fix(code): make postinstall cross-platform#3404
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Replace the Bash Electron postinstall with a Node script so pnpm install works on Windows without WSL or Git Bash. Document the remaining phrocs/dev workaround separately.
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Summary
Replaces the Code app's Bash-based postinstall script with a cross-platform Node implementation so
pnpm installworks on Windows without WSL or Git Bash.The new script preserves the existing postinstall behavior:
better-sqlite3against Electron's ABInode-ptyspawn-helper execute bit on POSIX systemsIt also adds Windows development notes and troubleshooting guidance.
Behavior note: the old shell script always invoked
patch-electron-name.sh, which then no-oped when the macOS plist was absent. The Node script only invokes it whenprocess.platform === "darwin". Intentional correction, not a regression.Why
On a fresh Windows 11 checkout,
pnpm installcurrently invokes:Windows may resolve
bashto the System32 WSL launcher even when no WSL distribution is installed, causing installation to fail with:Most of the postinstall workflow already invokes Node scripts, so moving the orchestration itself to Node removes the unnecessary shell dependency.
Scope
This addresses the installation failure from #3252.
The default
pnpm devcommand still depends on phrocs, for which no Windows binary is currently published. Docs now recommend:pnpm dev:agentandpnpm dev:codein separate terminalspnpm dev:mprocsPartially addresses #3252. Leaving the issue open for the remaining
pnpm dev/ phrocs Windows work unless maintainers decide the documented workaround is enough.Validation
Tested on Windows 11 (build 26200), Node 22.12.0, pnpm 10.23.0:
node apps/code/scripts/postinstall.mjscompletes on an existing checkout (rebuildsbetter-sqlite3for Electron, downloads/skips agent binaries) without Git Bash / WSLapps/codepostinstallscript points atnode scripts/postinstall.mjspnpm lintexits 0 (pre-existing warnings elsewhere)pnpm typecheckalready fails on tip ofupstream/mainin@posthog/agent(unrelated to this change)node_modules, thenpnpm install(exit 0 in ~2m).PATHstill prefersC:\Windows\System32\bash.exe(WSL stub); postinstall rannode scripts/postinstall.mjsand never invoked bashElectron binary missing at .../electron/dist — downloading...), then sqlite rebuild + binary download; postinstall completedTest plan
pnpm installafter wipingnode_modules, without relying on Git Bash/WSLpnpm installon an already-installed treepnpm installstill applies development Electron display namepnpm installstill rebuilds native modules and downloads binariespnpm dev/ phrocs remains unchanged (out of scope)