electronize build /target Mac/Linux/Win does not create custom packaged executable

[SESA11057]

When I build my Electron.NET app with "electronize build /target Mac" and run on a Mac system, the menu at the top of the screen shows "Electron" as the title of the application. However, I'd think this is a "bug" of sorts, because most people will want the name of their own application to show up there. Shouldn't it be the default to build the application such that the product name listed in electron.manifest.json is used as the application name?

[danatcofo]

electronize build /target osx is the proper command

[bman46]

the menu at the top of the screen shows "Electron" as the title of the application

The application built using the build command will have a custom name and other settings. See @danatcofo comment for that command. When running using the electronize start command, the executable will use a precompiled version of electron that has a default configuration of the name, logo, and toolbar.

[SESA11057]

I tried both osx and mac as the target for the build command, and "Electron" still showed up as the menu name on a Mac, as seen here:

[bman46]

Did you set the productName under electron.manifest.json? It is under the build section:

  "build": {
   ...
    "productName": "Your Name Here",
   ...

[danatcofo]

ok....

{
  "name" : "myname",
  "executable": "myname",
  "build": {
    "productName": "myname",
    ...
  }

I have these fields filled in and my app name shows up just fine.... They are defined by electron-builder I believe

[SESA11057]

Here's what I have in my electron.manifest.json file.

[SESA11057]

In reading over your posts, I think the disconnect I'm having is that even after compiling as /target osx, I'm still starting the app on the Mac using electronize start.

Per your posts above, that means I'm running with the precompiled Electron host at that point, rather than the custom packaged host created under the hood by electron-builder.

I'll retry it this evening, and avoid running using electronize start, and since it's working for you, I'll assume it will for me as well.

Thanks for the assistance.

[bman46]

The correct application should be packaged in a .dmg under yourproject/bin/Desktop/Application Full Name-version.dmg

The application in that dmg file is the direct result of the build command and must be built on a linux/mac computer (not windows).

[danatcofo]

@SESA11057 correct, it will always be Electron when you use electronize start nothing you need to do about that, when you build and run the packaged version output from electronize build it will show the proper name. electronize start is intedended for development only and not production run.

[jesseflikweert]

@bman46 When I execute the command electronize build /target osx /PublishReadyToRun false on Ubuntu, it seems to build correctly (as the return text ends with ...done). However, I can't find any .dmg file under myproject/bin/Desktop/. Doing the same for ... /target win ... works as I'm seeing a setup .exe file here. You probably need more information of me, but do you maybe have any idea what could be going wrong here?