a hello world program written in JavaScript

The goal of this project is to create a homebrew formula from JavaScript.

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├── index.js # entry point of the package
├── package.json
├── dist
│   ├── # compiled files
│   └── # .tar.gz file
└── build
    └── index.js # converted file from package into single js file 

• Node.js v18 is recommended (v20 not compatible with pkg officially)
• ncc is a simple CLI for compiling a Node.js module into a single file, together with all its dependencies, gcc-style.
  • npm install -g @vercel/ncc is required to compile the package into single file for pkg to work
• pkg is a command line tool for creating executables from Node.js programs
  • npm install -g @vercel/pkg is required to create a standalone executable file from the package
  • for node v20, use npm install -g @yao-pkg/pkg instead

1. create package's repository on GitHub

create a new repository on GitHub or using git init command to create a new repository locally.

$ git init
$ git add .
$ git commit -m "Initial commit"
$ git remote add origin <url>
$ git push -u origin master

or create a new github repository from gh command line tool

$ gh repo create helloworld.js

2. create a package.json file

$ npm init -y

3. create a index.js file

Write a simple hello world program in index.js file.

console.log('Hello, World!');

4. create compiled script

$ npm run build && npm run package

5. create tar.gz file for release

$ mkdir dist # if not exists
$ npm run tar

6. create a release on GitHub

$ gh release create <tag> dist/<tar.gz file>

please visit Homebrew for more information on how to create a formula for your package.

Need assistance? Check out my discussion board or review the GitHub status page.

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