Further details on building and packaging

Author: adamretter

README.md

@@ -24,12 +24,38 @@ This repository holds the code for packaging the IDE as a client Desktop applica
 * Git 2.11+
 * Java 8+ (Currently, Java 9 is not supported.)
 * Python 2.7.x (Python 3, is not supported.)
+* rpmbuild (for building RPM's on Linux)
+* Apple Developer Certificate and Account (for signing DMG's on macOS)
 
-Build the Fusion Studio application package:
+Build the Fusion Studio application (Linux/Mac):
 ```bash
 $ git clone https://github.com/evolvedbinary/fusion-studio.git
 $ cd fusion-studio
-$ yarn && yarn build && yarn package
+$ export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=8192"
+$ yarn && yarn build
 ```
 
-Desktop Applications are then available in the `fusion-studio/dist` folder.
+Build the Fusion Studio application (Windows):
+```bash
+> git clone https://github.com/evolvedbinary/fusion-studio.git
+> cd fusion-studio
+> set NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192
+> yarn && yarn build
+```
+
+## Packaging
+
+After building, native application packages (e.g .exe, .dmg., .deb, and .rpm files) can also be produced:
+
+Create an application package (Linux/Windows):
+```bash
+$ yarn package
+```
+
+Create an application package (Mac):
+```bash
+$ [email protected] APPLE_ID_PASSWORD=abcd-efgh-ijkl-mnop yarn package
+```
+**NOTE:** The `APPLE_ID` and `APPLE_ID_PASSWORD` are used for notarization of the app. If you don't need notarization you can skip these. Remember, notarization can be a slow process which can take 10+ minutes with little or no output to the console... so remain patient!
+
+Application packages are then available in the `fusion-studio/dist` folder.