Electron-builder: Squirrel.Windows not creating temporary directories when extracting nupkg files

[markgillnz]

• Version: 19.45.1

• Target: squirrel

I am getting the following error when using Squirrel.Windows to extract existing nupkg files to the SQUIRREL_TEMP directory.

Utility: Failed to extract file E:\a1\EMRC-ELECTRON99-BW\dist\squirrel-windows-ia32\EMRConnect-1.5.0-full.nupkg to E:\SquirrelTemp\tempa The system cannot find the file specified

Why doesn't the tempa folder get created by Squirrel.Windows automatically? Even if I manually add the folder it complains about folder tempb not existing.

I have SQUIRREL_TEMP set to E:\SquirrelTemp with configuration:
"win": { "target": [ { "target": "squirrel", "arch": "ia32" } ], "icon": "build/assets/img/main.ico" }, "squirrelWindows": { "iconUrl": "<url>", "loadingGif": "build/assets/img/install-spinner.gif", "remoteReleases": "<url>" }

Full stacktrace:
07-Nov-2017 10:56:07 | 2017-11-06T21:56:07.622Z electron-builder Executing C:\Users\build\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-builder-cache\Squirrel.Windows\Squirrel.Windows-1.7.8\WriteZipToSetup.exe --copy-stub-resources E:\a1\EMRC-ELECTRON99-BW\dist\win-ia32-unpacked\EMR Connect.exe C:\Users\build\AppData\Local\Temp\temp-files-hLra1Q\1-stub.exe -- | -- 07-Nov-2017 10:57:04 | 2017-11-06T21:57:04.895Z electron-builder Executing C:\Users\build\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-builder-cache\Squirrel.Windows\Squirrel.Windows-1.7.8\Update.com --releasify E:\a1\EMRC-ELECTRON99-BW\dist\squirrel-windows-ia32\emrc-desktop-app-1.5.1-full.nupkg --releaseDir E:\a1\EMRC-ELECTRON99-BW\dist\squirrel-windows-ia32 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | 2017-11-06T21:57:05.519Z electron-builder Async task error: Error: Exit code: 4294967295. Command failed: C:\Users\build\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-builder-cache\Squirrel.Windows\Squirrel.Windows-1.7.8\Update.com --releasify E:\a1\EMRC-ELECTRON99-BW\dist\squirrel-windows-ia32\emrc-desktop-app-1.5.1-full.nupkg --releaseDir E:\a1\EMRC-ELECTRON99-BW\dist\squirrel-windows-ia32 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | 2017-11-07 10:57:05> Utility: Failed to extract file E:\a1\EMRC-ELECTRON99-BW\dist\squirrel-windows-ia32\EMRConnect-1.5.0-full.nupkg to E:\SquirrelTemp\tempa 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | The system cannot find the file specified 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | 2017-11-07 10:57:05> Unhandled exception: System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. ---> System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the file specified 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(ProcessStartInfo startInfo) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at Squirrel.Utility.<InvokeProcessAsync>d__11.MoveNext() 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at Squirrel.Utility.<ExtractZipToDirectory>d__22.MoveNext() 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | --- End of inner exception stack trace --- 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ThrowIfExceptional(Boolean includeTaskCanceledExceptions) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait(Int32 millisecondsTimeout, CancellationToken cancellationToken) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at Squirrel.DeltaPackageBuilder.CreateDeltaPackage(ReleasePackage basePackage, ReleasePackage newPackage, String outputFile) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at Squirrel.Update.Program.ReleasifyElectron(String package, String targetDir, String baseUrl) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at Squirrel.Update.Program.executeCommandLine(String[] args) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at Squirrel.Update.Program.main(String[] args) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | ---> (Inner Exception #0) System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (0x80004005): The system cannot find the file specified 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(ProcessStartInfo startInfo) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at Squirrel.Utility.<InvokeProcessAsync>d__11.MoveNext() 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) 07-Nov-2017 10:57:05 | at Squirrel.Utility.<ExtractZipToDirectory>d__22.MoveNext()<---

[develar]

Better to use reliable NSIS.

Need to investigate.

[markgillnz]

Unfortunately I can't use NSIS due to this being an existing project in production using Squirrel.
If you could investigate that would be awesome!

[develar]

So, you start generated installer and get this error?

[develar]

electron-builder-squirrel-windows version?

[markgillnz]

The error occurs when trying to create a delta nupkg from unpacking the existing nupkg files from previous releases. The process does not get as far as creating the installer.

I believe the version is 1.7.8 as mentioned in the stack trace?

electron-builder Async task error: Error: Exit code: 4294967295. Command failed: C:\Users\build\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-builder-cache\Squirrel.Windows\Squirrel.Windows-1.7.8\Update.com --releasify E:\a1\EMRC-ELECTRON99-BW\dist\squirrel-windows-ia32\emrc-desktop-app-1.5.1-full.nupkg --releaseDir E:\a1\EMRC-ELECTRON99-BW\dist\squirrel-windows-ia32

[markgillnz]

FYI, the project currently uses electron-packager and electron-winstaller to create a Squirrel-based win32 exe. I'm trying to migrate to using electron-builder instead

[marsmxm]

I've been using electron-builder, and got a similar error.

[wmnnd]

I am getting the same error. Here is the full debug log:
https://gist.github.com/wmnnd/645392242b64ef635006614971c1ec81

I was also unable to manually call Update.com --releasify with any success:.
Update.com --releasify simply creates a new RELEASES file but now delta package even if the previous -full package and RELEASES file are available.

This is happening with electron-builder 19.45.7 and Squirrel.Windows 1.7.8.

Edit:

I have downgraded electron-builder-squirrel-windows to 19.42.0 and now delta images are created correctly. This seems to be a regression in newer versions.

[kutu]

same here
after version electron-builder-squirrel-windows version 19.42 npm run build doesn't work

in newest version 19.46.5
builder download 1.7.8 version of squirrel.windows

when i go back to 19.42.0, it downloads 1.6.0.0
Downloading Squirrel.Windows-1.6.0.0, please wait

new version also creates dist/squirrel-windows folder, before it always used dist/win

[CoNETProject]

same issue with electron-builder 19.48.2.
I downgraded electron-builder-squirrel-windows to 19.42.0.
Then all success.

[ogi1982]

I have same issue on 19.49.0:

electron-builder Async task error: Error: Exit code: 4294967295.
Utility: Failed to extract file C:\tmp\workspace\packaging\dist\production\squirrel-windows\test.nupkg to C:\Users\JenkinsWin\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa
The system cannot find the file specified

It seems there is no target location to save nupkg file "C:\Users\JenkinsWin\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa"

[Andrew0428]

Same issue on 19.55.0:

Utility: Failed to extract file F:\Users\username\Documents\Projects\testapp\dist\squirrel-windows\testapp-1.0.0-full.nupkg to C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\tempa

Downgrade electron-builder-squirrel-windows to 19.42.0 to temporarily fix the issue.

[ogi1982]

Same issue is on electron-builder-squirrel-windows: 20.8.0. What I could found out is that this problem was introduced with version 19.43.0 when update of Squirrel.Windows to 1.7.8 happened.

[ahallicks]

Is this ever likely to be fixed? I still can't upgrade past 19.42.0 and now, with Electron 4 in beta I am completely unable to build that as it throws errors against 19.42.0 as well.

[ogi1982]

It seems that this is fixed for me now since I do not see this issue with using electron-builder-squirrel-windows: 20.38.3. Not sure when this was fixed but all files are generated now. Could be maybe that it is fixed with latest version of Squirrel.Windows.

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