Electron-builder: Cannot rename file using configuration build.files

[KoltesDigital]

• Version: 21.2.0

• Target: NA

The doc states that app contents can be renamed using from and to (#1119). However it doesn't work:

1. Setting from to an existing file path, and to to the expected file path, the expected file does not exist in the asar. It seems from is still considered as a directory path, since the FileMatcher contains **/* in patterns. Maybe glob doesn't return anything now, while when you implemented this feature it returned the original path?
2. Not setting from, but instead setting filter to ["<file path>"], actually creates a directory at the expected file path, containing a hierarchy of dirs and finally a unique file, with the original name.
3. Setting from to the file's directory, and setting the filename in filter, does the same as point 2 expect the file is directly in the directory.

There's no explanations in the doc, so I have no other ideas. Can you please check the feature is working as intended, and if so, give some more details?

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[KoltesDigital]

Of course it is still relevant, you haven't even replied.

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[KoltesDigital]

Yes it is.

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[KoltesDigital]

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[conrallendale]

from is really treated like a dir. walk in fs perform a readdir in it, returning no results. Then, in platformPackager.js method copyAppFiles, files is filtred for empty: return result.filter(it => it.files.length > 0);

[conrallendale]

Workaround is to disable asar (asar: false), then use extraResources to copy files to app folder, like:

extraResources:
  - from: .env.client.production
    to: app/.env.client

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[KoltesDigital]

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@conrallendale thanks for digging and for the workaround. Mine is to simply copy files before running electron build.