makensis.exe exited with code 1

[GeometricProgress]

Hi guys

"electron": "^1.8.3",
"electron-builder": "20.4.0",
Running win 10 64bit
Target Windows build

This project rocks! I have a small problem right at the end of the build. I have deleted the cache and I am using yarn. build falls down at:

_AppData\Local\electron-builder\cache\nsis\nsis-3.0.1.13\Bin\makensis.exe exited with code 1
Error output:
File: failed creating mmap of "C:\APPS\UfmApp\dist\UfmApp-1.0.0-x64.nsis.7z"
Error in macro extractEmbeddedAppPackage on macroline 18
Error in macro installApplicationFiles on macroline 53
!include: error in script: "installSection.nsh" on line 60
Error in script "" on line 146 -- aborting creation process

at ChildProcess.childProcess.once.code (C:\APPS\UfmApp\node_modules\builder-util\src\util.ts:252:14)
at Object.onceWrapper (events.js:317:30)
at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:214:7)
at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:925:16)
at Socket.stream.socket.on (internal/child_process.js:346:11)
at emitOne (events.js:116:13)
at Socket.emit (events.js:211:7)
at Pipe._handle.close [as _onclose] (net.js:554:12)_

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards

Mark

[develar]

What is your windows username? (full path to makensis.exe)

[GeometricProgress]

Hi

The full path is:
C:\Users\Mark\AppData\Local\electron-builder\cache\nsis\nsis-3.0.1.13\Bin\makensis.exe

It it helps, my package.json is:
`{
"name": "UfmApp",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "Understanding the Financial Markets Course",
"main": "main.js",
"scripts": {
"start": "electron .",
"win": "electron-builder -w",
"pack": "electron-builder --dir",
"dist": "electron-builder",
"script1": "set CSC_LINK=private/test.p12 && set CSC_KEY_PASSWORD=pass && electron-builder -w",
"postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps"
},
"build": {
"appId": "com.gpifm.ufmapp",
"win": {
"target": "nsis",
"icon": "icon.ico",
"certificateFile": "private/test.p12",
"verifyUpdateCodeSignature": true,
"publisherName": "Geometric Progression"
},
"nsis": { "oneClick": false, "allowToChangeInstallationDirectory": true, "useZip": true }
},
"devDependencies": {
"devtron": "^1.4.0",
"electron": "^1.8.3",
"electron-builder": "20.4.0",
"electron-rebuild": "^1.6.0",
"video.js": "^6.7.4",
"videojs": "^1.0.0",
"videojs-playlist": "^4.0.2"

},
"dependencies": {
"electron-json-storage": "^4.0.0",
"electron-window-state": "^4.1.1",
"node-machine-id": "^1.1.9"
}
}`

[develar]

Please try to remove useZip.

[GeometricProgress]

Unfortunately, same outcome. Any other ideas?

[GeometricProgress]

Ok found problem by elimination. I have folder of videos in the app which is 4.54Gb which I need to package with the app. If I run the above config but remove the folder it works. Is there a limit to the size of folders / app?

[GeometricProgress]

I realise it is more appropriate to close this issue and post the above as a separate question. For anyone following the thread, the above package works; the problem is a folder which exceeds 4.5gb in assets. It seems to work if the app size is less than 3gb, however I will post this as a question.

Thanks Mark

[murray971]

I've got the same issue with video size. did you figure this out?

[GeometricProgress]

Try this link. #2628 (comment)

The above thread works but was not the answer that was suitable for me. I ended up solving the solution by effectively dividing the program in 2 and calling one program from the other.

[murray971]

Thanks- I’ll check it out