node-gyp: "..\src\binding.cc: no such file or directory"

Question

I have stumbled upon "..\src\binding.cc: no such file or directory" when building an Electron app with electron-builder. Log:

⨯ node-gyp.cmd exited with code ERR_ELECTRON_BUILDER_CANNOT_EXECUTE
Output:
Warning: Missing input files:
C:\Users\%user%\source\repos\electronvueapp\build\..\src\binding.cc
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  binding.cc
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Googling mostly gave me results alike referenced here: "node-gyp build" Fatal error C1083

The common solution is to just create an empty "binding.cc" at the path, but my problem is that every time I try to build the app it just removes the "build" folder and makes a new one, but without the "binding.cc" in it

Answer 1

Build and bin folders will be delete every install. You can change the build folder name anything else. Sample directory:

-dir_of_cc
    -binding.cc
-binding.gyp

Binding attribute object in binding.gyp file:

{
    "target_name": "binding-name",
    "cflags!": [ "-fno-exceptions" ],
    "cflags_cc!": [ "-fno-exceptions" ],
    "sources": ["dir_of_cc\binding.cc"],
    'include_dirs': [
        "<!@(node -p \"require('node-addon-api').include\")"
    ],
    'libraries': [],
    'dependencies': [
        "<!(node -p \"require('node-addon-api').gyp\")"
    ],
    'defines': [ 'NAPI_DISABLE_CPP_EXCEPTIONS' ]
}