- Remove complex file-based locking that caused crashes
- Use only Electron's built-in requestSingleInstanceLock() API
- Second instances exit immediately with clear messaging
- Existing instance focuses and shows user-friendly dialog
- Prevents database conflicts and resource contention
- Update documentation with simplified approach
Fixes crashes when multiple instances run simultaneously.
- Implement app.requestSingleInstanceLock() to prevent multiple instances
- Add user-friendly dialog when second instance is attempted
- Focus and restore existing window instead of creating new instance
- Prevent database corruption and resource conflicts
- Update documentation with single-instance behavior details
- Updated electron-builder.config.json with proper TimeSafari metadata
- Added Linux package support (AppImage, deb, rpm)
- Created build-packages.sh script for easy package building
- Added npm scripts for building from project root
- Created comprehensive README-BUILDING.md documentation
- Fixed package.json metadata (author, homepage, repository)
- Added maintainer information for Linux packages
Features:
- AppImage: Portable, no installation required (~145MB)
- Debian package: System integration via package manager (~96MB)
- RPM package: Support for RPM-based distributions
- Build scripts support individual or all package types
Usage:
- npm run electron:build (all packages)
- npm run electron:build:appimage (AppImage only)
- npm run electron:build:deb (Debian package only)
- cd electron && ./build-packages.sh [type]
Matthew Raymer