So, I am quite enthused by PlayN while being equally appalled by the installation process. Simply said, for those with a Java bent, PlayN is the perfect technology for Indie developers.
So, I did something about it, I created a one-click installer!
Although, by one click, I mean more like 6 or 7, but compared to the earlier instructions ( or Google's non-working instructions ), it is night and day!
Installer can
be found here.
Install with an extreme amount of detailed instructions
can be found here!Now that the installation isn't a complete nightmare, I high encourage you to check out PlayN, it is quite cool... when running!
I will probably be doing a series of tutorials on actually programming with PlayN now that the whole getting it actually running part is licked.
The installer itself it some 500+ lines of Powershell, a language I didn't know until this weekend, so keep that in mind!
For the detailed minded, the script:
- downloads and configured the JDK [optional]
- downloads 7zip for later use ( from GameFromScratch.com )
- downloads and installs ( local ) Git
- downloads and runs the Android SDK
- Git’s PlayN from googlecode
- Downloads and installs Maven
- Runs Maven on the PlayN code
- Downloads and installed the New Game Wizard from GFS.com
- Runs the New Game Wizard [optional]
None of these bloat up your computer though, so simply deleting the install folder gets rid of everything.
Of course, it hasn't been tested a ton, so if you have an issue, let me know!