Cannot build Windows app

[SinanMtl]

• Version: 22.11.1
• Electron Version: 10.4.5
• Electron Type (current, beta, nightly): current
• electron-updater: 4.3.8
• OS: MacOS BigSur 11.3.1
• Target: Windows, NSIS, x64 & ia32

I have an issue that cannot build Windows app. This issue came with latest version (22.11.1). Although i installed latest version but electron-builder version shows as 22.10.5. This problem is not happen version 22.9.1. Here is the log of error:

• electron-builder  version=22.10.5 os=20.4.0
• writing effective config  file=release/4.8.0-beta.18/builder-effective-config.yaml
• packaging       platform=win32 arch=x64 electron=10.4.5 appOutDir=release/4.8.0-beta.18/win-unpacked
• packaging       platform=win32 arch=ia32 electron=10.4.5 appOutDir=release/4.8.0-beta.18/win-ia32-unpacked
• building        target=nsis file=release/4.8.0-beta.18/Simpra-WebPOS-4.8.0-beta.18-win.exe archs=x64, ia32 oneClick=false perMachine=true
• building        target=nsis file=release/4.8.0-beta.18/Simpra-WebPOS-4.8.0-beta.18-win-x64.exe archs=x64 oneClick=false perMachine=true
• building        target=nsis file=release/4.8.0-beta.18/Simpra-WebPOS-4.8.0-beta.18-win-ia32.exe archs=ia32 oneClick=false perMachine=true
• downloading     url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/nsis-3.0.4.1/nsis-3.0.4.1.7z size=1.3 MB parts=1
• downloaded      url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/nsis-3.0.4.1/nsis-3.0.4.1.7z duration=1.44s
• downloading     url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/nsis-resources-3.4.1/nsis-resources-3.4.1.7z size=731 kB parts=1
• downloaded      url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/nsis-resources-3.4.1/nsis-resources-3.4.1.7z duration=1.408s
• packager.vm is used: Cannot read property 'readFileSync' of undefined
ERROR: Error: Exit code: ENOENT. spawn prlctl ENOENT
    at /Users/sinanmutlu/root/web-pos/node_modules/builder-util/src/util.ts:132:18
    at exithandler (child_process.js:315:5)
    at ChildProcess.errorhandler (child_process.js:327:5)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:315:20)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:275:12)
    at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:465:16)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:80:21)

[hieuhtr]

I'm facing the same issue too

• OS: Mac Catalina 10.15.7 (19H2)
• Build to Windows NSIS x64

yarn run v1.22.10
$ electron-builder -w --x64
  • electron-builder  version=22.10.5 os=19.6.0
  • cannot check updates  error=TypeError: update_notifier_1.default is not a function
  • loaded configuration  file=package.json ("build" field)
  • loaded parent configuration  preset=react-cra
  • writing effective config  file=dist/builder-effective-config.yaml
  • packaging       platform=win32 arch=x64 electron=12.0.6 appOutDir=dist/win-unpacked
  • building        target=nsis file=dist/Appxxxx Setup 3.1.4.exe archs=x64 oneClick=false perMachine=true
  • packager.vm is used: Cannot read property 'readFileSync' of undefined
  ⨯ Exit code: ENOENT. spawn prlctl ENOENT  failedTask=build stackTrace=Error: Exit code: ENOENT. spawn prlctl ENOENT
    at /frontend/Appxxxx-web/node_modules/builder-util/src/util.ts:132:18
    at exithandler (child_process.js:310:5)
    at ChildProcess.errorhandler (child_process.js:322:5)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:315:20)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:273:12)
    at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:469:16)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:84:21)
error Command failed with exit code 1.

Reverted electron-builder back to 22.9.1 should work

[mmaietta]

Duplicate of #5863