"simulator.html" is missing in static package

[marvinschopf]

Describe the bug
With every attempt to create a static version with pxt staticpkg, no simulator.html file is provided, which is however used by the MakeCode editor. However, the command ends with a "Done!" without an error message.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Execute pxt staticpkg

Expected behavior

The simulator.html is packed into the package as expected by the browser/MakeCode editor.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: macOS / Ubuntu
• Browser: Firefox, Chrome(ium) cURL
• NodeJS : 13.1.0, 10.17.0

[marvinschopf]

Related issue: #805

[marvinschopf]

Up! Has anyone seen this issue?

[marvinschopf]

Ping @everyone

[arslan77]

Hello @marvinschopf , I am facing the same issue.

Did you got it fixed? If you can tell me what to do then I will be thankful.

[liudonghua123]

Same problem for me. Any new updates? It's about 4 years. 😢

[manuq]

As far as I understand, the simulator part of MakeCode Arcade is non-free, closed-source. Although the About page currently states that "Microsoft MakeCode is a free, open source platform".

• It is declared as an optional dependency in package.json and pointing to a private github repo:
  

  pxt-arcade/package.json

  Lines 37 to 39 in 7cc2a63

  	"optionalDependencies": {
  	"pxt-arcade-sim": "microsoft/pxt-arcade-sim.git#v0.11.11"
  	},

  
  

  pxt-arcade/.github/workflows/pxt-buildmain.yml

  Lines 30 to 36 in 7cc2a63

  	- name: Checkout pxt-arcade-sim
  	uses: actions/checkout@main
  	with:
  	repository: microsoft/pxt-arcade-sim
  	ref: v0.11.11
  	token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
  	path: node_modules/pxt-arcade-sim

• Even when running Arcade in localhost, the simulator is an iframe sourced from https://trg-arcade.userpxt.io/---simulator . The editor communicates with the simulator through this React component https://github.com/microsoft/pxt-arcade/blob/master/share/src/components/simulator.ts