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Electron snapping tips

Make sure you're using the latest electron-builder:

     "electron-builder": "^20.8.0",

Or add it:

npm install --save-dev electron-builder

You can run build directly:

npx build --linux snap

But it's quicker to iterate in a persistent Docker container:

docker run -ti -v $PWD:$PWD -w $PWD electronuserland/builder /bin/bash

Once inside the Docker container, make sure you don't have node_modules from Mac (rm -rf node_modules):

/Users/ev/Branches/ramme/node_modules/node-sass/lib/binding.js:15
      throw new Error(errors.missingBinary());
      ^

Error: Missing binding /Users/ev/Branches/ramme/node_modules/node-sass/vendor/linux-x64-57/binding.node
Node Sass could not find a binding for your current environment: Linux 64-bit with Node.js 8.x

Found bindings for the following environments:
  - OS X 64-bit with Node.js 9.x

And if you get chmod errors:

npm cache clean --force

Make sure you have the latest snapcraft and Node.js:

apt update; apt install snapcraft nodejs

Cut to the chase when building debs, rpms, etc:

 npm run dist -- --linux snap

But use yarn:

npm i

> [email protected] postinstall /Users/ev/Branches/reactide
> electron-builder install-app-deps

sh: 1: electron-builder: not found