Running StatConverter from sources

For the advanced users (Linux, usually) StatConverter can also be started from its source files.

The first step is to create a clone of the GitHub repository

Node.js needs to be installed, we recommend at least version 18 which we are using.

This application expects a portable version of R, which is not provided in the GitHub repository for the simple reason it is platform dependent. It needs to be located in a directory called "R_Portable", inside the same directory as the GitHub clone. We can provide access to our versions, upon request.

Then open a Terminal in the clone of the StatConverter directory, and type:

npm install

After Node.js will install all the necessary modules, type:

npm start

to start the application.

Build your own binaries

On Windows, users need to install the Microsoft Visual Studio Tools (we've installed the 2019 community version, especially the C++ build tools) and also Git, which also needs to be on the system PATH.

MacOS users need to install the XCode Command Line Tools (either from the entire XCode, otherwise the CLTs are sufficient)

In the Terminal, this command will produce the binary:

npm run dist