Npm / electron with AppStudio 8.5.4.0 / Windows

1

Hello,
I try to build an app using electron after a fresh AppStudio installation. electron (or node) does not seem to have been installed.
Error during (first) execution::

npm install
npm notice 
npm notice New minor version of npm available! 7.8.0 -> 7.15.0
npm notice Changelog: <https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.15.0>
npm notice Run `npm install -g npm@7.15.0` to update!
npm notice 
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path C:\workspace.nsb\Test1\Project1.appstudio\electron\node_modules\electron
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node install.js
npm ERR! Der Befehl "node" ist entweder falsch geschrieben oder
npm ERR! konnte nicht gefunden werden.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\ralf\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2021-05-28T04_39_41_935Z-debug.log

Building errors:

npm run pack --prefix electron

> Project1@1.0.0 pack
> electron-builder --dir

Der Befehl "electron-builder" ist entweder falsch geschrieben oder
konnte nicht gefunden werden.


npm run dist --prefix electron

> Project1@1.0.0 dist
> electron-builder

Der Befehl "electron-builder" ist entweder falsch geschrieben oder
konnte nicht gefunden werden.

Regards,
Ralf

2

Yes, this is broken again. We’re running into problems with underlying libraries from different developers being updated at random times, breaking each other.

We’re working on it.

3

Hello, is this fixed in the next release?

4

What version are you using?

I just tried 8.5.4 and it worked OK.

5

I’ll give it another try. It was 8.5.4 and got the same errors as described in the original post.

6

Just tested with 8.5.5 on Windows 10. It runs, I see the electron folder created under my project, but nothing else happens:

RUN LOG:

2021-09-03 07:43:40,933 - IDEController - INFO - Electron: Run
2021-09-03 07:43:43,039 - IDEController - INFO - localpath
2021-09-03 07:43:43,039 - IDEController - INFO - deployPath C:\Users\XXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpz005__cy
2021-09-03 07:43:43,256 - IDEController - INFO - npm: config set scripts-prepend-node-path auto
2021-09-03 07:43:43,256 - IDEController - INFO - npmPath: C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\bin\node, C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js
2021-09-03 07:43:43,942 - IDEController - INFO -
2021-09-03 07:43:43,942 - IDEController - INFO - npm: -v
2021-09-03 07:43:43,942 - IDEController - INFO - npmPath: C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\bin\node, C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js
2021-09-03 07:43:44,528 - IDEController - INFO - 6.14.13
2021-09-03 07:43:44,528 - IDEController - INFO -
2021-09-03 07:43:52,152 - appstudio.util.code - INFO - get_code_defs
2021-09-03 07:43:52,152 - appstudio.util.code - INFO -

MAKE DISTRIBUTABLE LOG:

2021-09-03 07:45:00,401 - IDEController - INFO - Electron: Make
2021-09-03 07:45:02,528 - IDEController - INFO - localpath
2021-09-03 07:45:02,528 - IDEController - INFO - deployPath C:\Users\XXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpx_ttqctw
2021-09-03 07:45:02,729 - IDEController - INFO - npm: config set scripts-prepend-node-path auto
2021-09-03 07:45:02,729 - IDEController - INFO - npmPath: C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\bin\node, C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js
2021-09-03 07:45:03,424 - IDEController - INFO -
2021-09-03 07:45:03,424 - IDEController - INFO - npm: -v
2021-09-03 07:45:03,424 - IDEController - INFO - npmPath: C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\bin\node, C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js
2021-09-03 07:45:04,010 - IDEController - INFO - 6.14.13
2021-09-03 07:45:04,010 - IDEController - INFO -
2021-09-03 07:45:04,033 - IDEController - INFO - npm: run pack --prefix electron
2021-09-03 07:45:04,033 - IDEController - INFO - npmPath: C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\bin\node, C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js
2021-09-03 07:45:04,835 - IDEController - INFO -
2021-09-03 07:45:04,835 - IDEController - INFO - > XXXX_APP_NAME_XXXX@0.0.1 pack C:\Users\XXXXXX\AppStudio\XXXX_APP_NAME_XXXX.appstudio\electron
2021-09-03 07:45:04,835 - IDEController - INFO - > electron-builder --dir
2021-09-03 07:45:04,835 - IDEController - INFO -
2021-09-03 07:45:04,835 - IDEController - INFO -
2021-09-03 07:45:04,851 - IDEController - INFO - npm: run dist --prefix electron
2021-09-03 07:45:04,851 - IDEController - INFO - npmPath: C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\bin\node, C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js
2021-09-03 07:45:05,653 - IDEController - INFO -
2021-09-03 07:45:05,653 - IDEController - INFO - > XXXX_APP_NAME_XXXX@0.0.1 dist C:\Users\XXXXX\AppStudio\XXXX_APP_NAME_XXXX.appstudio\electron
2021-09-03 07:45:05,653 - IDEController - INFO - > electron-builder
2021-09-03 07:45:05,653 - IDEController - INFO -
2021-09-03 07:45:05,653 - IDEController - INFO -

Difference is that dist folder never gets created under electron folder. Perhaps I’m doing something wrong?

Hope this helps!
Ricardo

7

I’m not sure what is going on here. Does it make a difference if you delete the electron folder before doing the build?

8

Yes, it worked after I deleted it. It also seems to require a valid internet connection, as it spends about a minute or so “updating node modules”.

Thanks for helping out!