electron-userland / electron-userland/electron-builder
Latest electron-builder install still emits inflight/glob/rimraf deprecation warnings
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Description
### Environment
- `electron-builder`: 26.15.3 (latest when tested)
- npm on GitHub-hosted Node 22 runners
### Reproduction
```sh
npm install --no-audit --no-fund
```
with `electron-builder` in devDependencies emits deprecations for `inflight@1.0.6`, `glob@7.2.3`, and `rimraf@2.6.3`. `npm ls` traces them through electron-builder packaging dependencies (including `app-builder-lib` / `@electron/asar` and `electron-winstaller`). A public CI reproduction is https://github.com/link-assistant/formal-ai/actions/runs/29465138404.
### Expected
Installing the current supported release on Node 22 should not emit deprecations from transitive dependencies.
### Suggested fix
Upgrade or replace the legacy glob/rimraf dependency chains; consider making platform-specific makers optional so NSIS-only consumers do not install the Windows Squirrel toolchain.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by running npm install --no-audit --no-fund and npm ls with electron-builder 26.15.3 on Node 22, then trace the reported inflight, glob, and rimraf chains through app-builder-lib, @electron/asar, and electron-winstaller. Done means the supported installation no longer emits these deprecations, with platform-specific maker dependencies considered separately.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, node.js, typescript
- Domain
- build-system, desktop, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100