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[GH-ISSUE #2351] [BUG]: Application is not opening in macbook pro m2 #1534

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Originally created by @aslyheer on GitHub (Sep 23, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/2351

How are you running AnythingLLM?

AnythingLLM desktop app

What happened?

STDERR: node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2
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n=I.createHash(e.algorithm).update(t).digest("hex");n!==e.hash&&(console.error(ASAR Integrity Violation: got a hash mismatch (${n} vs ${e.hash})),r.exit(1))}const makePromiseFunction=function(t,e){return function(...s){const r=s[e],n=splitPath(r);if(!n.isAsar)return t.apply(this,s);const{asarPath:i,filePath:a}=n,o=getOrCreateArchive(i);if(!o)return l.reject(createError("INVALID_ARCHIVE",{asarPath:i}));const c=o.copyFileOut(a);return c?(s[e]=c,t.apply(this,s)):l.reject(createError("NOT_FOUND",{asarPath:i,filePath:a}))}};e.wrapFsWithAsar=t=>{const e=new Map,logASARAccess=(n,i,a)=>{if(r.env.ELECTRON_LOG_ASAR_READS){if(!e.has(n)){const r=s("path"),i=${r.basename(n,".asar")}-access-log.txt,a=r.join(s("os").tmpdir(),i);e.set(n,t.openSync(a,"a"))}t.writeSync(e.get(n),${a}: ${i}\n)}},{lstatSync:n}=t;t.lstatSync=(t,e)=>{const s=splitPath(t);if(!s.isAsar)return n(t,e);const{asarPath:r,filePath:i}=s,a=getOrCreateArchive(r);if(!a)throw createError("INVALID_ARCHIVE",{asarPath:r});const 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Originally created by @aslyheer on GitHub (Sep 23, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/2351 ### How are you running AnythingLLM? AnythingLLM desktop app ### What happened? STDERR: node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2 (()=>{"use strict";var t={"./lib/asar/fs-wrapper.ts":(t,e,s)=>{var r=s("./lib/common/webpack-provider.ts").process,n=s("./lib/common/webpack-provider.ts")._global;Object.defineProperty(e,"__esModule",{value:!0}),e.wrapFsWithAsar=void 0;const i=s("buffer"),a=s("path"),o=s("util"),c=r._linkedBinding("electron_common_asar"),f=s("module"),l=n.Promise,u=r.env.ELECTRON_NO_ASAR&&"browser"!==r.type&&"renderer"!==r.type,h=r.internalBinding;delete r.internalBinding;const nextTick=(t,e=[])=>{r.nextTick((()=>t(...e)))},p=new Map,getOrCreateArchive=t=>{if(p.has(t))return p.get(t);try{const e=new c.Archive(t);return p.set(t,e),e}catch{return null}};r._getOrCreateArchive=getOrCreateArchive;const d=/\.asar/i,splitPath=t=>{if(r.noAsar||u)return{isAsar:!1};let e=t;return i.Buffer.isBuffer(t)&&(e=t.toString()),"string"!=typeof e?{isAsar:!1}:d.test(e)?c.splitPath(a.normalize(e)):{isAsar:!1}};let y=0;const _=r.getuid?.()??0,P=r.getgid?.()??0,A=new 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arguments");const{encoding:o}=s,c=getOrCreateArchive(e);if(!c){const t=createError("INVALID_ARCHIVE",{asarPath:e});return void nextTick(r,[t])}const f=c.getFileInfo(a);if(!f){const t=createError("NOT_FOUND",{asarPath:e,filePath:a});return void nextTick(r,[t])}if(0===f.size)return void nextTick(r,[null,o?"":i.Buffer.alloc(0)]);if(f.unpacked){const e=c.copyFileOut(a);return t.readFile(e,s,r)}const l=i.Buffer.alloc(f.size),u=c.getFdAndValidateIntegrityLater();if(!(u>=0)){const t=createError("NOT_FOUND",{asarPath:e,filePath:a});return void nextTick(r,[t])}logASARAccess(e,a,f.offset) ### Are there known steps to reproduce? _No response_
yindo added the possible bug label 2026-02-22 18:25:18 -05:00
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yindo commented 2026-02-22 18:25:18 -05:00
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@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2024):

Certainly unable to replicate on another MBP machine. When you download the DMG are you mounting it to an external disk or something like that? Have downloaded and mounted 3 times and no issues on two different MBP. Closed until we can trace root cause, but keeping convo open to debug

@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2024): Certainly unable to replicate on another MBP machine. When you download the DMG are you mounting it to an external disk or something like that? Have downloaded and mounted 3 times and no issues on two different MBP. Closed until we can trace root cause, but keeping convo open to debug
yindo changed title from [BUG]: Application is not opening in macbook pro m2 to [GH-ISSUE #2351] [BUG]: Application is not opening in macbook pro m2 2026-06-05 14:41:17 -04:00
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