INSTALL.md

Flowc setup (Linux)

Simple JavaScript target setup

1. Clone Flow9 repository

   git clone https://github.com/area9innovation/flow9
   

2. Add flow9/bin to PATH in .profile & relogin into system:

   PATH=$PATH:/path/to/flow9/bin
   

3. Install Java 8 Runtime Environment to run flowc1.

   Your distro may have this package in repositories, called openjdk-8-jre or jre8-openjdk.

4. Install Haxe 3.4.7 to be able to compile into js target.

   Your distro may have it too, or check the haxe website.

5. Run haxelib setup and specify the path for haxe libraries.

6. Run haxelib install pixijs 4.7.1 to install PixiJS required for canvas rendering in js.

Now you're ready to compile flow programs to js target like so:

flowc1 js=flow_program.js html=flow_program.html flow_program.flow

Open flow_program.html in browser to see the result. Check browser console for output.

Advanced steps

If you need to rebuild the flowc1 binary:

1. Install Java 8 Development Kit to install javac that can compile flowc1.

   Your distro may have this package in repositories, called openjdk-8-jdk or jdk8-openjdk.

2. Change to flow9 directory & run build-flowc.

Troubleshooting

Error: This is the first time you are running haxelib. Please run haxelib setup first

Setup haxe by performing step 5

Error: Library pixijs is not installed : run 'haxelib install pixijs'

Install pixijs by performing step 6