How to create a Gel application

How to create a Gel application

Description

This guide describes how to set up your development environment create a simple Gel application.

Gel is the script language of Antiryad Gx.

Requirements

Download, install and register Antiryad Gx standard version, or aquire a professionnal license.

Create a project

Open Antiryad Gx and launch the 'Tools → Exe compiler' menu.
- In the first field near the 'Executable' button, enter the name of your application without space, example: 'product'
- The press the 'New project' button.
- A new project will be created in 'antiryadgx/workspaces/product' directory
Create an init.gel text file in 'antiryadgx/workspaces/product' directory

In your init.gel file, write your program, example:

import antiryadgx.gx_winbox

class boot
      
declarefunction nothing,main,nothing
      
/* ---- */
/* main */
/* ---- */
function main
  gx_winbox::request(string::"A first program!" ,-1,-1)
      
  return(0)
endfunction

Prepare the project

Executable compiler

Open Antiryad Gx and launch the 'Tools → Exe compiler'
Select the target platforms checkboxes you want.
Press the 'Executable' button and go to the 'antiryadgx/workspaces/product' directory
In the 'Executable' field, enter the name of your application without space, example:'product'
In the 'Init class' field, enter 'init.gel'
In the 'Filevirtual' field, enter a file name, example: 'resources.dsk'
Remove all lines in the text box (no resources needed at this time)

Linux options

Activate the Linux x86, x64, ppc or cell checkboxes
Tune the optimizer as you want
If you want to prepare a debian installer, check the 'Createdeb' option
- You can compile it using the 'projects/multiarch_linux_deb/makeproductdeb.sh' bash file after generating the application
Enter the application version in the 'Version' field
Enter your company name and url in the 'Maintainer' field
Enter the application description in the 'Description' field
Enter the application gategorie in the 'Cagegories' field
Enter the application menu name in the 'Menuname' field
Set the location of the icon file of the appplication in the 'Icon' field
Set the location of the license file of the appplication in the 'Licensefile' field
Makefile is reserved to enterprise version, do not use the 'Createmakfile' option

Windows options

Activate the Windows x86 or x64 checkboxes
Tune the optimizer as you want
If you want to prepare an installer, check the 'Createiss' option
- You can open and compile it with Inno Setup using the 'projects/multiarch_windows_iss/product/product.iss' file after generating the application
Enter your company name in the 'Publisher' field
Enter the url of your company in the 'Appurl' field
Set the start menu name of your application in the 'Menuname' field
Set the location of the icon file of the appplication in the 'Icon' field
Set the location of the license file of the appplication in the 'Licensefile' field
Makefile is reserved to enterprise version, do not use the 'Createmakfile' option

MacOSX options

Activate the MacOS checkboxe
Tune the optimizer as you want
If you want to create a standard app file (recommanded), check the 'Createapp' option
Enter the application package name 'Packagename' field
Set the location of the icon file of the appplication in the 'Icon' field
Makefile is reserved to enterprise version, do not use the 'Createmakfile' option

Android options

Activate the 'Android' checkbox
Tune the optimizer as you want.
In 'Url0' and 'Url1' fields, enter the link of your server where the application resources will be downloaded
- You can use two locations to secure the resources download is case of a server is down.
- If you have only one server, set the same adress for 'Url0' and 'Url1'.
In 'Progressbarpage' and 'Pressbar' field, set the corresponding image location
In 'Targetfilevirtual', set the target Android filevirtual name
In 'Packagename' field, enter your package name without space and special characters ex: com.yourorganisationname.productname
In 'Versioncode' field, enter the current Play Store version code (1 for first submission)
In 'Version' field, enter your application version, example:1.00
In 'Icon' field, enter the location of your application icon image
Makefile is reserved to enterprise version, do not use the 'Createmakfile' option

Compile the project

Save the XMC file (button 'Save') in the current directory.
Press the 'Generate DSK' button
Press the 'Generate EXE' button
- This will create executables in the current directory.

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