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Spawning vpython results in ENOENT on Windows

See original GitHub issue

Even though vpython is in my process.env.Path, it isn’t found until I pass in shell: true on Windows. I attached an example screenshot in git bash, but the same error occurs using cmd.

Screenshot of git bash terminal showing the issue described above

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Created 3 years ago
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Comments:5 (2 by maintainers)

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rconde01commented, Mar 6, 2021

I have the same issue, but unless I messed something up, applying the changes in that PR didn’t fix it:

C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\.electron_build_tools\src>e build electron:dist
Running "goma_ctl.py ensure_start" in C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\.electron_build_tools\third_party\goma
ERROR Error: Command failed: C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "vpython goma_ctl.py ensure_start"
'vpython' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

    at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:690:11)
    at Object.execFileSync (node:child_process:709:15)
    at Object.ensureGomaStart [as ensure] (C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\.electron_build_tools\src\utils\goma.js:175:16)
    at runNinja (C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\.electron_build_tools\src\e-build.js:60:10)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\.electron_build_tools\src\e-build.js:133:3)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1092:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1121:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:972:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:813:14)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:76:12)

actually it does change the behavior…this is before the fix:

C:\>e build electron:dist
Writing new goma.gn file C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\.electron_build_tools\third_party\goma.gn
Downloading "https://electron-build-tools.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/build-dependencies/064e0beb3c11b82b66ae4b4959e6c0cdaa2116d77c50841e4a213d4f4fb1aeaf/goma-win.zip" into C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\.electron_build_tools\third_party\goma-win.zip
[==================================================================] 8052915/bps 100% 0.0s 
Running "goma_ctl.py ensure_start" in C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\.electron_build_tools\third_party\goma
ERROR Error: spawnSync vpython ENOENT
    at Object.spawnSync (node:internal/child_process:1086:20)
    at spawnSync (node:child_process:676:24)
    at Object.execFileSync (node:child_process:703:15)
    at Object.ensureGomaStart [as ensure] (C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\.electron_build_tools\src\utils\goma.js:174:16)
    at runNinja (C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\.electron_build_tools\src\e-build.js:59:10)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\.electron_build_tools\src\e-build.js:132:3)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1092:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1121:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:972:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:813:14)

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rconde01commented, Mar 9, 2021

I guess I’ll open a new issue…don’t know what the process is here.

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