Add lively.app: NW.js desktop distribution#1794

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📦: add lively.app — lively.next as an NW.js desktop app

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register lively.app in packages-config.json

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install.sh: fetch NW.js SDK binary for lively.app

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drop google-closure-compiler deps (superseded by SWC)

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lively.app: support standalone bundled distribution

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lively.app: add build.sh to produce a standalone desktop bundle

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ci: nightly lively.next desktop app build

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lively.app: cross-platform bundle builder (build.mjs) + multi-OS CI

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ci: run desktop build on PRs that touch bundling plumbing

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ci: drop windows from desktop build matrix

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ci: cross-compile windows bundle from linux runner

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ci: pin python 3.11 so node-gyp 9 can build native deps

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build.mjs: macOS bundle is a single self-contained .app

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build.mjs: ship README-macOS.txt explaining Gatekeeper workaround

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ci: build freezer landing-page before bundling

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speed up bundled server startup: NODE_COMPILE_CACHE + pre-built library snapshot

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ci: build SDK-flavor NW.js while we stabilize the desktop app

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fix bundle navigation: emit URL to boot.html, navigate from DOM context

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fix bundle navigation: call window.livelyBoot.*() from node context

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remove node-remote — dashboard doesn't need Node APIs, and enabling

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chromium-args: enable --remote-debugging-port=9222

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boot screen matches lively brand + window menu with Dashboard shortcut

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boot screen: real dashboard triangles + working menu + app icon

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fix icon CI: use pure-Node .icns packer (libicns gone from Ubuntu 24.04)

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fix: ship desktop/inject.js in the bundle

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diag: log menu click handlers + inject.js runs so we can see why

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build: stamp bundle with commit SHA so boot.log identifies the build

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menu: follow NW.js canonical pattern — postMessage + attach on 'loaded'

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fix: install NW.js app menu from renderer context

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build: ship macOS quarantine fixer command

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fix: keep NW.js menu alive in background page

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build: allow NW.js source override and fix PR build SHA

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❄️🧰📦🔁: use nwjs nightly and drop babel runtime loads
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🛠️: build freezer pages through swc path
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🧰📦👔🐚: fix desktop app shell and update affordances
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🌳🛠️📦🧩👔🔁: add velopack desktop updates
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Commits on May 7, 2026