Fix broken arm build (#2017)

The GitHub ARM runners have some bad dependencies. I'm adding a `snap
refresh` and `lxd init` to ensure these dependencies are good before we
run the build.

I'm also updating to the latest `electron-builder` and
`electron-updater`.

Author: esimkowitz

.github/workflows/build-helper.yml

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ jobs:
                       runner: "macos-latest"
                     - platform: "linux"
                       runner: "ubuntu-latest"
-                    # - platform: "linux"
-                    #   runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+                    - platform: "linux"
+                      runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
                     - platform: "windows"
                       runner: "windows-latest"
                     # - platform: "windows"
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ jobs:
                   sudo apt-get update
                   sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y libarchive-tools libopenjp2-tools rpm squashfs-tools
                   sudo snap install snapcraft --classic
+                  sudo snap install lxd
+                  sudo lxd init --auto
+                  sudo snap refresh
             - name: Install Zig (not Mac)
               if: matrix.platform != 'darwin'
               uses: mlugg/setup-zig@v1
@@ -159,6 +162,12 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   name: ${{ matrix.runner }}
                   path: make
+            - name: Upload Snapcraft logs on failure
+              if: failure()
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+              with:
+                  name: ${{ matrix.runner }}-log
+                  path: /home/runner/.local/state/snapcraft/log
     create-release:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         needs: build-app

BUILD.md

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ For packaging, the following additional packages are required:
 - `lxd` — [Installation instructions](https://canonical.com/lxd/install)
 - `snapcraft` — Run `sudo snap install snapcraft --classic`
 - `libarchive-tools` — Install via your package manager
+- `binutils` — Install via your package manager
 - `libopenjp2-tools` — Install via your package manager
 - `squashfs-tools` — Install via your package manager
 

electron-builder.config.cjs

@@ -77,10 +77,12 @@ const config = {
         synopsis: pkg.description,
         description: null,
         desktop: {
-            Name: pkg.productName,
-            Comment: pkg.description,
-            Keywords: "developer;terminal;emulator;",
-            category: "Development;Utility;",
+            entry: {
+                Name: pkg.productName,
+                Comment: pkg.description,
+                Keywords: "developer;terminal;emulator;",
+                Categories: "Development;Utility;",
+            },
         },
         executableArgs: ["--enable-features", "UseOzonePlatform", "--ozone-platform-hint", "auto"], // Hint Electron to use Ozone abstraction layer for native Wayland support
     },

package.json

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         "@vitejs/plugin-react-swc": "^3.8.0",
         "@vitest/coverage-istanbul": "^3.0.5",
         "electron": "^34.0.2",
-        "electron-builder": "^25.1.8",
+        "electron-builder": "^26.0",
         "electron-vite": "^2.3.0",
         "eslint": "^9.20.1",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.0.1",
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         "css-tree": "^3.1.0",
         "dayjs": "^1.11.13",
         "debug": "^4.4.0",
-        "electron-updater": "6.3.9",
+        "electron-updater": "^6.6",
         "env-paths": "^3.0.0",
         "fast-average-color": "^9.4.0",
         "htl": "^0.3.1",