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Description
- I am on the latest Hyper.app version
- I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate
- Windows 10:
- 3.4.1:
- Link of a Gist with the contents of your hyper.json:
- Relevant information from devtools (CMD+ALT+I on macOS, CTRL+SHIFT+I elsewhere):
- The issue is reproducible in vanilla Hyper.app:
Issue
When installing a plug-in I get the follow error
user1@myPC MINGW64 ~
$ cd "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Hyper"
user1@myPC MINGW64 ~/AppData/Local/Programs/Hyper
$ ./Hyper.exe -i hyper-broadcast
Disabling Chromium GPU blacklist
running in prod mode
electron will open file://C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Hyper\resources\app.asar\index.html
Hyper CLI already in PATH
Hyper CLI installed You may need to restart your computer to complete this installation process. undefined
[16732:1103/231606.296:ERROR:cache_util_win.cc(20)] Unable to move the cache: Access is denied. (0x5)
[16732:1103/231606.300:ERROR:disk_cache.cc(203)] Unable to create cache
[16732:1103/231606.300:ERROR:shader_disk_cache.cc(613)] Shader Cache Creation failed: -2
Checking for notification messages
[1408:1103/231606.480:ERROR:cache_util_win.cc(20)] Unable to move the cache: Access is denied. (0x5)
[1408:1103/231606.480:ERROR:disk_cache.cc(203)] Unable to create cache
No matching notification messages
Error fetching updates Can not find Squirrel (Error: Can not find Squirrel
at AutoUpdater.checkForUpdates (node:electron/js2c/browser_init:17:1405)
at checkForUpdates (C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Hyper\resources\app.asar\updater.js:52:21))
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- 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 reproducing the Windows plugin installation command shown in the issue and review the Electron output, especially the updater.js path and cache errors. Determine why installing hyper-broadcast fails in this environment; done means the plugin installs successfully without the reported failure.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100