Attempt to fix build.js

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         path: releases/*
 
     - name: Test build script for users
-      run: ./build.js
+      run: node ./build.js
 
   bundle:
     name: Bundle artifacts

README.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ You can obtain a pre-compiled Rolens binary for macOS or installer for Windows f
 
 ### Compiling from source
 
-If you have Node.js installed, just download the source from GitHub, and run `./build.js`. The install script will check that dependencies are present and build Rolens for you.
+If you have Node.js installed, just download the source from GitHub, and run `node ./build.js`. The install script will check that dependencies are present and build Rolens for you.
 
 If you want to build it yourself, please refer to the [advanced build process documentation](https://garraflavatra.github.io/rolens/development/advanced-build/) for detailed compilation instructions.
 

build.js

@@ -52,32 +52,43 @@ function isNullish(val) {
 
 // Check that Go ^1.18 is installed.
 
-const goMinorVersion = /go1\.([0-9][0-9])/.exec(
+try {
-  execSync('go version').toString()
+  const goMinorVersion = /go1\.([0-9][0-9])/.exec(
-)?.pop();
+    execSync('go version').toString()
+  )?.pop();
 
-
+  if (isNullish(goMinorVersion) || (parseInt(goMinorVersion) < 18)) {
-if (isNullish(goMinorVersion) || (parseInt(goMinorVersion) < 18)) {
+    throw new Error();
+  }
+} catch {
   missingDependencies.push({ name: 'Go ^1.18 ^16', url: 'https://go.dev/doc/install' });
 }
 
 // Check that Node.js ^16 is installed.
 
-const nodeMajorVersion = /v([0-9]{1,2})\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}/.exec(
+try {
-  execSync('node --version').toString()
+  const nodeMajorVersion = /v([0-9]{1,2})\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}/.exec(
-)?.pop();
+    execSync('node --version').toString()
+  )?.pop();
 
-if (isNullish(nodeMajorVersion) || (parseInt(nodeMajorVersion) < 16)) {
+  if (isNullish(nodeMajorVersion) || (parseInt(nodeMajorVersion) < 16)) {
+    throw new Error();
+  }
+} catch {
   missingDependencies.push({ name: 'Node.js ^16', url: 'https://go.dev/doc/install' });
 }
 
 // Check that Wails is installed.
 
-const wailsMinorVersion = /v2\.([0-9])\.[0-9]/.exec(
+try {
-  execSync('wails version').toString()
+  const wailsMinorVersion = /v2\.([0-9])\.[0-9]/.exec(
-)?.pop();
+    execSync('wails version').toString()
+  )?.pop();
 
-if (isNullish(wailsMinorVersion) || (parseInt(wailsMinorVersion) < 3)) {
+  if (isNullish(wailsMinorVersion) || (parseInt(wailsMinorVersion) < 3)) {
+    throw new Error();
+  }
+} catch {
   missingDependencies.push({
     name: 'Wails ^2.3',
     command: 'go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@latest',
@@ -88,9 +99,18 @@ if (isNullish(wailsMinorVersion) || (parseInt(wailsMinorVersion) < 3)) {
 // Check that NSIS is installed on Windows.
 
 if (isWindows) {
-  const nsisInstalled = /v3\.([0-9][0-9])/.test(execSync('makensis.exe /VERSION').toString());
+  try {
-  if (!nsisInstalled) {
+    const nsisInstalled = /v3\.([0-9][0-9])/.test(execSync('makensis.exe /VERSION').toString());
-    missingDependencies.push({ name: 'Nullsoft Install System ^3', url: 'https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Download' });
+    if (!nsisInstalled) {
+      throw new Error();
+    }
+  } catch {
+    missingDependencies.push({
+      name: 'Nullsoft Install System ^3',
+      command: 'choco install nsis',
+      url: 'https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Download',
+      comment: 'Note: you should add makensis.exe to your path:\n    setx /M PATH "%PATH%;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\NSIS\\Bin"'
+    });
   }
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +132,10 @@ if (missingDependencies.length > 0) {
       console.log('  Visit the following page for more information:');
       console.log(`    ${dependency.url}`);
     }
+
+    if (dependency.comment) {
+      console.log(`  ${dependency.comment}`);
+    }
   }
 
   process.exit(1);

docs/installation.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ If you use a Linux-based OS, please continue reading.
 
 Rolens is free and open-source software, which means that you can compile it from source on your own machine by cloning [the repository](https://github.com/garraflavatra/rolens).
 
-If you have Node.js installed, just download the source from GitHub, and run `./build.js`. The install script will check that dependencies are present and build Rolens for you. If you want to build it yourself, please continue reading.
+If you have Node.js installed, just download the source from GitHub, and run `node ./build.js`. The install script will check that dependencies are present and build Rolens for you. If you want to build it yourself, please continue reading.
 
 ## Advanced build