From 791a51dfe33a3e87a99a181d391e0ca7e7f5e7b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Doran <contact@eliandoran.me>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 21:57:09 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] chore(desktop/forge): add missing fields

---
 apps/desktop/package.json    | 2 +-
 scripts/electron-rebuild.mts | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index 1831177fa..3e0192bef 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "description": "Build your personal knowledge base with TriliumNext Notes",
   "private": true,
-  "main": "dist/main.cjs",
+  "main": "main.cjs",
   "dependencies": {
     "@electron/remote": "2.1.2",
     "better-sqlite3": "^11.9.1",
diff --git a/scripts/electron-rebuild.mts b/scripts/electron-rebuild.mts
index 34ec412ea..46ef21986 100644
--- a/scripts/electron-rebuild.mts
+++ b/scripts/electron-rebuild.mts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  * This script is used internally by the `rebuild-deps` target of the `desktop`. Normally we could use
  * `electron-rebuild` CLI directly, but it would rebuild the monorepo-level dependencies and breaks
  * the server build (and it doesn't expose a CLI option to override this).
+ * 
+ * A side purpose is to generate a fake `package.json` file in the `dist` directory
+ * that contains only the native dependencies. This is used by `electron-forge`.
  */
 
 import { join, resolve } from "path";
@@ -45,6 +48,9 @@ function createFakePackageJson(distPath: string, packageJson: any) {
         name: "trilium",
         version: packageJson.version,
         main: packageJson.main,
+        author: packageJson.author,
+        license: packageJson.license,
+        description: packageJson.description,
         dependencies: finalDependencies,
         devDependencies: {
             "electron": packageJson.devDependencies?.electron || packageJson.dependencies?.electron,