fix stutter in bundle, fix nsis, fix msi bundling (#5412)

* fix stutter in bundle, fix nsis, fix msi bundling

* fmt

* rename android libname to `libmain`, rename server exe to `server`

* fix hot-dog url handling

* set linux product name

* update schema

examples/01-app-demos/hotdog/Cargo.toml

@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ desktop = ["dioxus/desktop"]
 native = ["dioxus/native"]
 mobile = ["dioxus/mobile"]
 server = ["dioxus/server", "dep:rusqlite"]
+production = []

examples/01-app-demos/hotdog/Dockerfile

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ COPY --from=planner /app/recipe.json recipe.json
 RUN cargo chef cook --release --recipe-path recipe.json
 COPY . .
 RUN curl -L --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DioxusLabs/dioxus/refs/heads/main/.github/install.sh | bash
-RUN /.cargo/bin/dx bundle --platform web
+RUN /.cargo/bin/dx bundle --platform web --features production
 
 FROM chef AS runtime
 COPY --from=builder /app/target/dx/hotdog/release/web/ /usr/local/app

examples/01-app-demos/hotdog/src/backend.rs

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ use dioxus::prelude::*;
 #[cfg(feature = "server")]
 thread_local! {
     static DB: std::sync::LazyLock<rusqlite::Connection> = std::sync::LazyLock::new(|| {
-        std::fs::create_dir("hotdogdb").unwrap();
-        let conn = rusqlite::Connection::open("hotdogdb/hotdog.db").expect("Failed to open database");
+        let conn = rusqlite::Connection::open(":memory:").expect("Failed to open database");
 
         conn.execute_batch(
             "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS dogs (

examples/01-app-demos/hotdog/src/main.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ enum Route {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "server"))]
+    // only in production should we set the URL, otherwise let `dx` do the work
+    #[cfg(all(not(feature = "server"), feature = "production"))]
     dioxus::fullstack::set_server_url("https://hot-dog.fly.dev");
 
     dioxus::launch(app);

packages/asset-resolver/src/native.rs

@@ -169,13 +169,28 @@ fn get_asset_root() -> PathBuf {
     //   $product_name/
     //     assets/
     if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
-        if let Some(product_name) = dioxus_cli_config::product_name() {
-            let path = cur_exe
-                .parent()
-                .and_then(|parent| parent.parent())
-                .map(|root| root.join("lib").join(product_name));
-            if let Some(asset_dir) = path.filter(|path| path.exists()) {
-                return asset_dir;
+        if let Some(lib_dir) = cur_exe
+            .parent()
+            .and_then(|parent| parent.parent())
+            .map(|root| root.join("lib"))
+        {
+            // Try the product name from the compile-time env var first
+            if let Some(product_name) = dioxus_cli_config::product_name() {
+                let path = lib_dir.join(&product_name);
+                if path.exists() {
+                    return path;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Fall back to scanning lib/ for a directory containing an `assets/` subfolder.
+            // This handles debug builds where DIOXUS_PRODUCT_NAME isn't baked in.
+            if let Ok(entries) = std::fs::read_dir(&lib_dir) {
+                for entry in entries.flatten() {
+                    let path = entry.path();
+                    if path.is_dir() && path.join("assets").is_dir() {
+                        return path;
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }

packages/cli/assets/android/gen/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml.hbs

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config">
         <activity android:configChanges="orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|keyboardHidden" android:exported="true"
             android:label="@string/app_name" android:name="dev.dioxus.main.MainActivity">
-            <meta-data android:name="android.app.lib_name" android:value="dioxusmain" />
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.lib_name" android:value="{{ lib_name }}" />
             <meta-data android:name="android.app.func_name" android:value="ANativeActivity_onCreate" />
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

packages/cli/schema.json

@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@
             "$ref": "#/definitions/AndroidIntentFilter"
           }
         },
+        "lib_name": {
+          "description": "Native library name loaded by NativeActivity (without `lib` prefix and `.so` extension). Defaults to `\"main\"` (i.e. `libmain.so`). Override if you need a custom library name.",
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
         "long_description": {
           "description": "Long description. Overrides `bundle.long_description` for Android builds.",
           "type": [

packages/cli/src/build/request.rs

@@ -3611,6 +3611,10 @@ impl BuildRequest {
             env_vars.extend(self.android_env_vars()?);
         };
 
