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# Welcome! This is a building guide for converse.rs
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TODO: can anyone make this fancier pls
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### prerequisites:
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vscode or something similar, get it from here https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Electron-for-windows-7
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nodejs 16, one day this will work with more modern nodejs, its just that theres no point in updating it now.
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### how2build
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1. clone or download this repository
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2. you open a terminal in vscode, and type the following commands
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```npm i```
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```$(npm bin)/electron-rebuild```
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(Windows 10+ users) To run, use the following command
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```npm start```
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If you are wondering why you can only test this on windows 10 without packaging, it is because [electron added ESM support in electron 28](https://www.electronjs.org/blog/electron-28-0#highlights), not 22.
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If you happen to be a windows 8.1 and under user, you can still test this, but you have to package the build using electron-builder, just run the following:
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```npx electron-builder```
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get yourself a copy of [the special electron](https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Electron-for-windows-7) , after that go into the dist > win-unpackaged > resources, grab the asar file, and put it in [your special electron](https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Electron-for-windows-7) (same thing, except it's in that one's resources folder)
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Sadly, you do have to package the asar everytime, but oh well, it's whatever at the very least you can build on your OS |