Building error (makensis)

Desperately trying to get installation package for win and mac 😦 Maybe someone could help me with my first try.

Project structure

package.json

{
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "productName": "App",
    "name": "electron-quick-start",
    "description": "Test Application.",
    "homepage": "http://foo.example.com",
    "author": "Mi Mo Mu",
    "license": "MIT",
    "main": "main.js",
    "scripts": {
        "start": "electron ."
    },
    "build": {
        "asar": true,
        "appId": "com.company.application",
        "copyright": "Copyright 2016 Corporation. All rights reserved.",
        "productName": "Application",
        "mac": {
            "title": "Test Title",
            "target": "dmg"
        },
        "win": {
            "target": "nsis"
        },
        "nsis": {
            "perMachine": true
        }
    },
    "devDependencies": {
        "electron": "latest",
        "electron-builder": "latest",
        "electron-packager": "latest"
    }
}

Terminal output

C:\Users\it\Desktop\test_builder>build No native production dependencies Packaging for win32 x64 using electron 1.4.15 to dist\win-unpacked ⚠️ Application icon is not set, default Electron icon will be used Building NSIS installer Packaging NSIS installer for arch x64 Error: C:\Users\it\AppData\Local\electron-builder\cache\nsis\nsis-3.0.1.7\Bin\makensis.exe exited with code 3221225781 at ChildProcess.childProcess.once.code (C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\node_modules\electron-builder -util\src\util.ts:134:14) at ChildProcess.g (events.js:291:16) at emitTwo (events.js:106:13) at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7) at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:877:16) at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:226:5) From previous event: at C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\src\targets\nsis.ts:368:5 at next (native) at runCallback (timers.js:649:20) at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:622:5) at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:594:5) From previous event: at NsisTarget.executeMakensis (C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\out\targets\nsis.js:417:11) at C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\src\targets\nsis.ts:199:16 From previous event: at NsisTarget.computeScript (C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\out\targets\nsis.js:270:11) at C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\src\targets\nsis.ts:174:68 at next (native) at runCallback (timers.js:649:20) at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:622:5) at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:594:5) From previous event: at NsisTarget.buildInstaller (C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\out\targets\nsis.js:243:11) at C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\src\targets\nsis.ts:71:18 at next (native) From previous event: at NsisTarget.finishBuild (C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\out\targets\nsis.js:154:11) at C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\src\packager.ts:237:31 From previous event: at Packager.doBuild (C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\out\packager.js:350:11) at C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\src\packager.ts:157:38 at next (native) at runCallback (timers.js:649:20) at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:622:5) at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:594:5) From previous event: at Packager.build (C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\out\packager.js:256:11) at C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\src\builder.ts:217:65 at next (native) From previous event: at build (C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\out\builder.js:71:21) at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\it\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron-builder\out\cli\build-cli.js:71:41) at Module._compile (module.js:570:32) at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:579:10) at Module.load (module.js:487:32) at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12) at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3) at Module.runMain (module.js:604:10) at run (bootstrap_node.js:394:7) at startup (bootstrap_node.js:149:9) at bootstrap_node.js:509:3

C:\Users\it\Desktop\test_builder>

[UltraDosaaf]

Tested on 4 more PCs and… you was totaly right, it is missed Windows update. Spasibo, Vladimir!

[UweKeim]

Just came here via Google. In my case the cause was that the “Bin” folder of my NSIS3 installation was missing (due to my own fault).

Maybe this information may help others in the future.