+        // Always bake the product name into the binary so bundled apps can find their assets
+        // at runtime regardless of build profile (the asset directory structure uses the product name).
+        env_vars.push((PRODUCT_NAME_ENV.into(), self.bundled_app_name().into()));
+
         // If this is a release build, bake the base path and title into the binary with env vars.
         // todo: should we even be doing this? might be better being a build.rs or something else.
         if self.release {
@@ -3621,7 +3625,6 @@ impl BuildRequest {
                 APP_TITLE_ENV.into(),
                 self.config.web.app.title.clone().into(),
             ));
-            env_vars.push((PRODUCT_NAME_ENV.into(), self.bundled_app_name().into()));
         }
 
         // Assemble the rustflags by peering into the `.cargo/config.toml` file
@@ -3739,7 +3742,6 @@ impl BuildRequest {
         let java_home = tools.java_home();
         let ndk_home = tools.ndk.clone();
         let sdk_root = tools.sdk();
-        let artifact_dir = self.android_artifact_dir()?;
         tracing::debug!(
             r#"Using android:
             min_sdk_version: {min_sdk_version}
@@ -3749,7 +3751,6 @@ impl BuildRequest {
             target_cxx: {target_cxx:?}
             java_home: {java_home:?}
             sdk_root: {sdk_root:?}
-            artifact_dir: {artifact_dir:?}
             "#
         );
 
@@ -3762,10 +3763,6 @@ impl BuildRequest {
             ));
         }
 
-        env_vars.push((
-            "DX_ANDROID_ARTIFACT_DIR".into(),
-            artifact_dir.into_os_string(),
-        ));
         env_vars.push((
             "DX_ANDROID_NDK_HOME".into(),
             ndk_home.clone().into_os_string(),
@@ -3917,7 +3914,7 @@ impl BuildRequest {
             ),
             (
                 "WRY_ANDROID_LIBRARY".to_string(),
-                "dioxusmain".to_string().into(),
+                self.android_lib_name().into(),
             ),
             ("WRY_ANDROID_KOTLIN_FILES_OUT_DIR".to_string(), {
                 let kotlin_dir = self.wry_android_kotlin_files_out_dir();
@@ -3951,17 +3948,6 @@ impl BuildRequest {
         Ok(env_vars)
     }
 
-    fn android_artifact_dir(&self) -> Result<PathBuf> {
-        let dir = self
-            .internal_out_dir()
-            .join(&self.main_target)
-            .join(if self.release { "release" } else { "debug" })
-            .join("android-artifacts")
-            .join(self.triple.to_string());
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir)?;
-        Ok(dir)
-    }
-
     /// Get an estimate of the number of units in the crate. If nightly rustc is not available, this
     /// will return an estimate of the number of units in the crate based on cargo metadata.
     ///
@@ -4092,15 +4078,24 @@ impl BuildRequest {
             // mac/ios are unixy and dont have an exe extension
             BundleFormat::MacOS | BundleFormat::Ios => self.executable_name().to_string(),
 
-            // "server" and windows can be the same
-            BundleFormat::Server | BundleFormat::Windows => match self.triple.operating_system {
+            // the server binary is always called "server" to avoid antivirus issues when the
+            // binary name changes between builds (the folder name already identifies the project)
+            BundleFormat::Server => match self.triple.operating_system {
+                OperatingSystem::Windows => "server.exe".to_string(),
+                _ => "server".to_string(),
+            },
+
+            BundleFormat::Windows => match self.triple.operating_system {
                 OperatingSystem::Windows => format!("{}.exe", self.executable_name()),
                 _ => self.executable_name().to_string(),
             },
 
             // from the apk spec, the root exe is a shared library
-            // we include the user's rust code as a shared library with a fixed namespace
-            BundleFormat::Android => "libdioxusmain.so".to_string(),
+            // defaults to "main" (libmain.so) per NativeActivity convention, overridable in Dioxus.toml
+            BundleFormat::Android => {
+                let lib_name = self.android_lib_name();
+                format!("lib{lib_name}.so")
+            }
 
             // this will be wrong, I think, but not important?
             BundleFormat::Web => format!("{}_bg.wasm", self.executable_name()),
@@ -4183,6 +4178,8 @@ impl BuildRequest {
             app_theme: Option<String>,
             supports_rtl: Option<bool>,
             large_heap: Option<bool>,
+            /// Native library name (without lib prefix and .so extension)
+            lib_name: String,
         }
 
         // Get permission mapper from config
@@ -4231,6 +4228,7 @@ impl BuildRequest {
             app_theme: self.config.android.application.theme.clone(),
             supports_rtl: self.config.android.application.supports_rtl,
             large_heap: self.config.android.application.large_heap,
+            lib_name: self.android_lib_name(),
         };
         let hbs = handlebars::Handlebars::new();
 
