# Development struggles

**URL:** <https://forum.mattermost.com/t/development-struggles/20482>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [October 3, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/development-struggles/20482 "2024-10-03T18:17:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![adavi95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@adavi95](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/adavi95)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/development-struggles/20482/1 "2024-10-03T18:17:40Z")

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**Summary**  
I cloned the git to use in my own development environment which is on a Debian 12 machine. I am building for Windows. When I run the command to package a Windows zip I dont receive any errors. Once I download the zip onto my Windows machine and run the app, the client will connect to my server, but in the background I get an unhandled exception.  
When I check the file type of the focusassit.node, it shows as an ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked. Am I missing something or doing something wrong?

**Steps to reproduce**  
Build the app just fine, but after downloading and running the client I get the unhandled exception.

**Expected behavior**  
Build app, download client without any errors.

**Observed behavior**  
Build the app just fine, but after downloading and running the client I get the unhandled exception.

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**Author:** ![john.oliver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/john.oliver/32/6436_2.png) [@john.oliver](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/john.oliver)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/development-struggles/20482/2 "2024-10-03T20:01:38Z")

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Maybe try [Mattermost](https://community.mattermost.com/core/channels/native-mobile-apps)

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**Author:** ![adavi95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@adavi95](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/adavi95)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/development-struggles/20482/3 "2024-10-03T20:22:44Z")

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Hmm im sorry there may be some confusion Im currently running a server, but i desire certain implementations/features, so i set up a development environment following the guides. Im running vscode on a debian machine so i installed the required dependencies suggested for the ubuntu setup. All i have done is add 1 function to the code. Anytime i run the commands ‘npm run clean-install’ and the command for package:windows-zip, the focusassist module will only build in ELF binary which doesn’t seem right since electron-builder should be able to build the package in x64…

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**Author:** ![john.oliver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/john.oliver/32/6436_2.png) [@john.oliver](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/john.oliver)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/development-struggles/20482/4 "2024-10-03T20:42:34Z")

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Sorry, I have no idea. This is a community forum, not an official support method. Maybe someone who knows or has an idea will come along. I;d suggest joining the Developers channel and asking there.