SauceBucket

!!Refer To These Handbooks Before Starting!!

--> Project Structure

--> Contributing Handbook

--> Avalonia Navigation & Debugging Guide

Getting started

Avalonia Configuration

Step 1: Clone and enter repo

git clone https://github.com/NepSauce/saucebucket.git
cd saucebucket

Step 2: Install .NET 9 SDK

# Avalonia doesn't require workloads - just .NET SDK
dotnet --version

Step 3: Restore & build

dotnet restore
dotnet build

Step 4: Run the application

Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux):

dotnet run

Development with Hot Reload:

dotnet watch run

Platform-specific builds:

# Windows
dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained

# macOS
dotnet publish -c Release -r osx-x64 --self-contained

# Linux
dotnet publish -c Release -r linux-x64 --self-contained

Troubleshoot

• If NuGet packages missing:

dotnet restore

• Clean build issues:

dotnet clean
dotnet restore
dotnet build

• Hot reload not working:

dotnet watch run

• Platform-specific issues:

# Check installed .NET versions
dotnet --list-sdks

# Check runtime versions
dotnet --list-runtimes

Quick Start

To build and launch SauceBucket with a single command:

make sauce

This will build and run the app using the custom Makefile target.

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For standard .NET commands:

• Build: dotnet build
• Run: dotnet run