[SOLVED] Can I open Löve2D with .bat

[Ryno]

Hi!
I am watching this tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZBAxKoJ ... B05A624D91
and he makes a .bat file which opens löve2D and runs the lua files.
I have made the same .bat file.
The first time i launched the .bat file it worked fine.
The second (and some more) time(s) when i launched the .bat file it opened Löve2D it showed a picture of a pig and som hearts rotating.
So I googled and found out to zip the files and drag them to the Löve2D program.
But the .bat would so much easier.

So the question is; Can I open my Lua files in Löve2D with a .bat file?
-Ryno

[Taehl]

You just need to call Love with your game's folder as the first parameter. For example:

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C:\Games\Love\love.exe "C:\Games\Love\my game"

[monsieur_h]

Personally I have two files in every project I make:

love32.bat, containing:

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"C:\Program Files\LOVE\love.exe" "%CD%"

love64.bat, containing:

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"C:\Program Files (x86)\LOVE\love.exe" "%CD%"

It allows my fellows from art and sound to run the project from any windows computer they have, with love installed.

[slime]

So I googled and found out to zip the files and drag them to the Löve2D program.
But the .bat would so much easier.

You don't have to zip the files, you can just drag the folder containing your main.lua onto the LÖVE executable.

[Jasoco]

Conversely, if you're on OS X you can create a .command file to do the same thing. It even opens the Terminal for debugging.
Put this in an empty text file with a .command extension:

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#!/bin/bash

/Path/to/love.app/Contents/MacOS/love /Path/to/Love/Project/File/

Then use the Terminal to make it executable:

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chmod 755 YourCommandFile.command

(Easier if you type the chmod 755 part first with a trailing space then drag the file in the Finder into the window and press Enter.)

Then you can just double-click it to launch it.

[The More You Know...]

[monsieur_h]

We should have a FAQ tackling this on the wiki, it's asked often enough to justify a page imo.

[josefnpat]

We should have a FAQ tackling this on the wiki, it's asked often enough to justify a page imo.

I think this would be a good idea actually.

How about a page like this?

https://www.love2d.org/wiki/Development_Scripting

It could contain;

• Windows .bat setup
• OS X bash
• Linux bash
• Makefile
• Build Script
• IDE configs (e.g. Geany custom build commands.)

[Ryno]

So what is it I have to put into my .bat file instead of

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@Echo off
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\LOVE\love.exe"

-Ryno

[Robin]

Doesn't this work:

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@echo off
"C:\Program Files (x86)\LOVE\love.exe" .

?

[Ryno]

Thank you alot Robin.
Thougt I had tried that, but now it works.

-Ryno