diff --git a/art/generate-docs-unix.sh b/art/generate-docs-unix.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+echo "Generating documentation..."
+if [ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]; then
+    echo "Platform is macOS"
+    haxelib run lime build mac --haxeflag="-xml docs/doc.xml" -D doc-gen -D DOCUMENTATION --no-output
+else
+    echo "Platform is not macOS; assuming platform to be Linux compatible"
+    haxelib run lime build linux --haxeflag="-xml docs/doc.xml" -D doc-gen -D DOCUMENTATION --no-output
+fi
+
+echo "The XML file for the API documentation has been generated at docs/doc.xml."
+echo "For updating the API documentation hosted at the website, please replace codename-website/api-generator/api/doc.xml with the file listed above."
diff --git a/art/generate-docs-windows.bat b/art/generate-docs-windows.bat
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+@ECHO OFF
+cd ..
+echo Generating documentation...
+echo Platform is based on Windows
+haxelib run lime build windows --haxeflag="-xml docs/doc.xml" -D doc-gen -D DOCUMENTATION --no-output
+
+echo The XML file for the API documentation has been generated at docs/doc.xml.
+echo For updating the API documentation hosted at the website, please replace codename-website/api-generator/api/doc.xml with the file listed above.
diff --git a/art/generateDoc.bat b/art/generateDoc.bat
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-@ECHO OFF
-cd ..
-echo Building Game...
-lime build windows --haxeflag="-xml docs/doc.xml" -D doc-gen -D DOCUMENTATION --no-output
-echo art
-
-echo Generated the api xml file at docs/doc.xml
-echo Please put this in codename-website/api-generator/api/doc.xml
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