Standalone version of devtools not launching on bun
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Description
I get this error:
Error: Electron failed to install correctly, please delete node_modules/electron and try installing again
at getElectronPath (C:\Users\lenovo\.bun\install\global\node_modules\electron\index.js:17:11)
at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\lenovo\.bun\install\global\node_modules\electron\index.js:21:18)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1460:14)
at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1544:10)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1275:32)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1091:12)
at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:212:19)
at cjsLoader (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:318:5)
at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:258:7)
at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:262:25)
I tried deleting hte entire node_modules directory and reinstalling, but it's not working.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the standalone devtools launch on Bun using the reported Windows error, then inspect the Electron installation path shown in the stack trace. Determine why Electron is unavailable after reinstalling node_modules; done means the standalone version launches successfully under Bun.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bun, electron, typescript
- Domain
- desktop, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100