Fails on arm64 linux Ubuntu, e-b tries to use x86 executable

[quinton-ashley]

electron-builder -l deb
  • electron-builder  version=22.11.7 os=5.4.0-80-generic
  • loaded configuration  file=package.json ("build" field)
  • writing effective config  file=dist/builder-effective-config.yaml
  • rebuilding native dependencies  dependencies=sharp@0.27.2, usb@1.7.1 platform=linux arch=arm64
  • install prebuilt binary  name=usb version=1.7.1 platform=linux arch=arm64 napi= 
  • install prebuilt binary  name=sharp version=0.27.2 platform=linux arch=arm64 napi= 
  • packaging       platform=linux arch=arm64 electron=13.1.7 appOutDir=dist/linux-arm64-unpacked
  • building        target=deb arch=arm64 file=dist/nostlan_1.21.13_arm64.deb
  • downloading     url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86.7z size=4.6 MB parts=1
  • downloaded      url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86.7z duration=4.322s
  ⨯ cannot execute  cause=exit status 1
                    errorOut=/home/qashto/.cache/electron-builder/fpm/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86/lib/ruby/bin/ruby: line 6: /home/qashto/.cache/electron-builder/fpm/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86/lib/ruby/bin.real/ruby: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
    /home/qashto/.cache/electron-builder/fpm/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86/lib/ruby/bin/ruby: line 6: /home/qashto/.cache/electron-builder/fpm/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86/lib/ruby/bin.real/ruby: Success
    
                    command=/home/qashto/.cache/electron-builder/fpm/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86/fpm -s dir --force -t deb -d libgtk-3-0 -d libnotify4 -d libnss3 -d libxss1 -d libxtst6 -d xdg-utils -d libatspi2.0-0 -d libuuid1 -d libappindicator3-1 -d libsecret-1-0 --deb-compression xz --architecture arm64 --after-install /tmp/t-EECOha/0-after-install --after-remove /tmp/t-EECOha/1-after-remove --description '
     Nostlan is a nostlagia launcher for retro and current gen video game emulators!' --version 1.21.13 --package /home/qashto/nostlan/dist/nostlan_1.21.13_arm64.deb --name nostlan --maintainer 'quinton-ashley <qashto@gmail.com>' --url 'https://github.com/quinton-ashley/nostlan#readme' --vendor 'quinton-ashley <qashto@gmail.com>' --deb-priority optional --license MIT /home/qashto/nostlan/dist/linux-arm64-unpacked/=/opt/nostlan /home/qashto/nostlan/build/icon.png=/usr/share/icons/hicolor/0x0/apps/nostlan.png /tmp/t-EECOha/2-nostlan.desktop=/usr/share/applications/nostlan.desktop
                    workingDir=

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[quinton-ashley]

still relevant

[3nprob]

Same here. arm64, debian bullseye

$ electron-builder --arm64
  • electron-builder  version=22.14.5 os=5.10.69-rockchip64
  • loaded configuration  file=package.json ("build" field)
  • writing effective config  file=dist/builder-effective-config.yaml
  • packaging       platform=linux arch=arm64 electron=13.5.2 appOutDir=dist/linux-arm64-unpacked
  • building        target=deb arch=arm64 file=dist/element-desktop_1.9.8_arm64.deb
  ⨯ cannot execute  cause=exit status 1
                    errorOut=/home/user/.cache/electron-builder/fpm/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86/lib/ruby/bin/ruby: line 6: /home/user/.cache/electron-builder/fpm/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86/lib/ruby/bin.real/ruby: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
    /home/user/.cache/electron-builder/fpm/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86/lib/ruby/bin/ruby: line 6: /home/user/.cache/electron-builder/fpm/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86/lib/ruby/bin.real/ruby: Success
    
                    command=/home/user/.cache/electron-builder/fpm/fpm-1.9.3-2.3.1-linux-x86/fpm [...]

[3nprob]

Until this is fixed, one can supply their own version of fpm as a workaround:

$ gem install fpm
$ USE_SYSTEM_FPM=true electron-builder --arm64 [...]

[alariej]

Ran into the same issue, trying to build an arm64 .deb on a Raspberry Pi. The above solution from @3nprob works, but only when Ruby is installed from the Ubuntu repo, not as a snap. So my steps were:

• sudo apt-get install ruby-dev build-essential
• sudo gem install fpm
• export USE_SYSTEM_FPM=true (must be done before each build)
• npm run <build script: electron-builder --linux deb --config [...]>

[mkurz]

If someone wants to make fpm in electron-builder work for arm64/aarch64 I wrote a guide how to do so here: signalapp/Signal-Desktop#6063 (comment)
Feel free to pick up that work, I don't have time to do so.

[learncodingforweb]

Getting same issue, while building on raspberry pi 4