fix(desktop): restore Electron binary before macOS pack rename (salvage #38673)

electron-builder 26.8.x can stage an Electron.app without its
Contents/MacOS/Electron binary, then fail renaming it to Hermes:

    ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename .../MacOS/Electron -> .../MacOS/Hermes

This breaks `npm run pack` and the installer desktop stage before a
launchable Hermes.app exists.

- Point build.electronDist at the already-installed Electron dist so
  electron-builder reuses it instead of re-unpacking from cache.
- Add a darwin-only prebuilder patch that restores the missing main
  binary from the runtime dist before the rename. Idempotent (marker
  guard), soft-fails on shape mismatch, survives node_modules reinstall.

Co-authored-by: ChasLui <chaslui@outlook.com>
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ChasLui 2026-06-04 11:22:58 +08:00 committed by Brooklyn Nicholson
parent 5f6be7f31b
commit f3b32e9f52
2 changed files with 61 additions and 0 deletions

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@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
"start": "npm run build && electron .",
"build": "node scripts/assert-root-install.cjs && node scripts/write-build-stamp.cjs && node scripts/stage-native-deps.cjs && tsc -b && vite build && npm run postbuild",
"postbuild": "node scripts/assert-dist-built.cjs",
"prebuilder": "node scripts/patch-electron-builder-mac-binary.cjs",
"builder": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=16384 electron-builder",
"pack": "npm run build && npm run builder -- --dir",
"dist": "npm run build && npm run builder",
@ -134,6 +135,7 @@
},
"build": {
"electronVersion": "40.9.3",
"electronDist": "../../node_modules/electron/dist",
"appId": "com.nousresearch.hermes",
"productName": "Hermes",
"executableName": "Hermes",

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const fs = require('node:fs')
const path = require('node:path')
if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
process.exit(0)
}
const desktopRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..')
const repoRoot = path.resolve(desktopRoot, '..', '..')
const electronMacPath = path.join(repoRoot, 'node_modules', 'app-builder-lib', 'out', 'electron', 'electronMac.js')
const marker = 'hermes-macos-electron-binary-fallback'
const needle = ` await Promise.all([
doRename(path.join(contentsPath, "MacOS"), electronBranding.productName, appPlist.CFBundleExecutable),
(0, builder_util_1.unlinkIfExists)(path.join(appOutDir, "LICENSE")),
(0, builder_util_1.unlinkIfExists)(path.join(appOutDir, "LICENSES.chromium.html")),
]);`
const replacement = ` // ${marker}: electron-builder 26.8.x can sometimes copy
// Electron.app without its main MacOS/Electron binary before this rename.
// Restore it from the installed Electron runtime so local desktop installs
// do not fail with ENOENT during macOS arm64 packaging.
const macosDir = path.join(contentsPath, "MacOS");
const bundledElectronBinary = path.join(macosDir, electronBranding.productName);
if (!fs.existsSync(bundledElectronBinary)) {
const candidates = [
path.join(packager.info.framework.distMacOsAppName, "Contents", "MacOS", electronBranding.productName),
path.join(process.cwd(), "..", "..", "node_modules", "electron", "dist", "Electron.app", "Contents", "MacOS", electronBranding.productName),
];
const sourceBinary = candidates.find(candidate => fs.existsSync(candidate));
if (sourceBinary == null) {
throw new Error("Electron binary missing from packaged app and Electron runtime: " + bundledElectronBinary);
}
await (0, promises_1.copyFile)(sourceBinary, bundledElectronBinary);
await (0, promises_1.chmod)(bundledElectronBinary, 0o755);
}
await Promise.all([
doRename(macosDir, electronBranding.productName, appPlist.CFBundleExecutable),
(0, builder_util_1.unlinkIfExists)(path.join(appOutDir, "LICENSE")),
(0, builder_util_1.unlinkIfExists)(path.join(appOutDir, "LICENSES.chromium.html")),
]);`
if (!fs.existsSync(electronMacPath)) {
console.warn(`[patch-electron-builder] skipped: ${electronMacPath} not found`)
process.exit(0)
}
const source = fs.readFileSync(electronMacPath, 'utf8')
if (source.includes(marker)) {
console.log('[patch-electron-builder] macOS Electron binary fallback already applied')
process.exit(0)
}
if (!source.includes(needle)) {
console.warn('[patch-electron-builder] skipped: expected electronMac.js shape not found')
process.exit(0)
}
fs.writeFileSync(electronMacPath, source.replace(needle, replacement))
console.log('[patch-electron-builder] applied macOS Electron binary fallback')