Windows desktop app packaging and integrity fixes
Cluster 70825 · apps/desktop. Data as of
2 open items. Fix merged in #71218 on 25 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.
The short answer
- Known?
- Yes. 5 related items grouped here, 0 issues already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #71218. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
- Tracker
- The maintainers' tracker marks this
unresolved. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- 1 issue and 1 PR.
Next step: read #71218, then check whether your report is the one still open.
Read #71218Pick up a Lab taskThese issues and PRs relate to problems with Windows desktop app builds, including invalid packaged payloads and asar integrity configuration in the Electron/electron-builder setup.
Open issues1
- Issue#70825[Windows] Desktop app broken: electron-builder produces invalid Hermes.exe (shows Electron help text)
Open PRs1
- PR#71523fix(desktop): reject empty packaged app payloads
Fixes on record
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#71119 fix(update): verify the rebuilt desktop executable before shipping it
files:
apps/desktop/scripts/before-pack.mjs,apps/desktop/scripts/before-pack.test.mjs,hermes_cli/main.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_exe_integrity.py -
#71218 fix(update): detect the OS-native machine for the Windows exe integrity gate
files:
hermes_cli/main.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_exe_integrity.py
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: done elsewhere 1
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#70976 fix(desktop): enable asar integrity in Windows build by removing signAndEditExecutable false (#69179) · done elsewhere →
#69179,#71119,#71218,#70825
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