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Send packaged app via Email

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Command line arguments

electron-packager . --overwrite myApp --platform=darwin --arch=x64

Just trying to figure out how to send this app via email… Gmail does not let me attach it. Thank you in advance!

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Created 6 years ago
Comments:5 (3 by maintainers)

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MarshallOfSoundcommented, Apr 5, 2017

@Bharwcb That error is because on newer version of macOS gatekeeper launches your app in a virtual read only file system area. So you can’t write to __dirname or app.getPath() or anything like that. All files should be written to os.tmpdir() or you get that error 👍

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maleptcommented, Apr 4, 2017

I’m not a macOS expert, but if I had to guess, it’s one of two things:

You’re trying to run an app directly from the email, instead of saving it somewhere first. I can’t imagine macOS lets you do that.
macOS sandboxing is preventing you from doing that.