Nw.js: DevTools window is blank

[niutech]

I cannot inspect any page using remote dubugging port nor showDevTools in NW.js 0.13 beta5. When I go to http://localhost:9222, I can see two inspectable pages, but clicking on one of them gives me a blank page with URL: http://localhost:9222/devtools/inspector.html?ws=localhost:9222/devtools/page/66B9CE70-36FF-4E16-B941-C695F786B17B

It happened only in Normal release, SDK works fine.

I am using:
Windows 8 x64
nw.js v0.13.0-beta5
Node v5.4.1
Chromium 48.0.2564.97
commit hash: cb79ab8-7b8b7ed-a93f67b-09f2a6d

[rogerwang]

The normal build doesn't have devtools.

[julmot]

@rogerwang When I run nwbuild everything works as expect. But when I run nw the developer toolbars are blank like @niutech described.

Isn't nw running in SDK flavor? How to get the same behavior in dev + prod?

[Spown]

I would suggest, since win.showDevTools() in normal build opens a window anyway, to put a simple text line in the window "this is a normal nw.js build. to use devTools please download and install SDK build" and maybe a link to the corresponding to the current SDK version? I've just spent an hour trying to solve this "bug"...

[KylePalko]

For those coming from Google, to install the npm version of nw in SDK mode:

npm install nw --nwjs_build_type=sdk

Also check out: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nw#install-a-specific-build-type-of-nwjs