The software installer program used to build many VEuPathDB backend systems and the VEuPathDB websites. It is ant-based. It reads from source code residing in the directory pointed to by the $PROJECT_HOME environment variable. It builds and installs executable software into the directory pointed to by the $GUS_HOME environment variable. It builds and installs website resource into the location provided to its command line interface in webapp.props.
The heart of the install system is this build.xml file, written in Ant XML. Projects build by the install system provide their own build.xml file (for example WDK/build.xml), which call the utility targets provided here.
Website resources can be bundled using a common webpack configuration, including support for TypeScript and Sass. This is done by placing a webpack.config.js file in either a project or component directory, and extending base.webpack.org. The installer program will detect this file and execute the webpack program.
- Ant 1.9
- Maven
- NodeJS >= 8
~ [0]$ bld
Build an executable from $PROJECT_HOME into $GUS_HOME
Usage: bld project[/component] [-publishDocs]
calls 'build project[/component] install -append'
The -publishDocs flag, if present, will be passed to build as well
~ [1]$ bldw
Build an executable from $PROJECT_HOME into $GUS_HOME and install web resources according to webPropFile
Usage: bldw project webPropFile [-publishDocs]
Example: bldw GiardiaDBWebsite project_home/webapp.prop
calls 'build GiardiaDBWebsite webinstall -append -webPropFile project_home/webapp.prop'
The -publishDocs flag, if present, will be passed to build as well