makefile for installation

[rupl]

I'd love to move our installation instructions into a makefile. Running one command is better than any other number of commands. People who want to do it the hard way can crack open the makefile and have a field day.

[mattgrill]

@rupl I think this is a good idea. However my only issue is with the name.

I think traditionally a makefile would be used for building and/or creating a binary. I think we can very easily create a shell script that could test for dependencies, and install things it needs.

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[elliotttf]

Maybe even with a postInstall script so all you need to do to get started is npm i?

[mattgrill]

What if they don't have npm installed? Do we want to help them with that?

[elliotttf]

I think it's OK without. Express, for example, does not have information
about npm.

Elliott Foster
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What if they don't have npm installed? Do we want to help them with that?

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