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"A JavaScript error occurred in the main process" running app on OSX that was packaged on Linux

See original GitHub issue

When I package an app for OSX on Linux, on Launch I get the error in the subject (details below)

If I run electron on the source on the mac, it’s fine.

Which version of electron-packager are you using? 5.1.1
What cli arguments are you passing? electron-packager . UF --platform=darwin --arch=x64 --version=0.34.2 --overwrite
What platform are you running electron-packager on? Ubuntu 14.04.01 LTS (32-bit)
What platform(s) are you building for? OSX 10.10.5
Is there a stack trace in the error message you’re seeing? No error on run of electron-packager. Error when launching application on OSX:

    A JavaScript error occurred in the main process

    Uncaught Exception:
    Error: Cannot find module 'electron'
        at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:336:15)
        at Function.Module._load (module.js:286:25)
        at Module.require (module.js:365:17)
        at require (module.js:384:17)
        at Object.<anonymous> (/Volumes/iOS_apps/electron/UF.trimmed/UF-trimmed-darwin-x64/UF-trimmed.app/Contents/Resources/app/src/main.js:151:14)
        at Module._compile (module.js:434:26)
        at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:452:10)
        at Module.load (module.js:355:32)
        at Function.Module._load (module.js:310:12)
        at Object.<anonymous> (/Volumes/iOS_apps/electron/UF.trimmed/UF-trimmed-darwin-x64/UF-trimmed.app/Contents/Resources/atom.asar/browser/lib/init.js:123:10)

How to reproduce using generated binary

On OSX:

Download and unzip UF.zip
In Finder, navigate to the UF-trimmed-darwin-x64 folder
Double-click on UF-trimmed.app
See above error dialog

How to reproduce from source

On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Download and unzip UF.src.zip
cd UF.trimmed.src
run electron-packager . UF.trimmed --platform=darwin --arch=x64 --version=0.34.2 --overwrite
In Finder, navigate to UF.trimmed.src/UF-trimmed-darwin-x64
Double-click on UF-trimmed.app
See above error dialog

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 8 years ago
Comments:10 (5 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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maleptcommented, Jan 23, 2019

@reach2jeyan since this is a 2+ year old issue, you’re better off asking your question (with a small, clear, reproducible testcase) in one of the community forums.

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reach2jeyancommented, Jan 23, 2019

I am using the electron version 4.0.2 in the package.json and it would still throw me the same error on npm start . The same would work on windows which is why I am kinda hesitant to do any change to the code. What issue is this?

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