OctoLauncher/Tools/launcher/README.md

Launcher build tool

install.ps1 downloads a portable Node.js 20 LTS into node/ and runs the full build pipeline (npm install --ignore-scripts, Electron binary install, electron-builder install-app-deps, npm run build, npm run pack).

Use this instead of a global Node install to avoid the ClangCL / Node version issues documented in the repo root BUILD.md.

cd Tools\launcher
.\install.ps1

Output: dist\OctoLauncher.exe (portable) and dist\OctoLauncher_Installer.exe (NSIS).

The node/ directory is gitignored — it is recreated by install.ps1.