Symlink error on production build initial boot

[miagg]

What were you trying to do?

Run application after building for Mac.

What happened?

Error 500 on front-end.
Similar to #250

This is the actual error from the storage/logs found on Application Support folder.

[2024-11-20 17:30:40] production.ERROR: symlink(): Argument #1 ($target) must be of type string, array given {"exception":"[object] (TypeError(code: 0): symlink(): Argument #1 ($target) must be of type string, array given at /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:355)
[stacktrace]
#0 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php(355): symlink(Array, '/Users/wolfkain...')
#1 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/StorageLinkCommand.php(49): Illuminate\\Filesystem\\Filesystem->link(Array, '/Users/wolfkain...')
#2 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/BoundMethod.php(36): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Console\\StorageLinkCommand->handle()
#3 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/Util.php(43): Illuminate\\Container\\BoundMethod::Illuminate\\Container\\{closure}()
#4 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/BoundMethod.php(95): Illuminate\\Container\\Util::unwrapIfClosure(Object(Closure))
#5 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/BoundMethod.php(35): Illuminate\\Container\\BoundMethod::callBoundMethod(Object(Illuminate\\Foundation\\Application), Array, Object(Closure))
#6 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php(690): Illuminate\\Container\\BoundMethod::call(Object(Illuminate\\Foundation\\Application), Array, Array, NULL)
#7 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php(213): Illuminate\\Container\\Container->call(Array)
#8 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/symfony/console/Command/Command.php(279): Illuminate\\Console\\Command->execute(Object(Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Input\\ArgvInput), Object(Illuminate\\Console\\OutputStyle))
#9 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php(182): Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Command\\Command->run(Object(Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Input\\ArgvInput), Object(Illuminate\\Console\\OutputStyle))
#10 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php(1047): Illuminate\\Console\\Command->run(Object(Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Input\\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Output\\ConsoleOutput))
#11 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php(316): Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Application->doRunCommand(Object(Illuminate\\Foundation\\Console\\StorageLinkCommand), Object(Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Input\\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Output\\ConsoleOutput))
#12 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php(167): Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Application->doRun(Object(Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Input\\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Output\\ConsoleOutput))
#13 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php(197): Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Application->run(Object(Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Input\\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Output\\ConsoleOutput))
#14 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php(1205): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Console\\Kernel->handle(Object(Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Input\\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Output\\ConsoleOutput))
#15 /Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/dist/mac-arm64/360Presenter.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/resources/app/artisan(13): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Application->handleCommand(Object(Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Input\\ArgvInput))
#16 {main}
"} 
[2024-11-20 17:30:40] production.INFO: Broadcasting [Native\Laravel\Events\Windows\WindowMaximized] on channels [nativephp] with payload:
{
    "id": "main",
    "socket": null
}  

How to reproduce the bug

This error is thrown after laravel handles an exception. To reprodruce, throw any exception.

Package Versions

electron: 0.8.7, laravel: 0.6.4, php-bin: 0.5.5

PHP Version

8.3.13

Laravel Version

11.33

Node Version

18.20.5

Which operating systems have you seen this occur on?

macOS

OS version

MacOS Sequoia 15.1.1

Notes

No response

[faustbrian]

Seems to occur both in macOS and Ubuntu builds for me. Same version of macOS as the reporter.

[simonhamp]

What's the value of config('filesystems.links') in your apps?

[miagg]

What's the value of config('filesystems.links') in your apps?

It's an associative array with a single item

[
    "/Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/public/storage" => "/Users/wolfkain/Projects/360/Apps/360presenter/360presenter/storage/app/public",
]

[jsandfordhughescoop]

Having the same issue here, has anyone had any luck getting around it?

[simonhamp]

It shouldn't prevent your app from running. If your app relies on having access to the symlinked files and the symlink really isn't being set up, then I'd love to work with someone to investigate this.

As an aside, this may be something that we have to remove in the future, so it may be best not to rely on symlinked directories at all. Simply place the necessary files directly in the relevant folder.

[gwleuverink]

Hi all, A quick note about symlinks.

PR NativePHP/electron#153 if merged will handle symlinks differently when building. Instead of preserving them the files are copied to the linked destination.

There were some people having trouble with symlinks. Hopefully the PR above solves that.

In the context of a traditional webserver it makes sense to symlink things to the public directory, as you can only access the public dir over HTTP. In NativePHP however the app is accessible to the user. Which defeats the purpose of a symlink imo. I believe Simon mentioned this recently.

I submitted a PR to the docs about this: NativePHP/nativephp.com#80

[gwleuverink]

Hey everyone 👋 we made some significant changes to the build command. Including to how symlinks are handled.

We'd greatly appreciate it if you could report back if this issue is resolved after the latest update 🙏

I'll leave this issue open for now to make sure we squashed this.

[gwleuverink]

Closing this issue. Please feel free to open a new one if you experience any problems after the update