max-mapper / max-mapper/extract-zip

EROFS: read-only file system on .plist

Open
#120 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
398
Forks
144
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

I am using an auto-update api for an electron app. Grabs latest .zipped up .app from server, downloads and extracts it to overwrite the existing .app. It works fine on my osx, but when another user on a diff machine runs the update, the extraction fails with an error:
EROFS: read-only file system on .plist

It is not able to extract and overwrite the contents of the existing .app because .plist seems to be read-only for other users.

Any solution?

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing extraction of the zipped .app on the affected macOS machine and inspect the permissions of the existing .plist and app directory. Compare this with the working machine, then determine whether extract-zip can handle the failure; done means the cause and supported resolution are documented or covered by a regression test.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
electron, javascript
Domain
desktop, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.