electron-config-need-pay-attention.md

pay attention to some config item

package.json

homepage

• This field is primarily intended for linux-based systems. If this field is missing, it may cause errors on linux-based systems.

author

• It needs to be adjusted as shown below, primarily for linux-based systems.

// This format will cause build errors on linux-based systems
{
    "author": "artoriasless"
}

// The following format should be used instead
{
    "author": {
        "name": "artoriasless",
        "email": "[email protected]"
    }
}

linux.icon : build app icon field for for build on linux-based system

• Example configuration, but it may cause the convertIcnsToPng error, even if opj_decompress is installed, the issue might not be resolved.

{
    "linux": {
        // On linux-based systems, icons can use the icns format
        "icon": "/path/to/your/icon.icns",
        "target": [
            {
                "target": "deb",
                "arch": ["x64", "arm64"]
            }
        ]
    }
}

• A more compatible configuration approach

1. Prepare a 256x256-sized PNG.

2. Use an online free image resize tool.

3. Based on the 256 size, generate PNG icons for each of the following sizes: 8x8, 16x16, 32x32, 48x48, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256

4. Name them as icon_${width}x${height}.png.

5. Store them in a folder named icons.

6. During the build process, point the application icon to this folder.

{
    "linux": {
        // This folder contains PNG icons in multiple sizes
        "icon": "/path/to/your/icon/folder",
        "target": [
            {
                "target": "deb",
                "arch": ["x64", "arm64"]
            }
        ]
    }
}