Electron-builder: Error: EEXIST: file already exists

[jacklovepdf]

electron-builder version=20.28.4

• Version: 20.28.4

• Target: dmg

mgenerate result.json success
• electron-builder version=20.28.4
• artifacts will be published if draft release exists reason=CI detected
• loaded configuration file=/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/builder-config/result.json
• rebuilding native production dependencies platform=darwin arch=x64
• packaging platform=darwin arch=x64 electron=2.0.10 appOutDir=build/mac
• asar using is disabled — it is strongly not recommended solution=enable asar and use asarUnpack to unpack files that must be externally available
Error: Cannot cleanup:

Error #1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Error: EEXIST: file already exists, link '/Users/smallnb/node_modules/dashdash/node_modules/assert-plus/AUTHORS' -> '/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/build/mac/Electron.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/assert-plus/AUTHORS'
at copyOrLinkFile (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/builder-util/src/fs.ts:186:12)
at /Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/builder-util/src/fs.ts:261:11
at Generator.next ()
From previous event:
at FileCopier.copy (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/builder-util/src/fs.ts:239:64)
at /Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/util/appFileCopier.ts:70:13
at Generator.next ()
at xfs.stat (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/fs-extra/lib/mkdirs/mkdirs.js:56:16)
at /Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:287:18
at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:154:5)
From previous event:
at copyAppFiles (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/out/util/appFileCopier.js:260:17)
at taskManager.addTask._bluebirdLst.default.each.it (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/platformPackager.ts:296:86)
From previous event:
at MacPackager.copyAppFiles (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/platformPackager.ts:296:43)
at /Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/platformPackager.ts:213:10
at Generator.next ()
at runCallback (timers.js:781:20)
at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:743:5)
at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:714:5)
From previous event:
at MacPackager.doPack (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/platformPackager.ts:166:165)
at /Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts:88:63
at Generator.next ()
From previous event:
at MacPackager.pack (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts:80:95)
at /Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:376:24
at Generator.next ()
at xfs.stat (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/fs-extra/lib/mkdirs/mkdirs.js:56:16)
at /Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:287:18
at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:154:5)
From previous event:
at Packager.doBuild (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:344:39)
at /Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:314:57
From previous event:
at Packager._build (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:285:133)
at /Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:281:23
at Generator.next ()
From previous event:
at Packager.build (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/packager.ts:238:14)
at build (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/index.ts:58:28)
at build (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/electron-builder/src/builder.ts:227:10)
at then (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/electron-builder/src/cli/cli.ts:42:48)
at runCallback (timers.js:781:20)
at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:743:5)
at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:714:5)
From previous event:
at Object.args [as handler] (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/electron-builder/src/cli/cli.ts:42:48)
at Object.runCommand (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/electron-builder/node_modules/yargs/lib/command.js:238:44)
at Object.parseArgs [as _parseArgs] (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/electron-builder/node_modules/yargs/yargs.js:1085:24)
at Object.get [as argv] (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/electron-builder/node_modules/yargs/yargs.js:1000:21)
at Object. (/Users/smallnb/jenkins2/workspace/tt_micro_devtools_build/node_modules/electron-builder/src/cli/cli.ts:25:28)
at Module._compile (module.js:624:30)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:635:10)
at Module.load (module.js:545:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:508:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:500:3)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:665:10)
at startup (bootstrap_node.js:187:16)
at bootstrap_node.js:607:3

[jacklovepdf]

this issue may similar with
https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/3039;
but my electron-builder version is latest;

[jacklovepdf]

sorry to close this issue that i have solve the problem!

[angvp]

@jacklovepdf how did you solve it? :) for me it works randomly sometimes it packages well, sometimes it doesn't and this unreliability is driving us crazy :(

[julian-alarcon]

Same issue here on https://github.com/IsmaelMartinez/teams-for-linux

[alex-dow]

I have the same issue. @jacklovepdf please explain your solution

[whysthatso]

@jacklovepdf some hint on how you fixed it would be really appreciated.