I am trying to build a project that has nodegit@0.16.0 as a dependency. When I run:
CSC_LINK={mycertfilepath} CSC_KEY_PASSWORD={mypass} build --mac
The build takes a long time (i.e. never finishes). On my MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) running MacOS Sierra, the "Rebuilding" and "Packaging" steps take ~5 minutes, which is a bit slow. For the "Signing" step, however, I've waited 30+ minutes and never seen it finish.
With nodegit deleted from "dependencies", the build finishes in seconds.
A minimal package.json that reproduces the issue looks like this:
{
"name": "repro-nodegit-electron-build-demo",
"version": "0.0.0",
"private": true,
"description": "Minimal test of building Electron with nodegit and codesigning",
"main": "index.js",
"author": "Matthew",
"engines": {
"node": "6.6.0",
"npm": "3.10.3",
"electron": "1.4.5"
},
"build": {
"appId": "com.electron.nodegitelectronbuilddemo",
"copyright": "none",
"productName": "nodegitelectronbuilddemo",
"forceCodeSigning": true,
"electronVersion": "1.4.5",
"mac": {
"category": "public.app-category.developer-tools"
}
},
"scripts": {
"build": "build --mac"
},
"dependencies": {
"nodegit": "0.16.0"
},
"devDependencies": {
"electron-builder": "11.3.0"
}
}
(To repro the signing slowness, you would need to get a developer certificate, etc.)
Hypotheses:Based on the output of $ ps ax | grep codesign while running the build, my guess is that there are simply so many files to sign that it is just taking a long time. I see it signing a lot of files that seem ancillary.
With that in mind, these are my hypotheses:
I am supposed to somehow pre-bundle my code before using electron-builder. (I.e. concatenate my JavaScript files, etc., so that there are fewer files to sign?)
I am supposed to configure the "files" build option so that code-signing doesn't have to trawl through a bunch of ancillary files. (It looks like nodegit and its dependencies are rather huge, and there are some test/VCS artifacts also being signed.)
I have misconfigured the installation of nodegit somehow, resulting in a big complicated bundle.
I am supposed to pre-compile nodegit down to a single bundle before using it here.
Waiting over 30 minutes in my scenario is normal. This is simply a fact of life I will have to accept if I want to include nodegit in my project.
I am supposed to use the two-package.json setup.
Am I onto something with any of these? Any tips or suggestions?
Apologies if I've missed some important note in the documentation that pertains to this.
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