Specify an Electron version when initializing a new project

[sarabsandhu]

I am wondering if I can specify version of electron-prebuilt-compile when initializing new project with electron-forge init. It automatically uses version 1.6.11 which has chrome version 56. My project requires chrome 51 which is present in 1.2.6. Please help if you know.

[malept]

@MarshallOfSound do you have any concerns about this feature request?

[anaisbetts]

@sarabsandhu You can just change the version in package.json and re-run npm install

[sarabsandhu]

@paulcbetts I have tried it and face issue described here
electron-userland/electron-prebuilt-compile#33

[sarabsandhu]

@paulcbetts why request was closed?

[sarabsandhu]

@paulcbetts , i have checked in my code at https://github.com/sarabsandhu/test-workstation.git if you want to reproduce the issue. I see below errors in dev tools when my initial window is launched

Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/Observable.js.map
Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/toSubscriber.js.map
Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/Subscriber.js.map
Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/isFunction.js.map
Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/Subscription.js.map
Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/isObject.js.map
Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/tryCatch.js.map
Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/UnsubscriptionError.js.map
Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/Observer.js.map
Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/observable.js.map
Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/Subject.js.map
Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/ObjectUnsubscribedError.js.map
Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/SubjectSubscription.js.map
Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/ErrorObservable.js.map

I also tried to build the app for windows platform. it builds successfully but initial window is never launched. I can see the process running in task manager in windows.

[anaisbetts]

Failed to parse SourceMap: file:///C:/Users/someuser/src/toSubscriber.js.map

You can ignore this, it's just a warning

I also tried to build the app for windows platform. it builds successfully but initial window is never launched. I can see the process running in task manager in windows.

This is unrelated to this issue

[sarabsandhu]

@paulcbetts , Should i open new issue for your comment "This is unrelated to this issue". If there is no issue with first error, then windows build should work/launch as it is when launched in dev mode with electron-forge start. Do you agree?

[tgds]

@paulcbetts Changing the version in package.json doesn't work. The problem is the start script calls electron-prebuild-compile/lib/cli.js to spawn electron process. electron-prebuild-compile specifies electron1.8.somebetaversion as its dependency instead of having electron as a peer dependency. Therefore it doesn't matter what version you have in your package.json, electron1.8 will be used (which currently has a terrible bug that whenever you try to type in console it crashes on Windows)

[tgds]

sorry, just noticed the original title. so the solution would be downgrading electron-prebuild-compile in my package.json. I presume its version is synced with the electron version it has as a dependency.

[MarshallOfSound]

I presume it's version is synced with the electron version it has as a dependency.

That is correct 👍