MakeLove

Automatically create builds for your LOVE game, using C# and .NET Core

Installation

• Download the latest build on the Releases page
  • You may also build the app from source if you prefer.
• Edit the configuration file
• Run the application
• Work on your LOVE project
• Any changes in your source directory will trigger new builds (only Windows and the LOVE zip format are supported for now)

Configuration

The following values are configurable by editing the MakeLove.App.config file in a text editor:

• sourcePath - Absolute path where your project's source and asset files are stored, which will be monitored by MakeLove for changes. All the contents of the source directory will be included in the builds.
• buildPath - Absolute path where the build artifacts will be placed by MakeLove
• buildName - The filename to use for the builds created, without the file extension. The files will be created as <buildName>.love or <buildName>.exe.
• loveLibPath - Absolute path where the LOVE SDK is installed on the machine, so the needed dependencies can be copied during build creation.
• useBuildNumber - Set this to true, so MakeLove can append auto-incremented build numbers on the created files, e.g. <buildName>001.love.
• buildNumber - The starting build number to use when useBuildNumber is true.
• buildTargets - Comma-separated values of platform targets to create builds for. As of 0.1.0, only windows is supported.

Building

• Install the .NET Core SDK, and your IDE of choice:
  • Visual Studio
  • Visual Studio Code (with the C# extension)
  • Jetbrains Rider
• Open the .sln file and build depending on your chosen IDE.

If you prefer to build using dotnet-cli:

• Open a terminal and navigate to the repository root directory.
• Run dotnet restore to restore the NuGet packages.
• Run dotnet build MakeLove.sln to create a runnable build of the application. This will create .DLL files. The application can be run by navigating to the build output directory (usually bin) and running dotnet run MakeLove.App.dll.
• Run dotnet publish to create artifacts to run the application standalone. Make sure to pass in the parameters depending on which platform(s) you want the build to run on. For more information, see here

Contributing

• Please feel free to submit pull requests for bug fixes or additional features. Some feature ideas:
  • Creating builds for other target platforms that are supported by LOVE for distribution
    • Mac OS
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iOS
    • Web (via love.js)