win7 build 7zip ENOENT

i’m trying install vueTools on build version. boilerplate - https://github.com/SimulatedGREG/electron-vue (webpack)

C:\Users\Averia\AppData\Local\Programs\averia-elab\resources\app.asar\node_modules\electron-log\renderer.js:34
[23:41:04.519] Unable to install `vue-devtools`: => Error: spawn
C:\Users\Averia\AppData\Local\Programs\averia-elab\resources\app.asar\node_modules\7zip\7zip-lite\7z.exe
ENOENT at exports._errnoException (util.js:1050:11) at
Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:193:32)
at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:367:16) at
_combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:80:11) at
process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:104:9)
(anonymous)@C:\Users\Averia\AppData\Local\Programs\averia-elab\resources\app.asar\node_modules\electron-log\renderer.js:34

physical on the disk has:

• file app.asar (~189mb)
• path app.asar.unpacked (include node_modules/7zip/7zip-lite/7z.exe)

if you can, please make condition:

 if (!existSync(app.asar\node_modules\7zip\7zip-lite\7z.exe))
	use app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\7zip\7zip-lite\7z.exe

i trying understand this problem, but unsuccessfully(

[nattyrice]

Just had this issue. What fixed it for me was setting:

  node: {
    __dirname: true
  }

in my webpack.config.js

I hope it helps!

[MarshallOfSound]

This is a webpack config issue, see the above for the standard webpack config required to make this kind of stuff work ☝️