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fix: windows auto update fails as node 24 cannot load \\?\ prefixed script paths #3087

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions src/extensionsIntegrated/appUpdater/main.js
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Expand Up @@ -345,6 +345,11 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
window.__TAURI__.path.resolveResource("src-node/installer/launch-windows-installer.js")
.then(async nodeSrcPath=>{
// this is not supposed to work in linux.
// Strip Windows UNC prefix (\\?\) that Tauri adds on Windows as
// Node 24 cannot load the entry script from \\?\ prefixed paths.
if(nodeSrcPath.startsWith('\\\\?\\')){
nodeSrcPath = nodeSrcPath.slice(4);
}
const argsArray = [nodeSrcPath, appdataDir];
const command = window.__TAURI__.shell.Command.sidecar('phnode', argsArray);
command.on('close', data => {
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions src/tauri-updater.html
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window.__TAURI__.path.resolveResource("src-node/installer/download-file.js")
.then(async nodeSrcPath=>{
// this is not supposed to work in linux.
// Strip Windows UNC prefix (\\?\) that Tauri adds on Windows as
// Node 24 cannot load the entry script from \\?\ prefixed paths.
if(nodeSrcPath.startsWith('\\\\?\\')){
nodeSrcPath = nodeSrcPath.slice(4);
}
const argsArray = [nodeSrcPath, argJson];
const command = window.__TAURI__.shell.Command.sidecar('phnode', argsArray);
command.on('close', data => {
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