System hangs on "install-app-deps"

[makeitcount]

• Version: 5.20.0

• Target: ubuntu, windows, mac

package.json
{
"name": "testingelectron",
"productName": "testingelectronbuild",
"version": "0.0.1",
"repository": "user/repo",
"author": {
"name": "Pradeep Sharma"
},
"scripts": {
"test": "xo",
"start": "electron .",
"postinstall": "install-app-deps",
"pack": "build --dir",
"dist": "build",
"build_with_epackager": "electron-packager . --out=dist --app-version=$npm_package_version --icon=./assets/img/icon --prune --asar --overwrite --all"
},
"files": [
"index.js",
"index.html",
"index.css"
],
"keywords": [
"electron-app",
"electron"
],
"dependencies": {
"electron-debug": "^1.0.0"
},
"devDependencies": {
"devtron": "^1.1.0",
"electron-packager": "^7.0.0",
"electron-prebuilt": "^1.0.1",
"electron-builder": "latest",
"xo": "^0.15.0"
},
"xo": {
"esnext": true,
"envs": [
"node",
"browser"
]
}

I run npm install on my system which ubuntu 14.04 os, has Node v4.4.7. And then system hangs. There is nothing in npm-debug.log.

[develar]

Please see #376 (comment) Is it your case?

[makeitcount]

Ok. How do we set up 'two package.json structure'. And how does it work (we need make different node_modules for development/production?)?

[develar]

You only need to use two package.json structure if you have native modules. Otherwise you don't need to use it. You can use build.files to specify app files.

[makeitcount]

will need to integrate native modules. So I would create two package.json. and will keep
"postinstall": "install-app-deps". One package.json at the root and another one inside app folder.
I suppose I would need to modify postintall as well to install the second package dependency as well like this "postinstall": "install-app-deps && cd app && npm install"

[develar]

I suppose I would need to modify postintall as well to install the second package dependency as well like this "postinstall": "install-app-deps && cd app && npm install"

No. install-app-deps automatically detects app directory and install app dependencies. You should use postinstall script exactly as in docs.

[makeitcount]

Creating two package.json worked. Thanks @develar.