docs: better explain how to use pre-releases for dev/testing

[ShootingKing-AM]

There is no generated static folder in case of aw-server-rust (unlike aw-server-python), even while packaging rust server, files are directly taken from aw-server-rust/aw-webui/dist/.

aw-server-rust/Makefile

[ErikBjare]

Files are only taken from aw-webui/dist/ if run from source. In a normal installation, the files will indeed be under aw-server-rust/static in the installation directory (/opt/activitywatch/aw-server-rust/static exists for my installation).

Closing. If I've misunderstood, do let me know.

[ShootingKing-AM]

The documentation is a little confusing, i thought it was taking about the soruceTree's aw-server dir when ...or run make build from the aw-server parent directory to rebuild and copy the assets for you... - thought the aw-server directory is the sourceTree's (instead of intended installation aw-server directory. Since running make build in installation aw-server will not yield anything.

Here sourceTree means the folder where we git clone'd or the folder containing the source files.

When building from source in sourceTree, makefile of aw-server-python will create a static directory unlike makefile of aw-server-rust, so i was searching for sourceTree/aw-server-rust/static directory which doesnt exist (for 2 hrs😢)

I still feel that the doc is still confusing, my recommendation,

• Either sync the two makefiles and create a static dir in sourceTree when building from source
• Or, Change readme like

Either copy the assets manually, or run make build from the aw-server parent directory to rebuild and copy the assets for you.

to

Copy the assets manually from `make build` output.

Intended use: Improves dev on-boarding

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[ErikBjare]

Ah, I can certainly see how that is confusing.

I think changing around how the source tree folder structure looks so that it looks the same as for the installation isn't really possible due to constraints of packaging (it might be, but it would be a mess to change). There will always be a path disparity, and the current one is good enough.

But I'm all for improving the language of the README to make it clear.

Change to: Copy the assets manually from make build output.

I think this suggestion is good.

Could you update this PR with this and maybe other changes that would clarify/simplify it? I'll take a second pass at it when you're done :)

[ShootingKing-AM]

Updated with some restructuring too :)

[ErikBjare]

Nice, just a few things.

[ErikBjare]

Merged!

Thanks for this @ShootingKing-AM ❤️

[ShootingKing-AM]

Thanks for the quick review and merge! 🎉

serve is Vue's own recommended way of http server. But both do the same thing, py httpd should also do the task. Thanks !

ref: https://cli.vuejs.org/guide/deployment.html#previewing-locally