latest-linux.yml and app-update.yml were not generated when building

• Version: 19.35.1

• Target: Linux AppImage

I am trying to use the electron-updater to implement auto-updates for Windows, Mac, and Linux Electron Apps on Ubuntu 14.04 system. When I was building the win32 target and Mac target, the app-update.yml and latest.yml(latest-mac.yml) are all generated successfully. But when I am trying to build Linux target, none of these two files(app-update.yml, latest-linux.yml) was generated in build/linux-unpacked/resources and build , and so when I run the released app, the auto-updater doesn’t work, the ERROR log is:

~/Code/Orthodontic-assistant/Orthodontic-assistant-front-end/build(feature/auto_update*) » ./dental-assistant-0.0.1-x86_64.AppImage                                hviktortsoi@l430
installed: X-AppImage-BuildId=545bc180-2ec3-11a8-04da-9540d2b04f01 image: X-AppImage-BuildId=afdaf000-2ecb-11a8-3116-41f069bbf925
[02:57:10.145] [info] App starting...
[02:57:10.473] [info] Checking for update
[02:57:10.474] [info] Checking for update...
[02:57:10.746] [error] Error: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/tmp/.mount_dentalN01w1W/app/resources/app-update.yml'
    at AppImageUpdater.loadUpdateConfig (/tmp/.mount_dentalN01w1W/app/resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts:380:27)
    at Lazy.AppUpdater.configOnDisk [as creator] (/tmp/.mount_dentalN01w1W/app/resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts:134:43)
    at Lazy.get value [as value] (/tmp/.mount_dentalN01w1W/app/resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/node_modules/lazy-val/src/main.ts:18:23)
    at AppImageUpdater.getUpdateInfo (/tmp/.mount_dentalN01w1W/app/resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts:287:33)
    at <anonymous>
[02:57:10.747] [info] Error in auto-updater.

I’m sure that the target is Linux AppImge(using the default option), so the solution in #2498 doesn’t work for me…

My build comman is: DEBUG=electron-builder:* npm run build -- --linux

package.json:

{
  "name": "dental-assistant",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "author": "QingfengLi <[e-mail]>",
  "description": "An electron-vue project",
  "homepage": "https://coding.net/u/liqingfeng/p/Orthodontic-assistant",
  "license": null,
  "main": "./dist/electron/main.js",
  "scripts": {
    "build": "node .electron-vue/build.js && electron-builder",
    "build:dir": "node .electron-vue/build.js && electron-builder --dir",
    "build:clean": "cross-env BUILD_TARGET=clean node .electron-vue/build.js",
    "build:web": "cross-env BUILD_TARGET=web node .electron-vue/build.js",
    "dev": "node .electron-vue/dev-runner.js",
    "e2e": "npm run pack && mocha test/e2e",
    "lint": "eslint --ext .js,.vue -f ./node_modules/eslint-friendly-formatter src test",
    "lint:fix": "eslint --ext .js,.vue -f ./node_modules/eslint-friendly-formatter --fix src test",
    "pack": "npm run pack:main && npm run pack:renderer",
    "pack:main": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack --progress --colors --config .electron-vue/webpack.main.config.js",
    "pack:renderer": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack --progress --colors --config .electron-vue/webpack.renderer.config.js",
    "test": "npm run unit && npm run e2e",
    "unit": "karma start test/unit/karma.conf.js",
    "postinstall": "npm run lint:fix"
  },
  "build": {
    "publish": [
      {
        "provider": "generic",
        "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8089/"
      }
    ],
    "productName": "dental-assistant",
    "appId": "org.simulatedgreg.electron-vue",
    "directories": {
      "output": "build"
    },
    "files": [
      "dist/electron/**/*"
    ],
    "dmg": {
      "contents": [
        {
          "x": 410,
          "y": 150,
          "type": "link",
          "path": "/Applications"
        },
        {
          "x": 130,
          "y": 150,
          "type": "file"
        }
      ]
    },
    "mac": {
      "icon": "build/icons/icon.icns"
    },
    "win": {
      "icon": "build/icons/icon.ico"
    },
    "linux": {
      "icon": "build/icons"
    }
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "axios": "^0.16.2",
    "cropperjs": "^1.2.2",
    "electron-log": "^2.2.14",
    "electron-updater": "^2.21.3",
    "element-ui": "^2.0.11",
    "querystring": "^0.2.0",
    "snapsvg": "^0.5.1",
    "vue": "^2.5.13",
    "vue-awesome": "^2.3.4",
    "vue-electron": "^1.0.6",
    "vue-router": "^3.0.1",
    "vuex": "^3.0.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "babel-core": "^6.25.0",
    "babel-eslint": "^7.2.3",
    "babel-loader": "^7.1.1",
    "babel-plugin-istanbul": "^4.1.1",
    "babel-plugin-transform-runtime": "^6.23.0",
    "babel-preset-env": "^1.6.0",
    "babel-preset-stage-0": "^6.24.1",
    "babel-register": "^6.24.1",
    "babili-webpack-plugin": "^0.1.2",
    "cfonts": "^1.1.3",
    "chai": "^4.0.0",
    "chalk": "^2.1.0",
    "copy-webpack-plugin": "^4.0.1",
    "cross-env": "^5.0.5",
    "css-loader": "^0.28.4",
    "del": "^3.0.0",
    "devtron": "^1.4.0",
    "electron": "^1.7.5",
    "electron-builder": "^19.19.1",
    "electron-debug": "^1.4.0",
    "electron-devtools-installer": "^2.2.0",
    "eslint": "^4.4.1",
    "eslint-config-standard": "^10.2.1",
    "eslint-friendly-formatter": "^3.0.0",
    "eslint-loader": "^1.9.0",
    "eslint-plugin-html": "^3.1.1",
    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.7.0",
    "eslint-plugin-node": "^5.1.1",
    "eslint-plugin-promise": "^3.5.0",
    "eslint-plugin-standard": "^3.0.1",
    "extract-text-webpack-plugin": "^3.0.0",
    "file-loader": "^0.11.2",
    "html-webpack-plugin": "^2.30.1",
    "inject-loader": "^3.0.0",
    "karma": "^1.3.0",
    "karma-chai": "^0.1.0",
    "karma-coverage": "^1.1.1",
    "karma-electron": "^5.1.1",
    "karma-mocha": "^1.2.0",
    "karma-sourcemap-loader": "^0.3.7",
    "karma-spec-reporter": "^0.0.31",
    "karma-webpack": "^2.0.1",
    "mocha": "^3.0.2",
    "multispinner": "^0.2.1",
    "node-loader": "^0.6.0",
    "require-dir": "^0.3.0",
    "spectron": "^3.7.1",
    "style-loader": "^0.18.2",
    "url-loader": "^0.5.8",
    "vue-html-loader": "^1.2.4",
    "vue-loader": "^13.3.0",
    "vue-style-loader": "^3.0.1",
    "vue-svg-icon": "^1.2.9",
    "vue-template-compiler": "^2.5.13",
    "webpack": "^3.6.0",
    "webpack-dev-server": "^2.9.1",
    "webpack-hot-middleware": "^2.18.2",
    "webpack-merge": "^4.1.0"
  }
}

