Running electron-forge make fails with no message at 'Preparing native dependencies' stage

[willpakpoy]

Pre-flight checklist

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• I agree to follow the code of conduct that this project uses.
• I have searched the issue tracker for a bug that matches the one I want to file, without success.

Electron Forge version

7.4.0

Electron version

v30.0.6

Operating system

macOS Sonoma 14.2 (build 23C5030f)

Last known working Electron Forge version

N/a.

Expected behavior

When running electron-forge make, the application should build.

Actual behavior

The electron app fails to build at the "Preparing native dependencies" stage. There is no output.

Steps to reproduce

This is my electron entrypoint file. I just started working on this project so there isn't much here right now.

import { app, BrowserWindow } from 'electron'

let mainWindow
app.whenReady().then(() => {
  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
    width: 800,
    height: 600
  })
  mainWindow.loadURL('http://localhost:5173')
})

Additional information

No response

[gorillamoe]

Can you run the following command and put the output here?

DEBUG=electron-packager electron-forge make

[willpakpoy]

electron-forge make

✔ Checking your system ❯ Loading configuration ✔ Loading configuration ❯ Resolving make targets › Making for the following targets: ✔ Resolving make targets ❯ Running package command ❯ Preparing to package application ✔ Preparing to package application ❯ Running packaging hooks ❯ Running generateAssets hook ✔ Running generateAssets hook ❯ Running prePackage hook ✔ Running prePackage hook ✔ Running packaging hooks ❯ Packaging application › Determining targets... electron-packager Electron Packager 18.3.2 electron-packager Node v21.5.0 electron-packager Host Operating system: darwin 23.2.0 (arm64) +0ms electron-packager Packager Options: {"asar":false,"overwrite":true,"ignore":[{}],"quiet":true,"dir":"/Users/will/projects/Anthem","arch":"arm64","platform":"darwin","afterFinalizePackageTargets":[null],"afterComplete":[null],"afterCopy":[null],"afterExtract":[null],"afterPrune":[null],"out":"/Users/will/projects/Anthem/out","electronVersion":"30.0.6"} +0ms electron-packager Target Platforms: darwin +0ms electron-packager Target Architectures: arm64 +0ms electron-packager Inferring application name from productName in /Users/will/projects/Anthem/package.json +2ms electron-packager Inferring appVersion from version in /Users/will/projects/Anthem/package.json +0ms electron-packager Application name: Edparo +0ms electron-packager Target Electron version: 30.0.6 +0ms electron-packager Ignored path regular expressions: [ /^\/out\//g, '/package-lock\\.json$', '/yarn\\.lock$', '/\\.git($|/)', '/node_modules/\\.bin($|/)', '\\.o(bj)?$', '/node_gyp_bins($|/)' ] +0ms ❯ Packaging for arm64 on darwin ❯ Copying files ❯ Preparing native dependencies ❯ Finalizing package (node:41671) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake. (Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created) electron-packager Downloading Electron with options {"platform":"darwin","arch":"arm64","version":"30.0.6","artifactName":"electron"} +4ms electron-packager Creating /var/folders/0j/h79qgyjn0455cn39vp7p5l7h0000gp/T/electron-packager/darwin-arm64-template-e3qqxI +106ms electron-packager Extracting /Users/will/Library/Caches/electron/3d54a9c718fab1884964396a513941a6e35990df5e2be68ec213b09987fb5e2b/electron-v30.0.6-darwin-arm64.zip to /var/folders/0j/h79qgyjn0455cn39vp7p5l7h0000gp/T/electron-packager/darwin-arm64-template-e3qqxI +0ms electron-packager Initializing app in /var/folders/0j/h79qgyjn0455cn39vp7p5l7h0000gp/T/electron-packager/tmp-Rrz0XO from /var/folders/0j/h79qgyjn0455cn39vp7p5l7h0000gp/T/electron-packager/darwin-arm64-template-e3qqxI template +1s (node:41671) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake. (node:41671) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake. electron-packager Ignored paths based on the out param: [ '/Users/will/projects/Anthem/out' ] +3ms ✔ Copying files (node:41671) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake. (node:41671) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake. (node:41671) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake. (node:41671) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake. (node:41671) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake. An unhandled rejection has occurred inside Forge: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat ***@***.***/maker-dmg'

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On 20 May 2024, at 10:21 pm, Marco Kellershoff ***@***.***> wrote: Can you run the following command and put the output here? DEBUG=electron-packager npm run make — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3603 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHLFER2L2X32D4QB4BBOKXLZDHTDXAVCNFSM6AAAAABH7JLEZOVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCMRQGM2TCMJVGU>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.

[gorillamoe]

Seems like you did not install the dev dep with npm i -D @electron-forge/[email protected], did you?

[willpakpoy]

 I’ve just reinstalled it to check. Didn’t have it in the dev dependencies before, but it was still there.

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On 20 May 2024, at 11:42 pm, Marco Kellershoff ***@***.***> wrote: Seems like you did not install the dev dep with npm i -D @***@***.***, did you? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3603 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHLFER4KTKW25LUTY6I557DZDH4WHAVCNFSM6AAAAABH7JLEZOVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCMRQGQ4TANBRGQ>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.

[gorillamoe]

Can you, by any chance, put a repro example up as a public repo, so we can dig into this?

[willpakpoy]

@gorillamoe, just set one up: https://github.com/willpakpoy/ElectronForgeExampleRepo

[gorillamoe]

It did build with the following changes (at least under linux):

Can you try to add the executableName: "Anthem" inside forge.config.js (inside the packagerConfig key) and try to build again?

