fix(desktop): self-update rebuilds and relaunches cleanly on macOS

The macOS DMG / in-app update could leave Hermes unable to relaunch: the
staged updater rebuilt the desktop without managed Node on PATH ("npm not
found"), never installed the rebuilt bundle over the running app, and could
race itself on `git stash`. Child install scripts also inherited a deleted
cwd from the .app bundle replaced during self-update.

- update.rs: prepend $HERMES_HOME/node/bin + venv bin to the rebuild PATH;
  read --branch / --target-app from args; add a macOS "install" stage that
  dittos the rebuilt bundle over the target app, clears quarantine, and
  relaunches via `open` (rolling back on a failed swap); guard start_update
  with an AtomicBool so concurrent startUpdate() calls can't race git stash.
- main.cjs: pass --branch <configured> and --target-app <running bundle> to
  the staged updater, and spawn it with HERMES_HOME + managed Node/venv on
  PATH and cwd=HERMES_HOME.
- bootstrap.rs: launch the desktop via `open <App>.app` on macOS instead of
  exec'ing Contents/MacOS/Hermes, avoiding cwd/quarantine issues post-rebuild.
- powershell.rs: pin child install scripts to a stable cwd so they don't emit
  getcwd errors when the launching .app is replaced mid-install.
- failure.tsx: in update mode show "Update didn't finish" / "Retry update"
  and retry via startUpdate() instead of re-running the installer bootstrap.
This commit is contained in:
Brooklyn Nicholson
2026-06-03 10:19:44 -05:00
parent 214b7e070f
commit a1cda2410b
5 changed files with 457 additions and 28 deletions
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
import { Button } from '../components/button'
import {
$logPath,
$mode,
openLogDir,
startInstall,
startUpdate,
type BootstrapStateModel
} from '../store'
import { RefreshCw, FileText } from 'lucide-react'
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ interface FailureProps {
*/
export default function Failure({ bootstrap }: FailureProps) {
const logPath = useStore($logPath)
const mode = useStore($mode)
const isUpdate = mode === 'update'
return (
<div className="hermes-fade-in flex h-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-6 px-12 py-10">
@@ -37,24 +41,27 @@ export default function Failure({ bootstrap }: FailureProps) {
}
>
<span>
<span>Install didn&rsquo;t finish</span>
<span>{isUpdate ? 'Update didn\u2019t finish' : 'Install didn\u2019t finish'}</span>
</span>
<span aria-hidden="true">Install didn&rsquo;t finish</span>
<span aria-hidden="true">{isUpdate ? 'Update didn\u2019t finish' : 'Install didn\u2019t finish'}</span>
</p>
<p className="m-0 mx-auto max-w-xl text-center text-sm leading-normal tracking-tight text-muted-foreground">
{bootstrap.error ?? 'Something went wrong during installation.'}
{bootstrap.error ??
(isUpdate
? 'Something went wrong during the update.'
: 'Something went wrong during installation.')}
</p>
</div>
<div className="flex items-center gap-3">
<Button
onClick={() => void startInstall()}
onClick={() => void (isUpdate ? startUpdate() : startInstall())}
size="lg"
className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-6"
>
<RefreshCw size={16} />
Retry install
{isUpdate ? 'Retry update' : 'Retry install'}
</Button>
<Button
variant="outline"