Building from source

Windows

Firstly, make sure you have done all of the Tauri prerequisites.

Additionally, make sure you have git and the tauri CLI installed (or install it with cargo install tauri-cli).

After you have cloned the repository, run the following to start a dev server:

npm install
cargo tauri dev

To build Gale, run:

cargo tauri build

After a while, it will output both an .msi and an .exe installer in the src-tauri/target/release/bundle folder.

Note

If you want to modify/distribute the app, keep in mind the license.

Linux

Install the required tools and build chain

Note

The examples use a Debian flavor package manager. Use your system specific package manager such as Yum or Pacman instead.

To build Gale on Linux you will likely require the following packages:

Rust Dependencies

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev \
    build-essential \
    curl \
    wget \
    file \
    libssl-dev \
    libgtk-3-dev \
    libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
    librsvg2-dev

Cargo/Rust

sudo apt install cargo

NVM

If your system does not have the latest node available you can install nvm by following the instructions here.

You can install a version of node that will work with Gale by using:

nvm install 20

Then you set the node version for your current terminal by using this command:

nvm use 20

You will need to set your node version before using any NPM commands later in this guide.

Install the Tauri CLI

cargo install tauri-cli

This will take a while, especially if you've never compiled anything with Rust before.

Start the dev server

nvm use 20
npm install
cargo tauri dev

Build Gale

cargo tauri build

After a while, this it will output both an executable and an installable package (a .deb for debian-based systems) in the src-tauri/target/release/bundle directory.

Note

If you want to modify/distribute the app, keep in mind the license.