Error: Cannot mkdir in a snapshot. Try mountpoints instead.

What version of pkg are you using?

5.6.0

What version of Node.js are you using?

v16.15.0

What operating system are you using?

Windows 10

What CPU architecture are you using?

x86_64

What Node versions, OSs and CPU architectures are you building for?

default

Describe the Bug

i am compiling “macaca-cli” repository, and it is compiling successfully into exe. but when i run the application it gives me this error

pkg/prelude/bootstrap.js:1833
      throw error;
      ^

Error: Cannot mkdir in a snapshot. Try mountpoints instead.
    at mkdirFailInSnapshot (pkg/prelude/bootstrap.js:1593:7)
    at Object.mkdirSync (pkg/prelude/bootstrap.js:1605:12)
    at Object.sync [as mkdir] (C:\snapshot\macaca-cli-master\node_modules\mkdirp\index.js:74:13)
    at Logger._init (C:\snapshot\macaca-cli-master\node_modules\xlogger\lib\xlogger.js:44:5)
    at new Logger (C:\snapshot\macaca-cli-master\node_modules\xlogger\lib\xlogger.js:40:8)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\snapshot\macaca-cli-master\node_modules\xlogger\lib\xlogger.js:172:18)
    at Module._compile (pkg/prelude/bootstrap.js:1887:22)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1157:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:981:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:822:12)

Expected Behavior

It should run the compiled app

To Reproduce

just compile “macaca-cli” repository and run it.

[robertsLando]

BTW the error IMO is here:

\node_modules\xlogger\lib\xlogger.js:44:5

I think this xlogger module by default stores the log or else in a directory inside node_modules folder

https://github.com/xudafeng/xlogger/blob/master/lib/xlogger.js#L44

Seems it’s configurable with options so maybe a patch isn’t needed here.

[robertsLando]

you should write a patch for npm-update

See example here