https://github.com/love-actions/love-actions-windows
Build Windows .exe package and zipped with other assets
https://github.com/love-actions/love-actions-windows
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Build Windows .exe package and zipped with other assets
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/love-actions/love-actions-windows
- Owner: love-actions
- Created: 2022-07-11T03:19:47.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-11-07T18:29:47.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-22T12:33:36.368Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: love2d, windows
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- Size: 54.7 KB
- Stars: 12
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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# love-actions-windows
## Which version to use?
- For the `11.5` version of the [LÖVE](https://love2d.org/) framework, use the `v2` tag or `v2.x.x` tags.
- For the `11.4` version of the [LÖVE](https://love2d.org/) framework, use the `v1` tag or `v1.x.x` tags.
### Branches
This branch is for the latest release version of the [LÖVE](https://love2d.org/) framework.
For the `11.4` version, please refer to the [**11.4**](https://github.com/love-actions/love-actions-windows/tree/11.4) branch.
## About
Github Action for building & deploying Windows `.zip` packages and `.exe` installer of a [LÖVE](https://love2d.org/) framework based game.
### Related actions
See related actions below:
[Love actions bare package](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/love-actions-bare-package)
[Love actions for testing](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/love-actions-for-testing)
## Quick example
```yaml
- name: Build Windows packages
id: build-packages
uses: love-action/love-actions-windows@v1
with:
love-package: ./game.love
icon-path: ./assets/windows/icon.ico
rc-path: ./assets/windows/template.rc
product-name: love_app
app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
product-website: https://www.example.com
installer-languages: English.isl ChineseSimplified.isl
output-folder: "./dist"
```
## With [Love actions bare package](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/love-actions-bare-package) and [Love actions for testing](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/love-actions-for-testing)
```yml
env:
BUILD_TYPE: ${{ fromJSON('["dev", "release"]')[startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')] }}
CORE_LOVE_PACKAGE_PATH: ./core.love
CORE_LOVE_ARTIFACT_NAME: core_love_package
PRODUCT_NAME: my_love_app
BUNDLE_ID: com.example.myloveapp
jobs:
build-core:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
env:
OUTPUT_FOLDER: ./build
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
submodules: recursive
- name: Build core love package
uses: love-actions/love-actions-core@v1
with:
build-list: ./media/ ./parts/ ./Zframework/ ./conf.lua ./main.lua ./version.lua
package-path: ${{ env.CORE_LOVE_PACKAGE_PATH }}
- name: Upload core love package
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: ${{ env.CORE_LOVE_ARTIFACT_NAME }}
path: ${{ env.CORE_LOVE_PACKAGE_PATH }}
auto-test:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: build-core
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
submodules: recursive
- name: Love actions for testing
uses: love-actions/love-actions-test@v1
with:
font-path: ./parts/fonts/proportional.otf
language-folder: ./parts/language
build-windows:
runs-on: windows-latest
needs: [build-core, auto-test]
env:
OUTPUT_FOLDER: ./build
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
submodules: recursive
# Download your core love package here
- name: Download core love package
uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
with:
name: ${{ env.CORE_LOVE_ARTIFACT_NAME }}
# This is an example dynamic library
- name: Download ColdClear
uses: ./.github/actions/get-cc
with:
platform: Windows
dir: ./ColdClear
- name: Build Windows packages
id: build-packages
uses: love-actions/love-actions-windows@v1
with:
love-package: ${{ env.CORE_LOVE_PACKAGE_PATH }}
icon-path: ./.github/build/windows/${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}/icon.ico
rc-path: ./.github/build/windows/${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}/template.rc
extra-assets-x86: ./ColdClear/x86/CCloader.dll ./ColdClear/x86/cold_clear.dll
extra-assets-x64: ./ColdClear/x64/CCloader.dll ./ColdClear/x64/cold_clear.dll
product-name: ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}
app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
project-website: https://www.example.com/
installer-languages: English.isl ChineseSimplified.isl Japanese.isl French.isl
output-folder: ${{ env.OUTPUT_FOLDER }}
- name: Upload 32-bit artifact
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: ${{ needs.get-info.outputs.base-name }}_Windows_x86
path: ${{ env.OUTPUT_FOLDER }}/${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}_x86.zip
- name: Upload 64-bit artifact
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: ${{ needs.get-info.outputs.base-name }}_Windows_x64
path: ${{ env.OUTPUT_FOLDER }}/${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}_x64.zip
- name: Upload installer artifact
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: ${{ needs.get-info.outputs.base-name }}_Windows_installer
path: ${{ env.OUTPUT_FOLDER }}/${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}_installer.exe
```
## All inputs
| Name | Required | Default | Description |
| --------------------- | -------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `love-ref` | `false` | `"11.5"` | `love` release ref. Could only be release tags like `11.5` |
| `love-package` | `false` | `"./game.love"` | Love package. Used to assemble the executable. |
| `icon-path` | `false` | `""` | Path to the exe's icon. If not specified, the product has no icon. |
| `rc-path` | `false` | `""` | Path to the `.rc` file. Used to configure the properties of the product. |
| `extra-assets-x86` | `false` | `""` | List of folder & file paths to be added to x86 product folder. |
| `extra-assets-x64` | `false` | `""` | List of folder & file paths to be added to x64 product folder. |
| `product-name` | `false` | `"love_app"` | Base name of the package. |
| `app-id` | `false` | `""` | The application identifier (uuid) for the installer. You need to download inno setup and use the built-in tool to generate one. |
| `project-website` | `false` | `""` | The project's homepage url. |
| `installer-languages` | `false` | `English.isl` | List of languages supported by the installer. You can find references [here](https://jrsoftware.org/files/istrans/) |
| `output-folder` | `false` | `"./build"` | Packages output folder. All packages would be placed here. |
| `love-actions-folder` | `false` | `"love-actions-windows"` | Path to the `love-actions-windows` folder. Would be used to run all the action steps |
## All outputs
| Name | Example | Description |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `package-paths` | `./build/love_app_x86.zip ./build/love_app_x64.zip ./build/love_app_installer.exe` | Built packages' paths in a bash-style list relative to the repository root, separated by spaces. |
## Other platforms
If you need to build game for other platforms, please check links below:
[Love actions for android](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/love-actions-for-android)
[Love actions for iOS](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/love-actions-for-ios)
[Love actions for Linux](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/love-actions-for-linux)
[Love actions for macOS portable](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/love-actions-for-macos-portable)
[Love actions for macOS AppStore](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/love-actions-for-macos-appstore)