Packer can not distribute the macOS app about packer

[a7ul]

Looks like an issue with node-loader : webpack-contrib/node-loader#12
Although in our case since we are using file-loader it also copies to dist folder but the path is still linked to old absolute path due to a bug in node-loader.
I ll probably create a custom webpack loader to fix this. Posting for updates here.

[a7ul]

Hi @phuonghuynh I checked this and it is indeed a bug (not sure when was this introduced). I ll try and get a fix out quickly. Thanks for the details.

[a7ul]

Hi @phuonghuynh
Please use the following patch for your webpack config to solve the packaging issue

https://github.com/nodegui/nodegui-starter/pull/25/files

[a7ul]

Hi @phuonghuynh Are you using webpack to bundle your app?
because webpack should automatically pack all ur javascript and binaries into a dist folder. And that should basically remove your dependency on node modules. Packer would then copy that dist folder and add qt libraries needed and then pack into a dmg file.

So my question is have you changed ur setup to something different from what you get via the starter repos?

[phuonghuynh]

So my question is have you changed ur setup to something different from what you get via the starter repos?

@master-atul Nope, clone the starter-repo (react+nodegui) and start developing my application with it. After adding some features, i use packer to see how it works, and it working on my dev mac; but no luck on other mac (fresh). I checked this repo, https://github.com/rongfengliang/nodegui-react-cal-packer; and get same issue with mine. Packer can make cal-app.app but it can not run on a fresh mac or delete folder node_modules (local).
How could i fix this issue?

I attach my package.json in case you need to see it.
package.json.zip

[phuonghuynh]

Thanks for the update @master-atul and Happy new year 🎉

[phuonghuynh]

Thanks @master-atul , it fixed