electron-forge make won't build

Question

An unhandled rejection has occurred inside Forge:

Error: Cannot make for rpm, the following external binaries need to be installed: rpmbuild
    at MakerRpm.ensureExternalBinariesExist (/home/chris/repos/dvdplayer/node_modules/@electron-forge/maker-base/src/Maker.ts:147:13)
    at _default (/usr/lib/node_modules/@electron-forge/cli/node_modules/@electron-forge/core/src/api/make.ts:135:11)
    at /usr/lib/node_modules/@electron-forge/cli/src/electron-forge-make.ts:44:5

Electron Forge was terminated. Location:
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I keep getting this error message when I run the command. Not sure what to do.

score 85 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 02 '20 at 23:43

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I was able to fix this by running sudo apt install rpm in a terminal.

answered Jan 02 '20 at 23:43

anden-akkio

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Same package name for Arch Linux through pacman – User 10 Dec 10 '20 at 20:01
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Why is this the most popular answer? Surely it would be better to simply not build the "rpm target" on a system that doesn't use RPM? – nonsensickle Jul 15 '21 at 12:23
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You may want to distribute the application. – TheKodeToad Sep 20 '21 at 16:18

score 14 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 08 '21 at 15:02

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If you're running a Debian-derived Linux distro (eg. Ubuntu) you can run sudo apt install rpm to install rpm. Otherwise you must use your distribution's respective package manager to install rpm.

edited Jan 08 '21 at 15:02

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answered Jan 08 '21 at 14:24

EZECKIEL TOSSEDE NOUDEGBESSI

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electron-forge make won't build

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