Electron-builder: Can't build on Github Actions

Created on 17 Apr 2020 · 6Comments · Source: electron-userland/electron-builder

Version: 22.5.1

Electron Version: 8.2.3
Electron Type (current, beta, nightly): current

Target: macOS, Linux and Windows

When building via GH Action the script exits with a build failure, the last message says:

  ⨯ GitHub Personal Access Token is not set, neither programmatically, nor using env "GH_TOKEN"

It used to work before on GH Actions (if that information helps :S ) and it still works locally on my Mac.

My repo with said action is here: https://github.com/hmt/bangbib/runs/595956659

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A temporary workaround that I'm using for my Electron app is adding the token to the publish step:

- name: Publish
  run: |
    npm run dist
  env:
    GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

gordonpn on 4 May 2020

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Same here with a windows agent.

MrCandle on 20 Apr 2020

I'm having the same issue as well, but on multiple different versions of electron-builder and electron. All of my electron apps were previously working and allowed me to publish the release to Github, but it stopped working after I updated to macOS 10.15.4.

I've tried resolving it with the solutions from these previous issues, but none of them work.

EpohSiEreht on 20 Apr 2020

A temporary workaround that I'm using for my Electron app is adding the token to the publish step:

- name: Publish
  run: |
    npm run dist
  env:
    GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

gordonpn on 4 May 2020

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A temporary workaround that I'm using for my Electron app is adding the token to the publish step:
- name: Publish
  run: |
    npm run dist
  env:
    GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

If I'm not incorrect this isn't a temporary workaround but the proper way of setting environment variables for github actions.