Problem building multiple mac targets: TypeError: pattern.startsWith is not a function

Electron Builder:

• 2.15.3:

Electron 2.0.2

Target:

• dmg,mas:

I’m running into a problem when I try to build for both dmg,zip and mas.

Basically “target”: [“dmg”, “zip”] // works “target”: [“mas”] // works “target”: [“mas”, “dmg”, “zip”] // shows the error below

Let me know if you need more info…

  TypeError: pattern.startsWith is not a function
    at FileMatcher.normalizePattern (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/fileMatcher.ts:42:17)
    at FileMatcher.patterns.map.it (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/fileMatcher.ts:37:54)
    at Array.map (<anonymous>)
    at new FileMatcher (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/fileMatcher.ts:37:39)
    at /Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/util/AppFileCopierHelper.ts:123:21
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
From previous event:
    at _bluebirdLst.default.mapSeries (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/util/AppFileCopierHelper.ts:120:16)
From previous event:
    at /Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/util/AppFileCopierHelper.ts:120:32
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
From previous event:
    at copyNodeModules (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/out/util/AppFileCopierHelper.js:319:18)
    at /Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/platformPackager.ts:261:42
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
From previous event:
    at then (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/platformPackager.ts:257:14)
From previous event:
    at _computeFileSets (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/platformPackager.ts:258:10)
    at MacPackager.copyAppFiles (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/platformPackager.ts:280:27)
    at /Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/platformPackager.ts:214:10
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at runCallback (timers.js:794:20)
    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:752:5)
    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:729:5)
From previous event:
    at MacPackager.doPack (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/platformPackager.ts:162:151)
    at /Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts:107:20
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
From previous event:
    at MacPackager.pack (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts:79:95)
    at /Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:373:24
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at xfs.stat (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/fs-extra-p/node_modules/fs-extra/lib/mkdirs/mkdirs.js:56:16)
    at /Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:287:18
    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:153:5)
From previous event:
    at Packager.doBuild (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:341:39)
    at /Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:317:52
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at /Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:99:16
    at /Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:43:10
    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:135:15)
From previous event:
    at Packager._build (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:294:133)
    at /Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:290:23
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at runCallback (timers.js:794:20)
    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:752:5)
    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:729:5)
From previous event:
    at Packager.build (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:248:14)
    at /Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/src/index.ts:51:40
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
From previous event:
    at build (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder-lib/out/index.js:220:17)
    at build (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder/src/builder.ts:234:10)
    at then (/Users/paulingalls/src/fanzo/desktop/ripl-electron/node_modules/electron-builder/src/cli/cli.ts:46:19)
    at <anonymous>

[mmaietta]

Thanks for verifying that @buu700. I’ve approved and merged the PR, it’ll make our next release.

[mifi]

Downgrade to v22.10.4 worked for me

Edit: in 22.10.4 it still gives the error, but only if run with DEBUG=electron-builder:

(node:35721) PromiseRejectionHandledWarning: Promise rejection was handled asynchronously (rejection id: 1)
  ⨯ pattern.startsWith is not a function  stackTrace=
                                            TypeError: pattern.startsWith is not a function
                                                at FileMatcher.normalizePattern (node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/fileMatcher.ts:58:17)
                                                at node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/fileMatcher.ts:53:54
                                                at Array.map (<anonymous>)
                                                at new FileMatcher (node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/fileMatcher.ts:53:39)
                                                at computeNodeModuleFileSets (node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/util/appFileCopier.ts:197:21)
                                                at node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/platformPackager.ts:306:36
                                                at async Promise.all (index 0)
                                                at AsyncTaskManager.awaitTasks (node_modules/builder-util/src/asyncTaskManager.ts:65:25)
                                                at MacPackager.doPack (node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/platformPackager.ts:219:5)

I get the error when running npx electron-builder --mac. This results in a broken dist/mas build containing only Electron.app, LICENSE and LICENSES.chromium.html, but dist/mac seems to be successfully built.

When instead running npx electron-builder --mac -m dmg it successfully builds without any error.