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New helper apps on macOS in Electron v6

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  • Version: 🤷‍♂

  • Target: macOS

This is just a heads up that electron@6 will include two new “Helper.app” applications as a result of a Chromium change and builder needs to be updated to support those two new helpers.

Refs: https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/19500#issuecomment-515891941

electron-packager commit to handle the new files --> https://github.com/electron/electron-packager/commit/8d407e7b18c9e09f4590667fe28841f0ece974f7

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  • State:closed
  • Created 4 years ago
  • Reactions:20
  • Comments:17 (6 by maintainers)

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develarcommented, Jul 31, 2019

Thanks! 21.2.0 released.

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gaodengcommented, Aug 8, 2019

@develar @Evoks I upgraded from Electron5 to 6 (electron-builder to the latest version), when submitted via the Application Loader, it gives these error:

ERROR ITMS-90277: "Invalid Bundle Identifier. The application bundle contains a tool or framework Electron Helper (GPU) [fm.moon.apps.desktop.player.pkg/Payload/Moon FM.app/Contents/Frameworks/Moon FM Helper (GPU).app] using the bundle identifier 'fm.moon.apps.desktop.player.helper.(GPU)', which is not a valid bundle identifier." 

ERROR ITMS-90277: "Invalid Bundle Identifier. The application bundle contains a tool or framework Electron Helper (Plugin) [fm.moon.apps.desktop.player.pkg/Payload/Moon FM.app/Contents/Frameworks/Moon FM Helper (Plugin).app] using the bundle identifier 'fm.moon.apps.desktop.player.helper.(Plugin)', which is not a valid bundle identifier."

ERROR ITMS-90277: "Invalid Bundle Identifier. The application bundle contains a tool or framework Electron Helper (Renderer) [fm.moon.apps.desktop.player.pkg/Payload/Moon FM.app/Contents/Frameworks/Moon FM Helper (Renderer).app] using the bundle identifier 'fm.moon.apps.desktop.player.helper.(Renderer)', which is not a valid bundle identifier."

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