• Moai Basics
  • Moai SDK Basics Part One
  • Moai SDK Basics Part Two
• The Moai SDK
  • What is Moai SDK?
  • Moai SDK Desktop Basics
  • The Moai Runtime
  • Moai Hosts
  • Structuring Your Moai Game in Lua
  • Moai Project Setup
  • Extending Moai SDK
  • Protecting Your Lua Files
  • Tools that work with Moai
• Build the SDK from Source
  • Introduction
  • Installing CMake
  • Building Moai Libraries For Android
  • Building Moai From Source With Xcode
  • Building Moai From Source With Visual Studio
  • Building Moai From Source With Scons
• Building Moai Games
  • Setup landscape in Moai Games For iOS Devices
  • Cross Platform Development With Moai
  • Building Moai Games For iOS Devices
  • Building Moai Games for Google Chrome
  • Building Moai Games For Android Devices
• Reference
  • Moai SDK Samples Guide
  • Crash Course on CMAKE
  • Code snips
  • How Moai's C++ to Lua Binding Works
  • Using MOAIAnim
  • Wrapping modes
  • Understanding Decks and Props
• Tutorials
  • Your First Game : Rocket Lobster
  • Your First Cloud Game : Wolf Clicker
  • Setup Moai SDK on Windows using Sublime2
  • Using ParticleHelper
  • Textboxes
  • Basic Prop Animations
  • Bin2c.lua
  • Binding C++ APIs to Moai using MOAILuaObject
  • Building Moai with Steam Runtime
  • Concatenate your Lua source tree
  • Density, Friction And Restitution
  • Getting Started With Box2D

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Cross Platform Development With Moai

Setting Up for Cross Platform Development

When structuring a project folder for cross platform development, it is recommended that you create a root folder for the project and put all of your Lua and game assets in a subfolder. For each build system or IDE you intend to use, create a separate folder alongside the Lua folder to house your platform specific IDE projects. In the root of your project folder, you can also add any scripts and utilities you need to use during development. In the Moai project sample folders, this usually means a batch file to run the Lua code using the Windows Moai host.

If you find you are frequently updating the Moai host, you may also want to place a copy of the host binary under a local 'bin' folder in your project to ensure that you won't be subject to breaking changes. This is good practice anyway, as your project will still be able to run even after many updates to Moai.