Hi guys, Not sure where my message has gone (I am pretty sure I posted here something yesterday but nothing is here), anyways I have a working version.
Before was fully broken, now I can get through the menu, up to breaking other stuff (nicely done software), I am testing another commit to see if a fresher version doesn't break all the UI.
Anyways, there are many issues building; the current version of npm has a nasty bug, you can find it here: https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/19989
The "fix" is that I install locally (within node_modules) a working npm version and use it for the build. I also have, some times, the same error while installing the non-broken npm!!! The only """tested""" way for me that """works""" is in my home directory (mine is a ext4 filesystem). I can't help with that. Consider that, if you survive to the first NPM install, you are good to go. Other options is to use an older npm available in the AUR (I recall there are npm4 and npm53).
Stay tuned!
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ItachiSan commented on 2018-07-24 21:01 (UTC) (edited on 2021-06-14 09:35 (UTC) by ItachiSan)
You are free to report issues regarding the packaging here! Please read all the info of this message as they include quite some information.
Be aware that sometimes the package will fail to build because of outdated upstream and updated dependency, which will require me some time to test and solve the problem.
I do also have life stuff, packaging is a free-time activity.
I believe I have an issue that is Arch-related and not upstream related
I too found out only recently this way to debug the app (as of: 2021-06-13), which helps immensely.
Whenever reporting here or on the Github issues, please provide the output of the command:
In case you are forwarding the log to a file, as the log entries will end in
stderr, remember to redirectstderrtostdoutInfo regarding the package
The package uses the sources available at: https://github.com/popcorn-official/popcorn-desktop. I am aware of the different clones and branches; I do still believe that this code is acceptable (not affected itself from malware).
This package uses a custom NW.js build provided from the PopcornTime team; essentially, a custom compiled browser. While this won't affect you as it should be used only within the app, you are here informed that I have no power over this component.
The above point stands as the official NW.js Chromium source lacks multiple modern codecs, such as AC3 and HEVC (H.265).
Earlier this package used the official nw.js toolchain provided available at https://dl.nwjs.io/ and the prebuilt FFmpeg library with additional codecs available at https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/ . This was because the nw.js toolchain provided by the PopcornTime team can not be proven as non-malware easily. However, due to point 3, this approach was reverted. You are free to use an older PKGBUILD with the appropriate variable updates to re-enable this, however you will miss support for recent codecs.
In addition, the PKGBUILD won't point to the Git release reference but will also include important commits, for e.g. security reasons or providers changes.