@ItachiSan directly after I run pacaur -S franz it does not start up correctly, it's just a blue screen. When I open up the console, I get the error:
Uncaught Error: Module did not self-register.
at process.func (electron/js2c/asar.js:138)
at process.func [as dlopen] (electron/js2c/asar.js:138)
at Object.Module._extensions..node (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:828)
at Object.func (electron/js2c/asar.js:138)
at Object.func [as .node] (electron/js2c/asar.js:147)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16)
at bindings
(/usr/lib/franz/resources/app.asar/node_modules/bindings/bindings.js:112)
This is some info from my root account (no NVM):
v13.12.0
6.14.4
Linux cocaine-cola 5.6.3-zen1-1-zen #1 ZEN SMP PREEMPT Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:47:48 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
This is some info from my user account (NVM):
v10.19.0
6.13.4
Linux cocaine-cola 5.6.3-zen1-1-zen #1 ZEN SMP PREEMPT Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:47:48 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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ItachiSan commented on 2019-10-07 08:26 (UTC) (edited on 2021-09-08 07:58 (UTC) by ItachiSan)
If you have troubles, read this message!
Please go to the relevant section of this comment in order to make both your and my life easier :)
Now, to the resolutions!
1. The app opens but I got a blue screen and nothing more / The app refuses to start / ...
The package depends on Node.js native stuff which are compiled at build time, which makes it break on Electron updates.
With a PKGBUILD between 2020-11-15 till 2021-09-08, you should always have gad a correct matching between Electron and Franz versions.
After 2021-09-08, while the Electron packages follows just the official Arch package dependency, as it is based on not-rolling versions (AKA following a specific Electron branch) breakages are unlikely.
If you would like to help me on this, whenever you have problems starting it, do the following:
If the above steps help you, report the package as outdated here and write in the comment something like:
If you have some other issues, you should open the developer tools and give me its output, in addition to what is your environment, so I can figure out if it is a packaging issue (my job to fix) or an upstream/code issue (their job to fix); in the second case, I will open a bug request and mention it in a comment, so that you can track it.
2. (Obsolete) I cannot upgrade Electron
The following resolution is not valid since 2021-09-08, it is kept for historic purposes
This is intended; since the PKGBUILD for Franz 5.5.0-4, the package marks as dependency a version-locked Electron package in order to avoid issues with binary modules over upgrades.
In such scenario, you should, assuming
_electron="electron"in the PKGBUILD (meaning the Electron used is bundled in the packageelectron):pacman -Syu --ignore electronIf you want however to upgrade the Electron package, do
pacman -S --assume-installed electron=FRANZ.REQUIRED.VERSION electronHope this was a good explanation, might get updates if I missed something :)