bug: after upgraded to `v26.1.0`, macOS build will throw `Error: ENOTDIR: not a directory, open '<path/to/project>/dist/mac-arm64/Electron.app/Contents/Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Electron Framework/package.json'` error

[nekomeowww]

Summary

After upgraded to v26.1.0, build will throw the following error:

  ⨯ dependency tree output file is empty, retrying  error=Process exited with code 236:
Error: ENOTDIR: not a directory, open '/Users/neko/Git/moeru-ai/airi/apps/stage-tamagotchi/dist/mac-

Full log:

DEBUG='*' pnpm -F @proj-airi/stage-tamagotchi exec electron-builder --mac
  corepack Reusing pnpm@10.18.2 +0ms
  • electron-builder  version=26.1.0 os=24.5.0
  • artifacts will be published if draft release exists  reason=CI detected
  • loaded configuration  file=/Users/neko/Git/moeru-ai/airi/apps/stage-tamagotchi/electron-builder.yml
  • effective config  config=directories:
  output: dist
  buildResources: build
appId: ai.moeru.airi
productName: AIRI
files:
  - filter:
      - '!**/.vscode/*'
      - '!src/*'
      - '!electron.vite.config.{js,ts,mjs,cjs}'
      - '!vite.config.{js,ts,mjs,cjs}'
      - '!uno.config.{js,ts,mjs,cjs}'
      - '!{.eslintcache,eslint.config.ts,.yaml,dev-app-update.yml,CHANGELOG.md,README.md}'
      - '!{.env,.env.*,.npmrc,pnpm-lock.yaml}'
      - '!{tsconfig.json}'
asarUnpack:
  - resources/**
win:
  executableName: AIRI
nsis:
  artifactName: ${productName}-${version}-windows-${arch}-setup.${ext}
  shortcutName: ${productName}
  uninstallDisplayName: ${productName}
  createDesktopShortcut: always
  deleteAppDataOnUninstall: true
mac:
  entitlementsInherit: build/entitlements.mac.plist
  extendInfo:
    - NSDocumentsFolderUsageDescription: Application requests access to the user's Documents folder.
    - NSDownloadsFolderUsageDescription: Application requests access to the user's Downloads folder.
  notarize: false
  executableName: AIRI
dmg:
  artifactName: ${productName}-${version}-darwin-${arch}.${ext}
linux:
  target:
    - AppImage
  maintainer: moeru.ai
  category: Utility
  executableName: AIRI
  artifactName: ${productName}-${version}-linux-${arch}.${ext}
appImage:
  artifactName: ${productName}-${version}-linux-${arch}.${ext}
npmRebuild: false
publish:
  provider: generic
  url: https://example.com/auto-updates

  • writing effective config  file=dist/builder-effective-config.yaml
  • no event listeners found  event=beforePack
  • skipped dependencies rebuild  reason=npmRebuild is set to false
  • packaging       platform=darwin arch=arm64 electron=38.2.2 appOutDir=dist/mac-arm64
  • no custom electronDist provided, unpacking default Electron distribution
  • spawning        command=/Users/neko/Git/moeru-ai/airi/node_modules/.pnpm/app-builder-bin@5.0.0-alpha.12/node_modules/app-builder-bin/mac/app-builder_arm64 unpack-electron --configuration [{"platform":"darwin","arch":"arm64","version":"38.2.2"}] --output /Users/neko/Git/moeru-ai/airi/apps/stage-tamagotchi/dist/mac-arm64 --distMacOsAppName Electron.app
  • map async       taskCount=2
  • map async       taskCount=1
  • map async       taskCount=585
  • exited          command=app-builder_arm64 code=0 pid=43882
  • no event listeners found  event=afterExtract
  ⨯ dependency tree output file is empty, retrying  error=Process exited with code 236:
Error: ENOTDIR: not a directory, open '/Users/neko/Git/moeru-ai/airi/apps/stage-tamagotchi/dist/mac-arm64/Electron.app/Contents/Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Electron Framework/package.json'
    at async open (node:internal/fs/promises:642:25)
    at async readFile (node:internal/fs/promises:1279:14)
    at async mapWorkspaces (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/map-workspaces/lib/index.js:109:15)
    at async Config.loadLocalPrefix (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:707:28)
    at async Config.loadProjectConfig (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:638:5)
    at async Config.load (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:282:5)
    at async #load (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:195:5)
    at async module.exports (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli-entry.js:40:5)

                                                      tempOutputFile=/private/var/folders/m0/k_38ftb53yg0mqbcrrjypr3m0000gn/T/t-QPtfet/npm-0-output.json
  ⨯ dependency tree output file is empty, retrying  error=Process exited with code 236:
Error: ENOTDIR: not a directory, open '/Users/neko/Git/moeru-ai/airi/apps/stage-tamagotchi/dist/mac-arm64/Electron.app/Contents/Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Electron Framework/package.json'
    at async open (node:internal/fs/promises:642:25)
    at async readFile (node:internal/fs/promises:1279:14)
    at async mapWorkspaces (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/map-workspaces/lib/index.js:109:15)
    at async Config.loadLocalPrefix (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:707:28)
    at async Config.loadProjectConfig (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:638:5)
    at async Config.load (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:282:5)
    at async #load (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:195:5)
    at async module.exports (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli-entry.js:40:5)