and the build logs:

OKAY  take it away `electron-builder`

electron-builder 19.35.1
No native production dependencies
Packaging for linux x64 using electron 1.7.8 to build/linux-unpacked
Building AppImage for arch x64
⚠️  Application category is not set for Linux (linux.category).
Please see https://electron.build/configuration/configuration#LinuxBuildOptions-category
 electron-builder:binDownload Found existing appimage /home/hviktortsoi/.cache/electron-builder/appimage/appimage-9.0.1+0ms
 electron-builder:publish Explicit publish provider: [
 electron-builder:publish   {
 electron-builder:publish     "provider": "generic",
 electron-builder:publish     "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8089/"
 electron-builder:publish   }
 electron-builder:publish ] +0ms
 electron-builder:publish artifactCreated (isPublish: false): {
 electron-builder:publish   "file": "/home/hviktortsoi/Code/Orthodontic-assistant/Orthodontic-assistant-front-end/build/dental-assistant-0.0.1-x86_64.AppImage",
 electron-builder:publish   "safeArtifactName": null,
 electron-builder:publish   "target": {
 electron-builder:publish     "name": "appImage",
 electron-builder:publish     "isAsyncSupported": true,
 electron-builder:publish     "packager": "<stripped sensitive data>",
 electron-builder:publish     "helper": {
 electron-builder:publish       "packager": "<stripped sensitive data>",
 electron-builder:publish       "maxIconPath": "/home/hviktortsoi/Code/Orthodontic-assistant/Orthodontic-assistant-front-end/build/icons/256x256.png",
 electron-builder:publish       "icons": {
 electron-builder:publish         "isFulfilled": true,
 electron-builder:publish         "isRejected": false,
 electron-builder:publish         "fulfillmentValue": [
 electron-builder:publish           {
 electron-builder:publish             "file": "/home/hviktortsoi/Code/Orthodontic-assistant/Orthodontic-assistant-front-end/build/icons/256x256.png",
 electron-builder:publish             "size": 256
 electron-builder:publish           }
 electron-builder:publish         ]
 electron-builder:publish       }
 electron-builder:publish     },
 electron-builder:publish     "outDir": "/home/hviktortsoi/Code/Orthodontic-assistant/Orthodontic-assistant-front-end/build",
 electron-builder:publish     "options": {
 electron-builder:publish       "icon": "build/icons"
 electron-builder:publish     },
 electron-builder:publish     "desktopEntry": {
 electron-builder:publish       "creator": null,
 electron-builder:publish       "_value": {
 electron-builder:publish         "isFulfilled": true,
 electron-builder:publish         "isRejected": false,
 electron-builder:publish         "fulfillmentValue": "[Desktop Entry]\nName=dental-assistant\nComment=An electron-vue project\nExec=AppRun\nTerminal=false\nType=Application\nIcon=dental-assistant\nX-AppImage-Version=0.0.1\nX-AppImage-BuildId=f6c96b00-2f29-11a8-30f8-6da529ef1d20\nCategories=Utility;\n"
 electron-builder:publish       }
 electron-builder:publish     }
 electron-builder:publish   },
 electron-builder:publish   "arch": 1,
 electron-builder:publish   "packager": "<stripped sensitive data>"
 electron-builder:publish },
 electron-builder:publish   publishConfigs: [
 electron-builder:publish   {
 electron-builder:publish     "provider": "generic",
 electron-builder:publish     "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8089/"
 electron-builder:publish   }
 electron-builder:publish ] +5ms

Thx…

[negativalpha]

Same here (electron-builder 20.38.5).

Edit: The app-update.yml seems to be skipped if there are no publish options specified for the build target, so, adding some placeholder values allowed me to bypass said issue.

[gpetrov]

still a problem