Warning Cannot include file %1 into executable - pkg error

[frodoe7]

What version of pkg are you using?

5.7.0

What version of Node.js are you using?

16.14.0

What operating system are you using?

macOS

What CPU architecture are you using?

Quad-Core Intel Core i7

What Node versions, OSs and CPU architectures are you building for?

node16-linux-x64, node16-macos-x64, node16-win-x64

Describe the Bug

Here's the output after running pkg index.js

Targets not specified. Assuming: node16-linux-x64, node16-macos-x64, node16-win-x64

Warning Cannot include file %1 into executable. The file must be distributed with executable as %2. %1: node_modules/node-notifier/vendor/notifu/notifu.exe %2: path-to-executable/notifier/notifu.exe

Warning Cannot include file %1 into executable. The file must be distributed with executable as %2. %1: node_modules/node-notifier/vendor/notifu/notifu64.exe %2: path-to-executable/notifier/notifu64.exe

Warning Cannot include file %1 into executable. The file must be distributed with executable as %2. %1: node_modules/node-notifier/vendor/terminal-notifier.app/Contents/MacOS/terminal-notifier %2: path-to-executable/notifier/terminal-notifier

Warning Cannot include file %1 into executable. The file must be distributed with executable as %2. %1: node_modules/node-notifier/vendor/snoreToast/snoretoast-x64.exe %2: path-to-executable/notifier/snoretoast-x64.exe

Warning Cannot include file %1 into executable. The file must be distributed with executable as %2. %1: node_modules/node-notifier/vendor/snoreToast/snoretoast-x86.exe %2: path-to-executable/notifier/snoretoast-x86.exe

Warning Cannot include file %1 into executable. The file must be distributed with executable as %2. %1: node_modules/open/xdg-open %2: path-to-executable/xdg-open

Looks there's an issue between pkg and node-notifier package https://github.com/mikaelbr/node-notifier

A similar issue mikaelbr/node-notifier#220 (comment)

Anyone have any ideas how to fix that?

Expected Behavior

To bundle the file correctly and show notifications from that package node-notifier

To Reproduce

Build a minimal project with node-notifier
and try to run any notification

will work on the development environment,
but after bundling with pkg, will fire these warnings and won't show any notifications

[Devilsmaul]

I got the same error with package "level": "^7.0.0"

Warning Cannot include directory %1 into executable.
The directory must be distributed with executable as %2.
%1: node_modules/leveldown/prebuilds
%2: path-to-executable/prebuilds
Warning Cannot include directory %1 into executable.
The directory must be distributed with executable as %2.
%1: node_modules/leveldown/prebuilds
%2: path-to-executable/prebuilds

[Devilsmaul]

reading the output more carefully i was able to fix this issue.
i had to copy the prebuilds from %1: node_modules/leveldown/prebuilds
into my executable directory in the folder prebuilds

[AliSawari]

I have the same issue, also trying to use node-notifier with pkg
OS: Windows 10 64bit
Node: 16.15.1
Output

The file must be distributed with executable as %2.
%1: node_modules\node-notifier\vendor\notifu\notifu.exe
%2: path-to-executable/notifier/notifu.exe
> Warning Cannot include file %1 into executable.
The file must be distributed with executable as %2.
%1: node_modules\node-notifier\vendor\notifu\notifu64.exe
%2: path-to-executable/notifier/notifu64.exe
> Warning Cannot include file %1 into executable.
The file must be distributed with executable as %2.
%1: node_modules\node-notifier\vendor\terminal-notifier.app\Contents\MacOS\terminal-notifier
%2: path-to-executable/notifier/terminal-notifier
> Warning Cannot include file %1 into executable.
The file must be distributed with executable as %2.
%1: node_modules\node-notifier\vendor\snoreToast\snoretoast-x64.exe
%2: path-to-executable/notifier/snoretoast-x64.exe
> Warning Cannot include file %1 into executable.
The file must be distributed with executable as %2.
%1: node_modules\node-notifier\vendor\snoreToast\snoretoast-x86.exe
%2: path-to-executable/notifier/snoretoast-x86.exe

apparently #1021. didn't fix this issue

[mazero]

I have the same error.

Cannot include file %1 into executable.
The file must be distributed with executable as %2.
%1: node_modules\open\xdg-open
%2: path-to-executable/xdg-open

Any ideas ? I try to copy/paste the module in the exectuable folder... but nothing :/

[MariuzM]

For me same issue:

> pkg@5.8.0
> Targets not specified. Assuming:
  node18-linux-arm64, node18-macos-arm64, node18-win-arm64
> Warning Cannot include directory %1 into executable.
  The directory must be distributed with executable as %2.
  %1: ../node_modules/puppeteer/.local-chromium
  %2: path-to-executable/puppeteer
> Warning Failed to make bytecode node18-arm64 for file /snapshot/<PROJECT>/build/app.js
> Warning Failed to make bytecode node18-arm64 for file /snapshot/<PROJECT>/build/app.js
> Warning Failed to make bytecode node18-arm64 for file C:\snapshot\<PROJECT>\build\app.js

[Devilsmaul]

@MariuzM have you tried to copy
/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-chromium
into
path-to-executable/puppeteer
?

[wlc015f]

i've got same error with sharp, and find no solution

can anyone have the solution? got the same issue with sharp.

Warning Cannot include directory %1 into executable. The directory must be distributed with executable as %2. %1: node_modules\sharp\build\Release %2: path-to-executable/sharp/build/Release

[rajajwaliya]

it is resolved. I am using caxa npm.

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[good1uck]

[good1uck]

Try above