__dirname in electron/main.ts references the root of the operating system

[wilgnne]

The following command does not work correctly in a production environment, as the __dirname variable indicates for the root of the operating system and not for the project entrypoint

if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
    mainWindow.loadURL('http://localhost:4000')
  } else {
    mainWindow.loadURL(
      url.format({
        pathname: path.join(__dirname, 'index.html'),
        protocol: 'file:',
        slashes: true
      })
    )
  }

so it is not possible to access index.html
is there a simple way to remedy this? I'm working on a script to generate the production build.

[wilgnne]

solution found, the webpack has a __dirname flag

node: {
    __dirname: false
  },

that works for me, the setting seems counterintuitive. wish we had explanations for what true, false mean in each case.

webpack/webpack#1599

[diego3g]

Do i need to do something about this issue? Did you send a PR or something?

[wilgnne]

Already solved, I will close the issue

solution found, the webpack has a __dirname flag

node: {
    __dirname: false
  },

that works for me, the setting seems counterintuitive. wish we had explanations for what true, false mean in each case.

webpack/webpack#1599