@@ -4534,6 +4532,16 @@ impl BuildRequest {
         &self.crate_target.name
     }
 
+    /// Android native library name (without `lib` prefix and `.so` extension).
+    /// Defaults to `"main"` per NativeActivity convention, overridable via `[android] lib_name`.
+    fn android_lib_name(&self) -> String {
+        self.config
+            .android
+            .lib_name
+            .clone()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| "main".to_string())
+    }
+
     /// Get the type of executable we are compiling
     pub(crate) fn executable_type(&self) -> TargetKind {
         self.crate_target.kind[0].clone()

packages/cli/src/bundler/ios.rs

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl BundleContext<'_> {
 
         verify_codesigned_app(app_path).await?;
 
-        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("bundle").join("ipa");
+        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("ipa");
         std::fs::create_dir_all(&output_dir)?;
 
         let ipa_name = format!(

packages/cli/src/bundler/linux.rs

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl BundleContext<'_> {
         let arch = self.binary_arch();
         let arch_str = arch.appimage_arch();
 
-        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("bundle").join("appimage");
+        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("appimage");
         fs::create_dir_all(&output_dir)?;
 
         let appimage_filename = format!("{name}_{version}_{arch_str}.AppImage");
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl BundleContext<'_> {
         let package_name = self.deb_package_name();
         let version = self.version_string();
 
-        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("bundle").join("deb");
+        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("deb");
         fs::create_dir_all(&output_dir)?;
 
         let deb_filename = format!("{package_name}_{version}_{arch}.deb");
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ impl BundleContext<'_> {
         let description = self.short_description();
         let resource_dir_name = self.linux_resource_dir_name();
 
-        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("bundle").join("rpm");
+        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("rpm");
         fs::create_dir_all(&output_dir)?;
 
         let rpm_filename = format!("{name}-{version}-1.{arch}.rpm");
@@ -864,16 +864,20 @@ Type=Application
         control.push_str(&format!("Installed-Size: {installed_size}\n"));
 
         let description = self.short_description();
-        if !description.is_empty() {
-            control.push_str(&format!("Description: {description}\n"));
+        // Description is a required field in Debian control files - use the product name as fallback
+        let description = if description.is_empty() {
+            self.product_name()
+        } else {
+            description
+        };
+        control.push_str(&format!("Description: {description}\n"));
 
-            if let Some(long_desc) = self.long_description() {
-                for line in long_desc.lines() {
-                    if line.is_empty() {
-                        control.push_str(" .\n");
-                    } else {
-                        control.push_str(&format!(" {line}\n"));
-                    }
+        if let Some(long_desc) = self.long_description() {
+            for line in long_desc.lines() {
+                if line.is_empty() {
+                    control.push_str(" .\n");
+                } else {
+                    control.push_str(&format!(" {line}\n"));
                 }
             }
         }

packages/cli/src/bundler/updater.rs

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl BundleContext<'_> {
     /// archive container.
     pub(crate) async fn bundle_updater(&self, bundles: &[Bundle]) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
         let mut updater_paths = Vec::new();
-        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("bundle").join("updater");
+        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("updater");
         std::fs::create_dir_all(&output_dir)?;
 
         for bundle in bundles {

packages/cli/src/bundler/windows.rs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl BundleContext<'_> {
     /// Intermediate `.wxs`, `.wixobj`, and `_staging` files are intentionally left in
     /// place because they are useful when diagnosing packaging failures.
     pub(crate) async fn bundle_windows_msi(&self) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
-        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("bundle").join("msi");
+        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("msi");
         std::fs::create_dir_all(&output_dir).context("Failed to create MSI output directory")?;
 
         let wix_settings = self.windows().wix.unwrap_or_default();
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ impl BundleContext<'_> {
             )
         })?;
 
-        let resources_dir = staging_dir.join("resources");
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&resources_dir)?;
-        self.copy_resources(&resources_dir)?;
+        self.copy_resources(&staging_dir)?;
         self.copy_external_binaries(&staging_dir)?;
         let staged_files = collect_staged_files(&staging_dir, Some(&main_binary_dest))?;
         let (install_tree, component_refs_xml) = render_wix_install_tree(&staged_files);
@@ -213,28 +211,20 @@ impl BundleContext<'_> {
             serde_json::Value::String(component_refs_xml),
         );
 
