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How to use self-built Electron binaries with electron-builder

I've built my own Electron binaries. I've put those binaries into ./node_modules/electron/dist. Everything works fine when running the app with npm start from the development environment, but when packaging the app with electron-builder, Electron lacks that functionality that I added. It looks like electron-builder does not take whats in node_modules/electron when packaging an app.

Can somebody tell how I can use own Electron binaries with electron-builder?

Solution

  • It can be achieved by using the electronDist property in the electron-builder's build section of package.json.