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--- dev:client_coding:building_the_desktop_app [2023/05/22 05:43] – [Helper Script] dstillman
+++ dev:client_coding:building_the_desktop_app [2024/01/24 01:45] (current) – [Build Steps] dstillman
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 //**Windows users:** The following commands assume a POSIX-compliant system. To build Zotero on Windows, please follow the [[building_the_desktop_app_windows_notes|Windows-specific steps]] first.//
-  - Make sure you have Git and Git LFS installed.
+  - Make sure you have Git and Git LFS installed. ''git lfs'' shouldn't show an error.
   - Clone the Zotero source code: <code sh>git clone --recursive https://github.com/zotero/zotero zotero-client</code>
   - Change to the source code repo: <code sh>cd zotero-client</code>
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 To build Zotero for another platform, first prepare Zotero's JavaScript source by running ''npm run build'' (or keep it prepared automatically as you make changes with ''npm start'') and then run ''app/scripts/dir_build'' with the ''-p'' flag for the desired platform (e.g., ''app/scripts/dir_build -p w'' for Windows).
+If running ''npm run build'' manually, you may need to set the environment variable ''%%NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider%%'' to avoid an ''ERR_OSSL_EVP_UNSUPPORTED'' error.
 ===== Running Your Custom Build ====
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 Options:
--r Rebuild (calling `npm run build` automatically if `npm start` isn't running)
+  * ''-r''  Rebuild (calling `npm run build` automatically if `npm start` isn't running)
+  * ''-b''  Skip bundled styles and translators
--b Skip bundled styles and translators
+  * ''-d''  Start the devtools server for [[developer_tools|remote debugging]]
--d Start the devtools server for [[developer_tools|remote debugging]]
 ===== Running Zotero Plugins =====