Error in dmg -> "internetEnabled": true -> verb not recognized hdiutil internet-enable -quiet verb not recognized

[sergeyd63]

The entire process works fine (signing, notarizing, building....) with internetEnabled: false
Once i change it to true (for it to unmount the image after install) i get that error

• Version: 22.1.0
• Target: dmg

Exit code: 1. Command failed: hdiutil internet-enable -quiet
hdiutil: internet-enable: verb not recognized

[kzimny]

How do you pass the option internetEnabled: false? No such command found in documentation https://www.electron.build/cli

[sergeyd63]

As it shown here:
https://www.electron.build/configuration/dmg

[gergof]

This started to affect us as well.

We upgraded to MacOS Catalina on our builder and it appears that they removed the internet-enable verb from hdiutil.

The build log:

Copying native dependencies package
  • electron-builder  version=21.2.0
  • loaded configuration  file=/XXX/electron-builder.json
  • installing production dependencies  platform=darwin arch=x64 appDir=/XXX/build/electron
Build started at  2:45:51
  • electron-builder  version=21.2.0 os=19.0.0
  • loaded configuration  file=/XXX/electron-builder.json
  • rebuilding native dependencies  dependencies=desktop-idle@1.1.2 platform=darwin arch=x64
  • packaging       platform=darwin arch=x64 electron=7.1.1 appOutDir=build/installers/mac
Skipping afterPack hook on non-Linux platforms
  • signing         file=build/installers/mac/XXX.app identityName=X identityHash=X provisioningProfile=none
AfterSignHook triggered
Notarizing XXX found at /XXX.app
Done notarizing XXX
  • building        target=macOS zip arch=x64 file=build/installers/XXX.zip
  • building        target=DMG arch=x64 file=build/installers/XXX.dmg
  • building embedded block map  file=build/installers/XXX.zip
error: Error: Exit code: 1. Command failed: hdiutil internet-enable -quiet /XXX/build/installers/XXX.dmg
hdiutil: internet-enable: verb not recognized
Usage: hdiutil <verb> <options>
<verb> is one of the following:
help
attach
detach
eject
verify
create
compact
convert
burn
info
checksum
chpass
erasekeys
unflatten
flatten
imageinfo
isencrypted
makehybrid
mount
mountvol
unmount
plugins
resize
segment
pmap
udifderez
udifrez

hdiutil: internet-enable: verb not recognized
Usage: hdiutil <verb> <options>
<verb> is one of the following:
help
attach
detach
eject
verify
create
compact
convert
burn
info
checksum
chpass
erasekeys
unflatten
flatten
imageinfo
isencrypted
makehybrid
mount
mountvol
unmount
plugins
resize
segment
pmap
udifderez
udifrez

The relevant part of configuration:

{
	"dmg": {
		"background": "electron-resources/dmg_background.tiff",
		"iconTextSize": 14,
		"iconSize": 100,
		"contents": [
			{
				"x": 130,
				"y": 200
			},
			{
				"x": 410,
				"y": 200,
				"type": "link",
				"path": "/Applications"
			}
		],
		"internetEnabled": true
	},
	"mac": {
		"category": "public.app-category.productivity",
		"icon": "electron-resources/icons/mac/icon.icns",
		"artifactName": "${name}-${version}.${ext}",
		"hardenedRuntime": true,
		"entitlements": "electron-resources/entitlements.mac.plist",
		"extendInfo": {
			"NSAppTransportSecurity": {
				"NSAllowsArbitraryLoads": true
			}
		}
	}
}

[migliorinie]

I too have the exact same problem when building for Mac OS (Catalina).
I'm using electron 7.1.2 and electron-builder 22.2.0.

[migliorinie]

I actually managed to find a quick and ugly fix: removing lines 162-164 from node_modules/dmg-builder/out/dmg.js

if (this.options.internetEnabled {
    await (0, _builderUtil().exec)("hdiutil", addLogLevel(["internet-enable"]).concat(artifactPath));
}

makes the error disappear.
If whoever maintains dmg-builder could give a look, it would be highly appreciated.

[sergeyd63]

thanks @migliorinie
does it unmount the disk image after install once you make that change?

[migliorinie]

@sergeyd63 No, apparently that function has been eliminated from hdiutil on the update to Catalina.
There has been no deprecation warning or any official word from Apple.

EDIT: I re-read my package.json file, and I noticed that I had set the internetEnabled flag to true. It's likely that just setting it to false when building on Catalina would be enough to remove the bug, although of course they still won't be internet enabled, unless you downgrade your OS.

[sergeyd63]

@migliorinie i know that setting it to false eliminates the exception
but, is there another, working, way to auto unmount a disk image after install?