You can neglect the changes to the makers section, because they are just for the linux build..

[willpakpoy]

Just tried that. Unfortunately it still failed to build.

[gorillamoe]

Your error log states that cross-zip is missing, can you install it (npm i -D cross-zip) and try again?

[willpakpoy]

I had cross-zip installed as a normal depedency, I just moved it to be a dev dependency and it still isn’t working.

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On 22 May 2024, at 12:48 am, Marco Kellershoff ***@***.***> wrote: Your error log states that cross-zip is missing, can you install it (npm i -D cross-zip) and try again? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3603 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHLFERYXWELBF6INSO6FO7DZDNNDJAVCNFSM6AAAAABH7JLEZOVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCMRSHAYTAMJQHE>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.

[Enivel]

Same mistake, this is a brand new project installed through npm init electron-app@latest my-app -- --template=vite-typescript without any adjustments, on macOS Apple chip.

`DEBUG=electron-packager npm run make

[email protected] make
electron-forge make --platform darwin

✔ Checking your system
❯ Loading configuration
The CJS build of Vite's Node API is deprecated. See https://vitejs.dev/guide/troubleshooting.html#vite-cjs-node-api-deprecated for more details.
✔ Loading configuration
❯ Resolving make targets
› Making for the following targets:
✔ Resolving make targets
❯ Running package command
❯ Preparing to package application
✔ Preparing to package application
❯ Running packaging hooks
❯ Running generateAssets hook
✔ Running generateAssets hook
❯ Running prePackage hook
❯ [plugin-vite] Building vite bundles
vite v5.2.12 building for production...
vite v5.2.12 building for production...
vite v5.2.12 building for production...
✓ 1 modules transformed.
Generated an empty chunk: "preload".
✓ 1 modules transformed.
.vite/build/preload.js 0.01 kB │ gzip: 0.03 kB
✓ built in 38ms
.vite/build/main.js 0.50 kB │ gzip: 0.32 kB
✓ built in 39ms
✓ 4 modules transformed.
.vite/renderer/main_window/index.html 0.37 kB │ gzip: 0.26 kB
.vite/renderer/main_window/assets/index-CKttBNm8.css 0.14 kB │ gzip: 0.14 kB
.vite/renderer/main_window/assets/index-D8Tcqwow.js 0.79 kB │ gzip: 0.46 kB
✓ built in 50ms
✔ [plugin-vite] Building vite bundles
✔ Running prePackage hook
✔ Running packaging hooks
❯ Packaging application
› Determining targets...
electron-packager Electron Packager 18.3.2
electron-packager Node v22.2.0
electron-packager Host Operating system: darwin 23.5.0 (arm64) +0ms
electron-packager Packager Options: {"asar":true,"overwrite":true,"quiet":true,"dir":"/Users/levine/workspace/kepo-projects/realtest2","arch":"arm64","platform":"darwin","afterFinalizePackageTargets":[null],"afterComplete":[null],"afterCopy":[null],"afterExtract":[null],"afterPrune":[null],"out":"/Users/levine/workspace/kepo-projects/realtest2/out","electronVersion":"30.0.9"} +0ms
electron-packager Target Platforms: darwin +0ms
electron-packager Target Architectures: arm64 +0ms
electron-packager Inferring application name from productName in /Users/levine/workspace/kepo-projects/realtest2/package.json +2ms
electron-packager Inferring appVersion from version in /Users/levine/workspace/kepo-projects/realtest2/package.json +0ms
electron-packager Application name: realtest2 +0ms
electron-packager Target Electron version: 30.0.9 +0ms
❯ Packaging for arm64 on darwin
❯ Copying files
❯ Preparing native dependencies
❯ Finalizing package
(node:79978) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake.
(Use node --trace-deprecation ... to show where the warning was created)
electron-packager Downloading Electron with options {"platform":"darwin","arch":"arm64","version":"30.0.9","artifactName":"electron"} +42ms
electron-packager Creating /var/folders/qv/t41zh7gs1k918lhtlg86blcr0000gp/T/electron-packager/darwin-arm64-template-9Zhlgx +115ms
electron-packager Extracting /Users/levine/Library/Caches/electron/f1a3e5f647b34f2b060d31fed347d8b7e4415c443f628b53d0a125d8cd235da4/electron-v30.0.9-darwin-arm64.zip to /var/folders/qv/t41zh7gs1k918lhtlg86blcr0000gp/T/electron-packager/darwin-arm64-template-9Zhlgx +0ms
electron-packager Initializing app in /var/folders/qv/t41zh7gs1k918lhtlg86blcr0000gp/T/electron-packager/tmp-3Nc5uS from /var/folders/qv/t41zh7gs1k918lhtlg86blcr0000gp/T/electron-packager/darwin-arm64-template-9Zhlgx template +945ms
(node:79978) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake.
(node:79978) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake.
electron-packager Ignored paths based on the out param: [ '/Users/levine/workspace/kepo-projects/realtest2/out' ] +1ms
✔ Copying files
(node:79978) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake.
(node:79978) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake.
(node:79978) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake.
(node:79978) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake.
(node:79978) [DEP0174] DeprecationWarning: Calling promisify on a function that returns a Promise is likely a mistake.

An unhandled rejection has occurred inside Forge:
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat '/private/var/folders/qv/t41zh7gs1k918lhtlg86blcr0000gp/T/electron-packager/tmp-3Nc5uS/Electron.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/electron-squirrel-startup'
`