Questions tagged [electron-builder]

Electron Builder is an open source solution for distribution and auto-update of Electron NPM apps. Use this tag on questions about a) using Electron Builder to distribute or update an Electron app, or b) working with the Electron Builder project source.

Electron Builder is an project that provides distribution and auto-update for Electron-based apps.

Electron Builder provides these services:

  • Management of NPM packages:
    • Native application dependencies compilation
    • Development dependencies are never excluded
  • Management of build versions
  • Code Signing (CI server, development machine)
  • Auto Update support
  • Multiple target platforms and distribution formats:
    • All platforms: 7z, zip, tar.gz, tar.xz, tar.lz, tar.bz2
    • MacOS: dmg, mas
    • Linux: AppImage, deb, rpm, apk, freebsd, pacman, p5p
    • Windows: NSIS, Squirrel.Windows
  • GitHub Releases integration for artifacts

and are used under the hood.

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Attempting to link a native module using electron-webpack

I wrote a native module in c++ using the v8.h headers and I want to import it in my electron app. The module works fine. I compile it in it's own folder, then I copy-paste the .node into this boilerplate…
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why i am getting electron builder codesign error

I have below settings for co-design through pfx file and password. I don't know why do I need subjectName here. and why I am getting this error.
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electron-builder is not calling x64 installer [win10]

electron-builder is calling 32bit installer causing paths point to WOW64 equivalents instead of the real x64 paths. Process that calls installer is 64bit, then 32bit installer is called and eventually application that is "runAfterFinish" is…
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electron-build failed on Ubuntu Linux

I have an electron application and I failed to run electron-builder in Ubuntu. The electron builder version I am using is "electron-builder": "^19.10.0". I got below error. It looks like a xorriso issue but I have updated xorriso to 1.4.2. What…
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Why does Electron Application not build sometimes?

I have built an electron app. The folder structure is as follows, App js script.js css db node_modules views package.json main.js I have included the js files in the below form, In html,