justadudewhohacks/opencv-electron

Question: how to package electron app with opencv?

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fakob commented

Hi
How would I go about to be able to package opencv-electron to include opencv?
I have been experimenting with getting this to work using node-opencv, but even though I got close it did not work out. Now I am wondering if it could be easier achieved using opencv4nodejs. Any ideas?
Thanks
Jakob

justadudewhohacks commented

This is an example for using electron with opencv4nodejs. Node-opencv wont work.

Just clone this repo, type npm install and you should be ready to go

fakob commented

Sorry for not properly explaining what I am after. What I am trying to do is to create a desktop installer, in my case a .dmg for osx with opencv packaged into it.
The user should not have to separately install opencv. I tried electron-builder and had read about node-gyp, but I am not an expert and could not make it work.

Thanks for your effort btw. opencv4nodejs and your repo work great!

justadudewhohacks commented

Ah now I see what you are trying.

I am sorry, but I have never packaged an electron app into an executable. One would have to figure out how to bundle the electron app with the node file generated from building opencv4nodejs + you would also have to ship the dynamic libs, e.g. the .dylibs, which are loaded at runtime.

But again I don't have any clue how this is done.

ygnthetzaw commented

Hi I'm also experiencing as well. Executable Opencv Electron App doesn't work without opencv library.
In the same folder of exe file, I try to add opencv dll files (opencv_world341.dll, opencv_world341d.dll) from opencv3.4.1\build\x64\vc14\bin and then it's working perfectly.
Thank you for your work on opencv!