electron-forge@7.2 can't handle universal arch native node.js module correctly on macOS.

[ChrisChou-freeman]

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Electron Forge version

7.2.0

Electron version

28.0.0

Operating system

macOS 14.1.1

Last known working Electron Forge version

6.4.2

Expected behavior

run electron-forge make --arch=universal --platform=mas package successfully

Actual behavior

throw error message below, seems 7.2 version not handle osxUniversal config option correct.

(because when i remove this config option in 6.4 version, it will throw an error "leveldown.node" that's the same in both x64 and arm64 builds and not covered by the x64ArchFiles rule: "undefined", but it's not throw this error message until the error message below throw in version 7.2 when i remove osxUniversa config optionl).

An unhandled rejection has occurred inside Forge:
Error: Command failed with a non-zero return code (1):
lipo /private/var/folders/yp/_j1q49v91zj6vb42fzt6fcs40000gn/T/electron-universal-c5APVS/Tmp.app/Contents/Resources/app/.webpack/main/native_modules/build/Release/leveldown.node /private/var/folders/yp/_j1q49v91zj6vb42fzt6fcs40000gn/T/electron-packager/electron-packager-universal-X5PsiV/Simark-mas-arm64/Simark.app/Contents/Resources/app/.webpack/main/native_modules/build/Release/leveldown.node -create -output /private/var/folders/yp/_j1q49v91zj6vb42fzt6fcs40000gn/T/electron-universal-c5APVS/Tmp.app/Contents/Resources/app/.webpack/main/native_modules/build/Release/leveldown.node

fatal error: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/lipo: /private/var/folders/yp/_j1q49v91zj6vb42fzt6fcs40000gn/T/electron-universal-c5APVS/Tmp.app/Contents/Resources/app/.webpack/main/native_modules/build/Release/leveldown.node and /private/var/folders/yp/_j1q49v91zj6vb42fzt6fcs40000gn/T/electron-packager/electron-packager-universal-X5PsiV/Simark-mas-arm64/Simark.app/Contents/Resources/app/.webpack/main/native_modules/build/Release/leveldown.node have the same architectures (x86_64) and can't be in the same fat output file
at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/chrischou/Developer/NodeJsProject/simark/node_modules/@malept/cross-spawn-promise/dist/src/index.js:101:24)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:514:28)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:domain:488:12)
    at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1105:16)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (node:internal/child_process:457:11)
    at Socket.emit (node:events:514:28)
    at Socket.emit (node:domain:488:12)
    at Pipe.<anonymous> (node:net:337:12)

Steps to reproduce

try to install any node.js package include native module, for example leveldown@6.1.1, then pack app in universal arch with electron-forge@7.2.0 on macOS.

electron-forge make --arch=universal --platform=mas`

Additional information

No response

[ChrisChou-freeman]

currently i decide to roll back to 6.4 version, and it's working fine.

[xueqingxiao]

same issue here, any updates?

[valeriangalliat]

Similar issue here, in my case:

Error: Detected file "Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/fsevents/fsevents.node" that's the same in both x64 and arm64 builds and not covered by the x64ArchFiles rule

I'm not sure if it's the same root cause as the original issue, but for me, I tracked it down to @electron/universal 2.0.2 (2.0.1 didn't have the issue), specifically this change

Seems that there's a pending PR that will fix this electron/universal#126

[mmaietta]

electron/universal fix has been merged and released under v2.0.3

You should be able to override the subdependency in your package.json until electron/universal is updated in this project