Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'WindowsBase

What version of electron-installer-windows are you using? 0.2.0 What version of node and npm are you using? npm = 3.10.3 node = 6.3.0 What operating system are you using? Ubuntu 16.04 Can you compile the example app successfully?

If not, paste here the output of the following commands:

$ git clone https://github.com/unindented/electron-installer-windows.git
$ cd electron-installer-windows/example
$ DEBUG='electron-installer-windows' npm run build

poopie@0.0.1 build /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example npm run clean && npm run exe32 && npm run set32 && npm run exe64 && npm run set64

poopie@0.0.1 clean /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example rimraf dist

poopie@0.0.1 exe32 /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example electron-packager . poopie --platform win32 --arch ia32 --out dist/ --ignore “(dist|node_modules/electron.*)” --icon resources/Icon.ico

Packaging app for platform win32 ia32 using electron v1.4.2 Wrote new app to dist/poopie-win32-ia32

poopie@0.0.1 set32 /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example electron-installer-windows --src dist/poopie-win32-ia32/ --dest dist/installers/ia32/ --config config.json

Creating package (this may take a while) electron-installer-windows Reading package metadata from dist/poopie-win32-ia32/resources/app/package.json +0ms electron-installer-windows Creating package with options { “src”: “dist/poopie-win32-ia32/”, “dest”: “dist/installers/ia32/”, “config”: “config.json”, “icon”: “resources/Icon.ico”, “tags”: [ “Utility” ], “name”: “poopie”, “productName”: “poopie”, “description”: “An example app, built with Electron.”, “productDescription”: “An example app, built with Electron.”, “version”: “0.0.1”, “copyright”: “Copyright © 2016 Daniel Perez Alvarez”, “authors”: [ “Daniel Perez Alvarez” ], “owners”: [ “Daniel Perez Alvarez” ], “homepage”: “http://unindented.org/”, “exe”: “poopie.exe”, “animation”: “/home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example/node_modules/electron-installer-windows/resources/animation.gif”, “requireLicenseAcceptance”: false, “noMsi”: false } +8ms electron-installer-windows Creating temporary directory +1ms electron-installer-windows Creating subdirectories under /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1 +2ms electron-installer-windows Creating contents of package +1ms electron-installer-windows Creating spec file at /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/nuget/poopie.nuspec +0ms electron-installer-windows Generating template from /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example/node_modules/electron-installer-windows/resources/spec.ejs +1ms electron-installer-windows Copying application to /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/poopie +0ms electron-installer-windows Generated template from /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example/node_modules/electron-installer-windows/resources/spec.ejs

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd"> <metadata> <id>poopie</id> <title>poopie</title>

An example app, built with Electron.

<description>An example app, built with Electron.</description>
<version>0.0.1</version>
<copyright>Copyright © 2016 Daniel Perez Alvarez</copyright>
<authors>Daniel Perez Alvarez</authors>
<owners>Daniel Perez Alvarez</owners>
<projectUrl>http://unindented.org/</projectUrl>

<tags>Utility</tags>

</metadata> <files> <file src="locales\**" target="lib\net45\locales" /> <file src="resources\**" target="lib\net45\resources" /> <file src="*.bin" target="lib\net45" /> <file src="*.dll" target="lib\net45" /> <file src="*.pak" target="lib\net45" /> <file src="Update.exe" target="lib\net45\squirrel.exe" /> <file src="icudtl.dat" target="lib\net45\icudtl.dat" /> <file src="LICENSE" target="lib\net45\LICENSE" /> <file src="poopie.exe" target="lib\net45\poopie.exe" /> </files> </package> +5ms electron-installer-windows Creating package at /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1 +242ms electron-installer-windows Executing file mono /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example/node_modules/electron-installer-windows/vendor/nuget/NuGet.exe pack /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/nuget/poopie.nuspec -BasePath /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/poopie -OutputDirectory /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/nuget -NoDefaultExcludes +0ms electron-installer-windows Error creating package: Error creating package: Error executing file (1): mono /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example/node_modules/electron-installer-windows/vendor/nuget/NuGet.exe pack /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/nuget/poopie.nuspec -BasePath /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/poopie -OutputDirectory /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/nuget -NoDefaultExcludes

Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly ‘WindowsBase, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35’ or one of its dependencies. File name: ‘WindowsBase, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35’ [ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly ‘WindowsBase, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35’ or one of its dependencies. File name: ‘WindowsBase, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35’ +33ms Error: Error creating package: Error executing file (1): mono /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example/node_modules/electron-installer-windows/vendor/nuget/NuGet.exe pack /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/nuget/poopie.nuspec -BasePath /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/poopie -OutputDirectory /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/nuget -NoDefaultExcludes

Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly ‘WindowsBase, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35’ or one of its dependencies. File name: ‘WindowsBase, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35’ [ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly ‘WindowsBase, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35’ or one of its dependencies. File name: ‘WindowsBase, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35’

at /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example/node_modules/electron-installer-windows/src/installer.js:273:21
at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example/node_modules/electron-installer-windows/src/installer.js:62:5)
at emitTwo (events.js:111:20)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:852:16)
at Socket.<anonymous> (internal/child_process.js:323:11)
at emitOne (events.js:96:13)
at Socket.emit (events.js:188:7)
at Pipe._handle.close [as _onclose] (net.js:492:12) 'Error: Error creating package: Error executing file (1): \nmono /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example/node_modules/electron-installer-windows/vendor/nuget/NuGet.exe pack /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/nuget/poopie.nuspec -BasePath /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/poopie -OutputDirectory /tmp/electron-11696-11722-1emxla2.3u3dutbj4i/poopie_0.0.1/nuget -NoDefaultExcludes\n\nUnhandled Exception:\nSystem.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly \'WindowsBase, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35\' or one of its dependencies.\nFile name: \'WindowsBase, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35\'\n[ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly \'WindowsBase, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35\' or one of its dependencies.\nFile name: \'WindowsBase, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35\'\n\n    at /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example/node_modules/electron-installer-windows/src/installer.js:273:21\n    at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example/node_modules/electron-installer-windows/src/installer.js:62:5)\n    at emitTwo (events.js:111:20)\n    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)\n    at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:852:16)\n    at Socket.<anonymous> (internal/child_process.js:323:11)\n    at emitOne (events.js:96:13)\n    at Socket.emit (events.js:188:7)\n    at Pipe._handle.close [as _onclose] (net.js:492:12)'

npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-38-generic npm ERR! argv “/home/suhel/.nvm/versions/node/v6.3.0/bin/node” “/home/suhel/.nvm/versions/node/v6.3.0/bin/npm” “run” “set32” npm ERR! node v6.3.0 npm ERR! npm v3.10.3 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! poopie@0.0.1 set32: electron-installer-windows --src dist/poopie-win32-ia32/ --dest dist/installers/ia32/ --config config.json npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the poopie@0.0.1 set32 script ‘electron-installer-windows --src dist/poopie-win32-ia32/ --dest dist/installers/ia32/ --config config.json’. npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed. npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the poopie package, npm ERR! not with npm itself. npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: npm ERR! electron-installer-windows --src dist/poopie-win32-ia32/ --dest dist/installers/ia32/ --config config.json npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with: npm ERR! npm bugs poopie npm ERR! Or if that isn’t available, you can get their info via: npm ERR! npm owner ls poopie npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example/npm-debug.log

npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-38-generic npm ERR! argv “/home/suhel/.nvm/versions/node/v6.3.0/bin/node” “/home/suhel/.nvm/versions/node/v6.3.0/bin/npm” “run” “build” npm ERR! node v6.3.0 npm ERR! npm v3.10.3 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! poopie@0.0.1 build: npm run clean && npm run exe32 && npm run set32 && npm run exe64 && npm run set64 npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the poopie@0.0.1 build script ‘npm run clean && npm run exe32 && npm run set32 && npm run exe64 && npm run set64’. npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed. npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the poopie package, npm ERR! not with npm itself. npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: npm ERR! npm run clean && npm run exe32 && npm run set32 && npm run exe64 && npm run set64 npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with: npm ERR! npm bugs poopie npm ERR! Or if that isn’t available, you can get their info via: npm ERR! npm owner ls poopie npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! /home/suhel/Downloads/electron-installer-windows-master/example/npm-debug.log

What did you do? Please include the configuration you are using for electron-installer-windows. The same supplied with the package.

What did you expect to happen? It should be run and give the desired output.

What actually happened? Unable to get the installers

[crisdosyago]

On Debian, using electron-builder and getting this same “missing WindowsBase” error, I solved this by switching to beta branch of mono. Throughout, I also used aptitude and --full-resolver -f install

My Steps - YMMV

1. Also, before switching to beta, I installed mono-xsp4:

sudo aptitude --full-resolver -f install mono-xsp4   

1. Then, as per project mono beta update channel :

echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian beta main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin-beta.list
sudo apt-get update

1. Then I also did the following ( just to be sure ):

sudo aptitude --full-resolver -f install mono-complete 

1. Before finally:

cd electron-quick-start/
build --win 

And this time, no error.

Good luck with your own. If this helps you, you’re welcome.

[unindented]

@suhel-xpendablez my suggestion would be to build on a Windows machine.