From fd70d8de7a7a6ea0a58484f90dce249624dc289f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sudipnext <parajulisudip123@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:32:02 +0545
Subject: [PATCH] Use Electron binary for export task to avoid system-wide node
 dependency

---
 electron/app/ipc/export_handlers.ts | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/electron/app/ipc/export_handlers.ts b/electron/app/ipc/export_handlers.ts
index 74f41231..da6910a3 100644
--- a/electron/app/ipc/export_handlers.ts
+++ b/electron/app/ipc/export_handlers.ts
@@ -54,11 +54,14 @@ export function setupExportHandlers() {
         NEXT_PUBLIC_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_URL,
         NEXT_PUBLIC_FAST_API: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FAST_API,
       });
-      const exportTaskProcess = spawn("node", [exportScriptPath, exportTaskPath], {
+      // Use the current Electron binary in Node-compatible mode so export does
+      // not depend on a system-wide `node` being available in PATH.
+      const exportTaskProcess = spawn(process.execPath, [exportScriptPath, exportTaskPath], {
         stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
         cwd: baseDir,
         env: {
           ...process.env,
+          ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE: "1",
           TEMP_DIRECTORY: tempDir,
           APP_DATA_DIRECTORY: appDataDir,
           NODE_ENV: "development",