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Unable to exclude files from app.asar

See original GitHub issue

Version: 20.28.4 and
Target: all, but specifically I am currently testing mac

On my project the ability to excludes files by annotating them under the build section in package.json was working.

After adding electron-webpack. This now no longer works. I am seeing everything included in my app.asar file. I have attempted to exclude electron-webpack from my build process and only run electron-build, but I still see everything in app.asar. Here is my debug log from running DEBUG=electron-builder npm run pack

"pack": "electron-builder --dir",

directories:
  output: dist
  buildResources: src/assets
extraMetadata:
  main: main.js
files:
  - from: .
    filter:
      - package.json
      - '**/*'
      - src
      - '!webpack*'
      - '!.*'
      - '!config/jsdoc.json'
      - '!package.json'
      - '!docs'
      - '!private'
  - from: dist/main
  - from: dist/renderer
  - from: dist/renderer-dll
extraResources:
  - from: src/assets
    to: assets
    filter:
      - '!track*'
      - '!css'
appId: com.test.test
productName: Test Desktop
copyright: '© 2018 Test, LLC.'
artifactName: '${name}-${version}-${os}-${arch}.${ext}'
publish:
  - provider: s3
    bucket: xxx
    storageClass: STANDARD_IA
    path: '${channel}/${os}'
  - provider: github
    owner: xxx
    repo: xxx
linux:
  files:
    - '!node_modules/@ffprobe-installer/darwin-x64/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffprobe-installer/win32-ia32/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffprobe-installer/win32-x64/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffmpeg-installer/darwin-x64/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffmpeg-installer/win32-ia32/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffmpeg-installer/win32-x64/${/*}'
  category: AudioVideoEditing
  description: Test desktop video processing and file uploader
  icon: src/assets/icon.png
  desktop:
    Name: Test-Desktop
    GenericName: Test Desktop
    X-GNOME-FullName: test-desktop
    Comment: Test desktop video processing and file uploader
    Type: Application
    Terminal: 'false'
    StartupNotify: 'false'
    Categories: AudioVideoEditing
mac:
  files:
    - '!node_modules/@ffprobe-installer/linux-ia32/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffprobe-installer/linux-x64/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffprobe-installer/win32-ia32/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffprobe-installer/win32-x64/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffmpeg-installer/linux-ia32/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffmpeg-installer/linux-x64/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffmpeg-installer/win32-ia32/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffmpeg-installer/win32-x64/${/*}'
  category: public.app-category.video
win:
  files:
    - '!node_modules/@ffprobe-installer/linux-ia32/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffprobe-installer/linux-x64/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffprobe-installer/darwin-x64/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffmpeg-installer/linux-ia32/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffmpeg-installer/linux-x64/${/*}'
    - '!node_modules/@ffmpeg-installer/darwin-x64/${/*}'
  certificateFile: private/test.pfx
  verifyUpdateCodeSignature: false
  publisherName: trackops
extends: electron-webpack/electron-builder.yml
electronVersion: 3.0.7

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Created 5 years ago
Reactions:2
Comments:7 (2 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

4reactions

joernroedercommented, Dec 22, 2018

i’m also having the issue! in my package.json i’m limiting files to a folder with precompiled files (via webpack) and an assets folder

"files": [
      "dist/electron/**/*",
      "assets/core/**/*"
    ],

which results in yaml:

files:
  - filter:
      - dist/electron/**/*
      - assets/core/**/*

but my whole repo gets bundled into the app. i’m on macOS, electron-builder is 20.38.4

1reaction

develarcommented, Nov 4, 2018

It seems bug in the merge parent and project configs. I will take a look tomorrow morning CET.

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