                                                      tempOutputFile=/private/var/folders/m0/k_38ftb53yg0mqbcrrjypr3m0000gn/T/t-QPtfet/npm-0-output.json
  • async task error  error=Process exited with code 236:
Error: ENOTDIR: not a directory, open '/Users/neko/Git/moeru-ai/airi/apps/stage-tamagotchi/dist/mac-arm64/Electron.app/Contents/Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Electron Framework/package.json'
    at async open (node:internal/fs/promises:642:25)
    at async readFile (node:internal/fs/promises:1279:14)
    at async mapWorkspaces (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/map-workspaces/lib/index.js:109:15)
    at async Config.loadLocalPrefix (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:707:28)
    at async Config.loadProjectConfig (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:638:5)
    at async Config.load (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:282:5)
    at async #load (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:195:5)
    at async module.exports (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli-entry.js:40:5)

  ⨯ Process exited with code 236:
Error: ENOTDIR: not a directory, open '/Users/neko/Git/moeru-ai/airi/apps/stage-tamagotchi/dist/mac-arm64/Electron.app/Contents/Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Electron Framework/package.json'
    at async open (node:internal/fs/promises:642:25)
    at async readFile (node:internal/fs/promises:1279:14)
    at async mapWorkspaces (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/map-workspaces/lib/index.js:109:15)
    at async Config.loadLocalPrefix (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:707:28)
    at async Config.loadProjectConfig (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:638:5)
    at async Config.load (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:282:5)
    at async #load (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:195:5)
    at async module.exports (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli-entry.js:40:5)
  failedTask=build stackTrace=Error: Process exited with code 236:
Error: ENOTDIR: not a directory, open '/Users/neko/Git/moeru-ai/airi/apps/stage-tamagotchi/dist/mac-arm64/Electron.app/Contents/Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Electron Framework/package.json'
    at async open (node:internal/fs/promises:642:25)
    at async readFile (node:internal/fs/promises:1279:14)
    at async mapWorkspaces (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/map-workspaces/lib/index.js:109:15)
    at async Config.loadLocalPrefix (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:707:28)
    at async Config.loadProjectConfig (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:638:5)
    at async Config.load (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/config/lib/index.js:282:5)
    at async #load (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:195:5)
    at async module.exports (/Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/21.6.2/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli-entry.js:40:5)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/neko/Git/moeru-ai/airi/node_modules/.pnpm/app-builder-lib@26.1.0_dmg-builder@26.1.0_electron-builder-squirrel-windows@25.1.8/node_modules/app-builder-lib/src/node-module-collector/nodeModulesCollector.ts:218:25)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:508:28)
    at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1101:16)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:305:5)
/Users/neko/Git/moeru-ai/airi/apps/stage-tamagotchi:
 ERR_PNPM_RECURSIVE_EXEC_FIRST_FAIL  Command failed with exit code 1: electron-builder --mac

System information

  System:
    OS: macOS 15.5
    CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Pro
    Memory: 77.03 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 23.8.0 - /Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/23.8.0/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.22.19 - /Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/yarn/1.22.19/bin/yarn
    npm: 10.9.2 - /Users/neko/.volta/tools/image/node/23.8.0/bin/npm
    pnpm: 10.18.2 - /Users/neko/.volta/bin/pnpm
    bun: 1.2.22 - /opt/homebrew/bin/bun
    Deno: 2.4.5 - /opt/homebrew/bin/deno
  Browsers:
    Chrome: 141.0.7390.66
    Firefox: 141.0
    Safari: 18.5

I don't know how to debug electron-builder exactly to identify where is calling the @npmcli/config that causes this error, are there any valuable documentation provides instruction? I would like to help on this.

Rolling back to v26.0.20 will not have any issue though.

Compare: v26.0.20...master

[mmaietta]

Thanks for the report and super thanks for including logs via DEBUG env var! Super odd that this wasn't caught in the unit test suite.
It shouldn't be scanning for dependencies in the dist folder Error: ENOTDIR: not a directory, open '/Users/neko/Git/moeru-ai/airi/apps/stage-tamagotchi/dist/mac-

[mmaietta]

Might be able to fix this within #9309

I noticed that your error code is pnpm and the npm-0-output.json is using npm package manager. Is your project using node-linker flag/hoist approach?

[nekomeowww]

I believe we are not using any shameful-hoist flag in .npmrc or any related after we upgraded to v26 since the rewrite for pnpm (I couldn't remember the actual Pull Request / issue discussing it), but we used to encounter not found error in v25, when we were using shameful-hoist a year ago.

Our project is open sourced, feel free to check how we configure though: https://github.com/moeru-ai/airi. Electron package is located at: https://github.com/moeru-ai/airi/blob/main/apps/stage-tamagotchi/package.json.