Build application already packaged with electron-packager

[debelop13]

Hello,

I will try to explain my problem,

My app (ember app) was built with ember electron (underhood it have electron-packager). I have created .app and .exe -with .dll and some stuff-, and is working correctly.

And I want to create .dmg/.exe adding Code Signing.

Exists any way to build .dmg and .exe with electron-builder once was compilated with electron-packager?

Thanks!!!

[develar]

Please see in the readme Pack Only in a Distributable Format

Keep in mind that default quality of electron-packager result is worse than electron-builder pack. At least, please enable asar in the electron-packager to make your app faster on Windows (and reduce code sign time).

[develar]

Also, electron-builder will not sign your app exe — only installer. Hmm...

[debelop13]

But I have an importan option in electron-packager that I didn't found in electron-builder, that is ignore a folder by platform.

electron:package --platform=darwin --arch=x64 --ignore=vendor/Windows

[develar]

@debelop13 electron-builder allows you do it in a more simple and easy way using glob pattern — please see files Please see also https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/wiki/Options#file-patterns

"build": {
  "files": ["!vendor/Windows${/*}"]
}

[debelop13]

But I want to ignore for platform:

electron:package --platform=darwin --arch=x64 --ignore=vendor/Windows

electron:package --platform=win32 --arch=x64 --ignore=vendor/macOS

[develar]

You have three solutions:

1. Simply specify option per platform:

   "build": {
     "win": {
       "files": ["!vendor/Windows${/*}"]
     },
     "mac": {
       "files": ["!vendor/macOS${/*}"]
     }
   }

2. You can use ${os} (expanded to mac, linux or win according to current platform) and ${arch} in the pattern. So, rename your folder — macOS to mac, and Windows to win And use ["!vendor/${os}${/*}"]

3. Pass extra configuration as CLI: -c.files='!vendor/Windows${/*}' Not recommended because it is not readable and can leads to bash escaping issues.

I recommend solution 2, but if you don't wan't to rename folders, you can use solution 1.

If you don't want to specify build config in the package.json, you can use electron-builder.yml or electron-builder.json or electron-builder.json5 in the root of your project or through the --config <path/to/yml-or-json5> option.

[debelop13]

My app does not work once is packaged with electron-builder, because when is running it has different bugs.

I try to Pack Only in a Distributable Format, but it neither does not work.

Using

./node_modules/.bin/build --prepackaged

./node_modules/.bin/build --prepackaged electron-builds/example-8.0.21-darwin-x64
or
./node_modules/.bin/build --prepackaged electron-builds/example-8.0.21-darwin-x64/example-8.0.21.app

Bash it shows nothing: neither errors nor where is the compiled

I am doing something badly

[develar]

Strange. What version of electron-builder do you use?

[debelop13]

./node_modules/.bin/build --version
13.11.1

[dperetti]

Same as @debelop13 here.

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