Linux 32 error: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64

[fiatjaf]

Unzipped the ia32 version and run on terminal. See if that helps trace something:

fiatjaf@mises ~/D/Abricotine-linux-ia32> ./Abricotine 
A JavaScript error occurred in the main process
Uncaught Exception:
Error: /home/fiatjaf/Desktop/Abricotine-linux-ia32/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/spellchecker/build/Release/spellchecker.node: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
    at Error (native)
    at Object.module.(anonymous function) (ATOM_SHELL_ASAR.js:137:20)
    at Object.module.(anonymous function) [as .node] (ATOM_SHELL_ASAR.js:148:18)
    at Module.load (module.js:355:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:310:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:365:17)
    at require (module.js:384:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/fiatjaf/Desktop/Abricotine-linux-ia32/resources/app.asar/node_modules/spellchecker/lib/spellchecker.js:2:16)
    at Module._compile (module.js:434:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:452:10)
^C⏎                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

fiatjaf@mises ~/D/Abricotine-linux-ia32> node --version
v5.4.0
fiatjaf@mises ~/D/Abricotine-linux-ia32> cat version 
v0.35.1                                           

[brrd]

Thanks for reporting. This looks like a problem with ia32 packages.
Have you tried to build the app from source using $ npm install?

[fiatjaf]

No, but I will. Tomorrow when I get computer access.

Isn't this a problem caused by a 64bit only library being included in a 32bit program?

[brrd]

Isn't this a problem caused by a 64bit only library being included in a 32bit program?

I guess the issue comes from the spellchecker module. It is a native node module which must be built specifically for each platform, and I didn't think about that when I built the 32 bit package with a 64 bit computer 😕

I need to find a more efficient way to package and distribute the app for different platforms anyway...

[fiatjaf]

Did you use https://github.com/maxogden/electron-packager?

I don't even know if it is possible to build for 32 bit from a 64 bit computer. Is it? What about the contrary?

[brrd]

Did you use https://github.com/maxogden/electron-packager?

Yes, I do : https://github.com/brrd/Abricotine/blob/master/scripts/packager.js#L4

I don't even know if it is possible to build for 32 bit from a 64 bit computer. Is it? What about the contrary?

I guess (?) it can work for most apps in the 2 ways since electron-packager just packages electron-prebuilt binaries with the provided app. But Abricotine uses the node-spellchecker module which is a native module and (as I understand it) needs to be rebuilt on each platform and electron version : https://github.com/atom/electron/blob/master/docs/tutorial/using-native-node-modules.md

Right know this is automatically performed when you npm install the app (https://github.com/brrd/Abricotine/blob/master/package.json#L20) but the distributed ia32 packages may not work.

Now I wonder how to distribute the app for each platform (win, osx and linux x 32 and 64 bit = 6 packages) without having to deal with 6 OS. I need to investigate this.

[szelpe]

Same issue here, seems like the linux 32 bit package is broken.

Update: I managed to get it work by building from source using npm install

[brrd]

I updated the linux 32 bit package : https://github.com/brrd/Abricotine/releases/tag/0.2.2
Your feedback would be really appreciated.

[szelpe]

Nice work @brrd, it works now!

[fiatjaf]

It works here also. Thank you.

(sorry, I forgot to build it myself)

[brrd]

Glad to hear that it works!