Build for Linux

[kochetov2000]

This isn't a problem, but rather good news - the program works perfectly on Linux (in my case, Linux Mint, but this should at least apply to all Debian-like systems). However, there are a few peculiarities with Linux. Since the game launches via Proton, the path to the achievement files is slightly different (I entered it manually for testing) - (path to prefix)/drive_c and then the standard Windows folder structure. For the same reason, launching the game won't work as it does on Windows (to be honest, I'm not sure how to implement this correctly due to the different ways games are launched, specifically Steam and other programs like Lutris). Launch tracking, however, works correctly.
In fact, this is one of the few programs that works perfectly on Linux for displaying achievements.

[kochetov2000]

I managed to build a binary (though without an icon.I'm not very good with nodejs, especially compilation). And the first note: it's best not to minimize the application, as it doesn't hide in the system tray (this is apparently another Linux quirk).

[PSerban93]

@kochetov2000, Hi
Thanks for the information. I am not using Linux and don't have much knowledge on this, so at this moment I cannot help much for the Linux limitations of the app.

I also received a message for someone that was trying the app on Mac OS and also confirmed that is working.

If you can, please mention all the steps that you did for installing/compaling the app from. Start to end, in order for me to extend the documentation for other people to know how to make it work and maybe if someone has more knowledge helping me to make the app work correctly on Linux for all features.

Also a list of what is working and what is not working right now will help me a lot.

Thanks again!

[kochetov2000]

First, I'll try to figure out how to compile for different operating systems using package.json (at first, I simply changed the "dist" in package.json from Win x64 to Linux x64 to see if it would build, but that's the wrong way). Then I'll try to fix the issue with the app minimizing and displaying it in the tray (I won't make any promises, but I'll still try). And in parallel, I'll test which features of the app work.

[kochetov2000]

@PSerban93 I'm gradually adapting the functionality to Linux (I'll write about this later with the results), and I have a question about working with a gamepad. There's controller-input-manager.js in utils. Is this a custom library, or was it borrowed from another project? The current library is Windows-specific and is useless for Linux due to its different operating mechanisms (honestly, I don't fully understand them myself :D It would be much easier with an existing library, if one exists).

[PSerban93]

The controller input is a custom built in based on windows Api function for controller. Idk if there is an existing library for Linux. I will try to find if there is any

[kochetov2000]

@PSerban93 It turns out everything is much more interesting. In the application menu on Linux, the gamepad works as if nothing happened (I use a DualShock 3 via Bluetooth, and tested it with a wired Chinese gamepad in XInput mode), it responds correctly to buttons. What does "controller support for the overlay" even mean? (I've never used this feature, so I have no idea what it is.)

[PSerban93]

That feature is for the app to recognize the key you set for the overlay to be displayed when you press a key from the controller. Xbox view + Menu or PS Share + Option, will open the overlay from controller.
This key can be changed from setrings

[kochetov2000]

@PSerban93 For now, I'll leave working with the gamepad to more knowledgeable people (it's quite complicated). I'm currently trying to figure out why the program can't run autoconfiguration on first launch (the autoconfiguration button is inactive, and the program itself can't find a single folder, even though it's in the prefix in the home folder). I think this is due to my inattention (due to the large amount of code). Could you tell me where exactly the folder search logic is located during autogeneration?
P.S I think I've figured out the logic of the code (watched-folders.js seems to be what I need). Now I need to come up with a Linux-friendly algorithm (I think it's specific, but doable).

[kochetov2000]

Not working
Gamepad when the overlay is activated (I won't attempt to implement this due to my limited knowledge of Linux, I'll leave it to those more knowledgeable people)
Launching games within the program (this is a limitation of Linux itself. Essentially, the launch occurs within Proton. And since there are so many versions of Proton and the launch methods vary, there's little point in trying to account for them all)
Auto-updates (not yet implemented)

Nuances
Epic Games syncs, but there’s little point in this due to the lack of a Linux client
GOG also doesn’t have a Linux client
EA has the same issue.
Ubisoft is the same.
Screenshots work, but on Linux you need to install the ImageMagick library (this is mentioned in the description of the screenshot library).

Otherwise, everything seems to work. Emulators should theoretically work the same on different systems (there shouldn’t be any differences other than path variations). I had to dig deep into the code to understand some of its inner workings and adapt it for Linux (thanks to cross-platform support, but it wasn’t without its challenges).
As soon as I finish correcting the Russian translation (which, in my opinion, is just awful) and again check that everything works properly, I'll submit a merge request.

[PSerban93]

Not working Gamepad when the overlay is activated (I won't attempt to implement this due to my limited knowledge of Linux, I'll leave it to those more knowledgeable people) Launching games within the program (this is a limitation of Linux itself. Essentially, the launch occurs within Proton. And since there are so many versions of Proton and the launch methods vary, there's little point in trying to account for them all) Auto-updates (not yet implemented)

Nuances Epic Games syncs, but there’s little point in this due to the lack of a Linux client GOG also doesn’t have a Linux client EA has the same issue. Ubisoft is the same. Screenshots work, but on Linux you need to install the ImageMagick library (this is mentioned in the description of the screenshot library).

Otherwise, everything seems to work. Emulators should theoretically work the same on different systems (there shouldn’t be any differences other than path variations). I had to dig deep into the code to understand some of its inner workings and adapt it for Linux (thanks to cross-platform support, but it wasn’t without its challenges). As soon as I finish correcting the Russian translation (which, in my opinion, is just awful) and again check that everything works properly, I'll submit a merge request.

thanks a lot. Regarding the translation, yes it will help me a lot for a correct one. Also please check the last russion.json that I just updated with some missing keys.

[kochetov2000]

This will take longer than I initially thought. Firstly, there are quite a few places in the code where strings in tUi are specified, but they are not in the localization file. And there are places where the translation has not yet been implemented (although in some places it is not very difficult to add, but everything depends on the implementation). At the moment, I am gradually implementing the possibility of localization where it was not initially available (and where it is not very difficult to implement in general)

[PSerban93]

Can you point me the locations?
I can try adding them on the source code, since I have a new release prepared with some improvements
Thanks

[kochetov2000]

I would like to figure this out myself