Error when trying to build for Windows

[lailo]

Since I update to the version 6.0.1, I'm having errors building for Windows on macOS and Linux (CI Runner with Docker: electronuserland/builder:wine)

Build for Linux and macOS work just fine. It only fails on when trying to build for Windows with electron-builder --win --x64,electron-builder --win --ia32 or and electron-builder --win

My electron-builder.yml looks like this:

appId: my.app.com
productName: MyApp
copyright: Copyright © 2020 MyApp
directories:
  output: dist
  buildResources: resources
files:
  - from: .
    filter:
      - package.json
      - app
publish: null

And the output is this:

Export successful
[nextron] Building main process
[nextron] Packaging - please wait a moment
  • electron-builder  version=22.9.1 os=20.1.0
  • loaded configuration  file=/Users/dev-user/electron-project/electron-builder.yml
  • writing effective config  file=dist/builder-effective-config.yaml
  • rebuilding native dependencies  [email protected], [email protected] platform=win32 arch=x64
  • install prebuilt binary  name=sharp version=0.26.2 platform=win32 arch=x64
  ⨯ cannot build native dependency  reason=prebuild-install failed with error and build from sources not possible because platform or arch not compatible
                                    cause=exit status 1
                                    errorOut=prebuild-install info begin Prebuild-install version 5.3.6
    prebuild-install WARN install prebuilt binaries enforced with --force!
    prebuild-install WARN install prebuilt binaries may be out of date!
    prebuild-install info looking for cached prebuild @ /Users/dev-user/.npm/_prebuilds/f212f2-sharp-v0.26.2-electron-v85-win32-x64.tar.gz
    prebuild-install http request GET https://github.com/lovell/sharp/releases/download/v0.26.2/sharp-v0.26.2-electron-v85-win32-x64.tar.gz
    prebuild-install http 404 https://github.com/lovell/sharp/releases/download/v0.26.2/sharp-v0.26.2-electron-v85-win32-x64.tar.gz
    prebuild-install WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=11.0.3 runtime=electron arch=x64 libc= platform=win32)

                                    command=/Users/dev-user/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.4/bin/node /Users/dev-user/electron-project/node_modules/prebuild-install/bin.js --platform=win32 --arch=x64 --target=11.0.3 --runtime=electron --verbose --force
                                    workingDir=/Users/dev-user/electron-project/node_modules/sharp


Cannot build electron packages:
Error: Command failed with exit code 1: electron-builder --win --x64

Anyone an idea how I can fix this or how I can turn on more verbose logging? Thanks.

[saltyshiomix]

@lailo

I think it is because of sharp.

# success
$ npx electron-rebuild --force --arch x64 --which-module sharp

# failed
$ electron-builder install-app-deps --platform win32 --arch x64

I'm investigating now :)

[saltyshiomix]

@lailo

Could you downgrade nextron?

I think this is not a part of nextron.

It may be the platform problem, that is, it is necessary for the native binary for Windows to be built on the same platform.

[lailo]

Thanks for replying @saltyshiomix.

When I use "nextron": "^5.15.6" with "electron": "^10.1.5", the --win build step works just fine.
But as soon as I update to"nextron": "^6.0.1" with "electron": "^10.1.5" or "electron": "^11.0.3" it always fails.

Here is the output of the build done with "nextron": "^5.15.6" and "electron": "^10.1.5" on macOS:

Export successful
[nextron] Building main process
[nextron] Packaging - please wait a moment
  • electron-builder  version=22.9.1 os=20.1.0
  • loaded configuration  file=/Users/dev/my-app/electron-builder.yml
  • writing effective config  file=dist/builder-effective-config.yaml
  • rebuilding native dependencies  [email protected] platform=win32 arch=x64
  • packaging       platform=win32 arch=x64 electron=10.1.6 appOutDir=dist/win-unpacked
  • rebuilding native dependencies  [email protected] platform=win32 arch=ia32
  • packaging       platform=win32 arch=ia32 electron=10.1.6 appOutDir=dist/win-ia32-unpacked
  • building        target=nsis file=dist/my-app-0.1.0-win.exe archs=x64, ia32 oneClick=true perMachine=false
  • building block map  blockMapFile=dist/my-app-0.1.0-win.exe.blockmap
[nextron] See `dist` directory

[saltyshiomix]

You're welcome, @lailo .

But I tested "nextron": "^5.15.6" it always fails as you mentioned.

Could you downgrade "nextron": "^5.15.6" again and try building the app?

[saltyshiomix]

@lailo

I found the solution here.

Please add the config below in package.json:

{
  "build": {
    "buildDependenciesFromSource": true
  }
}

[lailo]

I figured out that the Electron auto-updater packages required for Windows (electron-squirrel-startup and electron-builder-squirrel-windows) had some part in producing this error.

By removing the Electron auto-updater completely, and adding the buildDependenciesFromSource : true option to my electron-builder.yml file, the build for windows worked just fine.

I'll investigate the auto-updater issue and if I figure out something, I'll share my findings here with you.

[saltyshiomix]

Please feel free to reopen the issue if any updates or troubles :)