# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop rebuild apostrophe path and cross-env fixes

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #110142: fix(desktop): pack no longer fails on a missing cross-env bin (#110121)

These items address two related desktop build issues: failures when a Windows username contains an apostrophe in the path, and a missing cross-env binary causing pack failures. Fixes involve passing the electron-builder staging override directly as an argument.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #126804. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #126804 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-126804`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.50`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #103010: Windows: desktop rebuild fails when username contains an apostrophe - electron-builder staging path stripped (EPERM mkdir C:\\Users\\ryz)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126804: Desktop rebuild no longer strips apostrophes from paths or needs the cross-env bin (#103010, #110121)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/package.json`, `apps/desktop/scripts/run-electron-builder.mjs`, `apps/desktop/scripts/run-electron-builder.test.mjs`
- **#103035: fix(desktop): pass the electron-builder staging override as direct argv**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#126804`, `#103010`
- **#110142: fix(desktop): pack no longer fails on a missing cross-env bin (#110121)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#126804`, `#103010`
  - files: `apps/desktop/package.json`, `apps/desktop/scripts/run-electron-builder.mjs`, `apps/desktop/scripts/run-electron-builder.test.mjs`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #126804 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-28`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`