Programming Howto:Deploy a Release version of a BCI2000 Module

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Globally enable application bundling

Double-click the "Configure.sh.cmd" script in the BCI2000 build directory to start the CMake GUI.

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Make sure "USE_APPLICATION_BUNDLES" is checked, and click "Generate".

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Switch to VisualStudio and click "Reload" if prompted.

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Enable application bundling for your module

In your module's CMakeLists.txt, disable any "NOBUNDLE" option.

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Rebuild your module

Switch to Release mode.

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Right-click your module, and choose "Build" from the context menu.

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When the bundle is created, a list of contained files will be shown.

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The bundle looks like an executable ...

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... but when appending a ".zip" extension, you can see it's a ZIP archive as well.

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This allows you to move the module to a different machine without having to install additional software there.

NOTE: This does not work for debug builds, which will always depend on components installed alongside VisualStudio.

See also

Programming Howto:Building and Customizing BCI2000