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@electron-forge/maker-squirrel
Advanced tools
@electron-forge/maker-squirrel builds a number of files required to distribute apps using the Squirrel.Windows framework. It generates a {appName} Setup.exe file which is the main installer for your application, {appName}-full.nupkg and a RELEASES file which you use to issue updates to your application.
Pre-requisites:
mono and wine installed.Configuration options are documented in MakerSquirrelConfigOptions.
{
name: '@electron-forge/maker-squirrel',
config: {
certificateFile: './cert.pfx',
certificatePassword: 'this-is-a-secret'
}
}
FAQs
Squirrel maker for Electron Forge
The npm package @electron-forge/maker-squirrel receives a total of 82,996 weekly downloads. As such, @electron-forge/maker-squirrel popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @electron-forge/maker-squirrel demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 5 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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