Not recognizing arch values

[timeowilliams]

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Electron Forge version

7.5.0

Electron version

33.0.2

Operating system

macOS M1 Pro - Sequioa 15.1.1

Last known working Electron Forge version

7.5.0

Expected behavior

Architecture Targeting Not Working as Expected

Description
When specifying multiple target architectures (x64 and arm64) in the packagerConfig, electron-forge only builds for arm64 and ignores the x64 architecture.

Configuration
I have specified both architectures in my forge config:

const config: ExtendedForgeConfig = {
  packagerConfig: {
    arch: ['x64', 'arm64'],
    // ... other config
  }
  // ... rest of config
}

Expected Behavior
The build process should create packages for both specified architectures (x64 and arm64).

Environment:

• electron-forge/cli version: 7.5.0
• Node.js version: v20.17.0
• Operating System: macOS M1 Pro - Sequioa 15.1.1
• Electron version: 33.0.2

Additional Notes:
The logs show that despite specifying both architectures in the config, the packager options only include arch: 'arm64'. This suggests the configuration might not be properly passed through to electron-packager.

Related Documentation:

• electron-forge configuration docs
• electron-packager arch option docs

Actual behavior

Current Behavior
Based on the logs, electron-forge is only targeting arm64:

Target Architectures: arm64

Steps to reproduce

Reproduction Steps:

1. Set up a forge config with multiple architectures as shown above
2. Run the packaging command
3. Observe that only arm64 build is created

Additional information

No response

[timeowilliams]

Currently, the ForgePackagerOptions type explicitly omits the arch option, making it difficult for users to properly configure multiple target architectures in their Electron Forge configuration.

Considering raising a PR to help users specify builds within forge itself. Features include:

• Include arch in the ForgePackagerConfig interface
• Add proper validation for arch values
• Support both single arch and multiple arch configurations

[erickzhao]

Hey @timeowilliams, thanks for the issue report.

The commands in the Forge CLI itself accept --arch as an option (e.g. electron-forge package --arch=x64). Does that suit your needs?

https://www.electronforge.io/cli#options-2

[timeowilliams]

@erickzhao, yes that will do for now! Raised electron-forge/electron-forge-docs#213 separately for future devs to be aware of