I’ve been working on this project inspired by Mozpad named XAPGen:

XULRunner Application Project and Package Generator

XAPGen is a project to provide tools to help automate the generation of XULRunner projects and packaging for distribution.

The project does not focus solely on one automation/build technology, but welcomes contributions and techniques using various technologies. This is to help XULRunner application development to be approachable to a wider audience coming from different backgrounds.

I’m really close to releasing an early version for wider testing, but am waiting to get my MacBook Pro back from getting a faulty display replaced to at least do some testing on Windows and Linux. The version I am working on right now uses Apache Ant.

I wanted to get out a heads up about this though before the Mozpad meeting. Here is an example of how simple it is to get started with a XULRunner app with XAPGen Ant:

Generate a project just by passing in an app name:

Package up your new app right away:

You now have packages for Mac, Windows, and Linux: