nsis-web appPackageUrl property causes 404 error on web installer

[xavero]

• Version: 19.13.0

• Target: nsis and nsis-web

When I define the appPackageUrl property in nsis-web section, the web installer cannot download the 7zip files, because the installer script don't append the filenames to the Package Url

Example:

• git clone https://github.com/xavero/electron-boilerplate
• run:
  npm install && npm run installer
• start a web server on dist folder and download Electron Boilerplate Web Setup 0.0.0.exe
• Run the installer to see the error of file not found

[develar]

Sorry for late response. It is by design, in the docs "URL like https://example.com/download/latest allows web installer to be version independent (installer will download latest application package).".

To provide own url — configure publish. e.g. generic provider.

{
  "provider": "generic",
  "url": "your url"
}

[xavero]

Sorry, didn't notice was by design.
Can I change my PR to expose APP_PACKAGE_URL_IS_INCOMPLETE in some way ?

In my case I don't have full control of the server, so I cannot send the correct zip file (ia32 or x64) for the client installer, since I cannot read the header of the request.

I had to created 2 JSON config files, one for the NSIS Full Setup and another for the NSIS Web, and run the packaging 2 times.

[develar]

@xavero You are not forced to specify publish options for all targets. Simply specify it in the nsisWeb and it will be applied only for web installer. Is it ok for you?

[xavero]

I feel dumb now.. I didn't realize that publish options was also a property for the nsis and nsisWeb targets... I was only setting in the root level.

Yes, I think that will work for me. Thanks for all the help.