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 "repo": "criptogus/HermesOffice",
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 "title": "Build Hermes Office from source for an unsupported platform",
 "page_title": "How to build Hermes Office from source for an unsupported platform with Hermes Office",
 "summary": "Compile the suite yourself when no published build exists for Intel Mac, Windows, or Linux.",
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 "problem": "The README lists no published artifact for Intel Mac, Windows, or the Linux distributions, so a binary install is not available.",
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  "Clone the repository from github.com/criptogus/HermesOffice.",
  "Open the Development section of the README and follow the build steps listed there for your platform.",
  "Install the Node.js dependencies the Development section requires before building. (inferred, check the README)",
  "Launch the built Hermes Office shell and open a test .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .pdf, and .md file.",
  "Confirm each editor opens its file type and saves a copy without errors."
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