AlterWare: Installer

This is the tool we use to pull changes made from the release page of some of our clients and install it where we need to.

Build

• Install Premake5 and add it to your system PATH
• Clone this repository using Git
• Update the submodules using git submodule update --init --recursive
• Run Premake with either of these two options premake5 vs2022 (for Windows) or premake5 gmake2 (for Linux/macOS)
  • On Windows, build the project via the solution file in build\aw-installer.sln
  • On Linux/macOS, build the project using Make via the Makefile located in the build folder

IMPORTANT Requirements for Unix systems:

• Compilation: Please use Clang
• Dependencies: Ensure the LLVM C++ Standard library is installed
• Alternative compilers: If you opt for a different compiler such as GCC, use the Mold linker
• Customization: Modifications to the Premake5.lua script may be required
• Platform support: Details regarding supported platforms are available in build.yml