some params.lua examples I suppose can be of interest to people. Build using following command (on Mac, at least):

~/Library/Application\ Support/Corona/Native/Corona/mac/bin/CoronaBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/CoronaBuilder build /path/to/params.lua

Thanks to Bektur for providing the information and the params files in the first place!

Android:

local params = { platform='android', appName='appName', appVersion='1.1.2', certificatePath = 'path\_to\_keystore', keystorePassword = '\*\*\*\*\*', keystoreAlias = 'alias', keystoreAliasPassword = '\*\*\*\*\*\*', androidVersionCode = '3', dstPath='/path/to/destination/folder', projectPath='/path/to/project/folder', androidAppPackage='com.example.myapp', androidStore = 'none' } return params

HTML:

local params = { platform='html5', appName='My app', appVersion='3.2.1', dstPath='/path/to/destination/folder', projectPath='/path/to/project/folder', includeStandardResources = 'true', } return params

iOS:

local params = { platform='ios', appName='My App', appVersion='1.1.1', certificatePath = '/path/to/certificate/myapp.mobileprovision', dstPath='/path/to/destination/folder', projectPath='/path/to/project/folder', } return params

Mac:

local params = { platform='macos', appName='My App', appVersion='3.2.1', certificatePath = '/path/to/certificate/myapp.mobileprovision', dstPath='/path/to/destination/folder', projectPath='path/to/project/folder', } return params
#12

HTML5 not working!

>> ERROR: Unsupported platform: HTML5

#13

I’m not sure we’ve added HTML5 builds to CoronaBuilder yet.

Rob