-        let mut hbs = Handlebars::new();
-        hbs.set_strict_mode(false);
-        hbs.register_escape_fn(|s: &str| s.to_string());
-        hbs.register_template_string(
-            "wix",
-            if let Some(custom_template) = &wix_settings.template {
-                let template_path = self.crate_dir().join(custom_template);
-                std::fs::read_to_string(&template_path).with_context(|| {
-                    format!(
-                        "Failed to read custom WiX template: {}",
-                        template_path.display()
-                    )
-                })?
-            } else {
-                WIX_TEMPLATE.to_string()
-            },
-        )
-        .context("Failed to parse WiX template")?;
+        let wix_template = if let Some(custom_template) = &wix_settings.template {
+            let template_path = self.crate_dir().join(custom_template);
+            std::fs::read_to_string(&template_path).with_context(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "Failed to read custom WiX template: {}",
+                    template_path.display()
+                )
+            })?
+        } else {
+            WIX_TEMPLATE.to_string()
+        };
 
-        let wxs_content = hbs
-            .render("wix", &data)
-            .context("Failed to render WiX template")?;
+        let wxs_content =
+            render_template(&wix_template, &data).context("Failed to render WiX template")?;
 
         let wxs_path = output_dir.join(format!("{product_name}.wxs"));
         std::fs::write(&wxs_path, &wxs_content).context("Failed to write WiX source file")?;
@@ -376,7 +366,7 @@ impl BundleContext<'_> {
     /// As with the MSI flow, the script and staging directory are preserved for
     /// debugging rather than treated as disposable hidden state.
     pub(crate) async fn bundle_windows_nsis(&self) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
-        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("bundle").join("nsis");
+        let output_dir = self.project_out_directory().join("nsis");
         std::fs::create_dir_all(&output_dir).context("Failed to create NSIS output directory")?;
 
         let nsis_settings = self.windows().nsis.unwrap_or_default();
@@ -422,9 +412,7 @@ impl BundleContext<'_> {
             )
         })?;
 
-        let resources_dir = staging_dir.join("resources");
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&resources_dir)?;
-        self.copy_resources(&resources_dir)?;
+        self.copy_resources(&staging_dir)?;
         self.copy_external_binaries(&staging_dir)?;
         let staged_files = collect_staged_files(&staging_dir, Some(&main_binary_dest))?;
 
@@ -914,14 +902,25 @@ async fn run_signtool_sign(
 }
 
 /// Render a Handlebars template with the given data.
+///
+/// Handlebars treats `\{{` as an escape sequence that outputs a literal `{{`.
+/// This is a problem for Windows paths like `$INSTDIR\{{product_name}}` where
+/// the backslash is a path separator, not an escape. We work around this by
+/// replacing `\{{` with a placeholder before Handlebars parses the template,
+/// then restoring the backslash in the rendered output.
 fn render_template(template: &str, data: &BTreeMap<String, JsonValue>) -> Result<String> {
+    const BACKSLASH_PLACEHOLDER: &str = "\x00BSEP\x00";
+    let replacement = String::from(BACKSLASH_PLACEHOLDER) + "{{";
+    let safe_template = template.replace("\\{{", &replacement);
     let mut hbs = Handlebars::new();
     hbs.set_strict_mode(false);
     hbs.register_escape_fn(|s: &str| s.to_string());
-    hbs.register_template_string("nsis", template)
-        .context("Failed to parse NSIS template")?;
-    hbs.render("nsis", data)
-        .context("Failed to render NSIS template")
+    hbs.register_template_string("template", &safe_template)
+        .context("Failed to parse template")?;
+    let rendered = hbs
+        .render("template", data)
+        .context("Failed to render template")?;
+    Ok(rendered.replace(BACKSLASH_PLACEHOLDER, "\\"))
 }
 
 /// Convert a semver version string to a WiX-compatible version.
@@ -1015,7 +1014,15 @@ const WIX_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
         <WixVariable Id="WixUIDialogBmp" Value="{{dialog_image_path}}" />
         {{/if}}
 
+        {{#if license}}
         <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" />
+        {{else}}
+        <UI>
+            <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" />
+            <Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="InstallDirDlg" Order="2">1</Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="InstallDirDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="WelcomeDlg" Order="2">1</Publish>
+        </UI>
+        {{/if}}
         <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLDIR" />
 
         <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
@@ -1244,10 +1251,10 @@ SectionEnd
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use super::WIX_TEMPLATE;
+    use super::{render_template, WIX_TEMPLATE};
     use crate::bundler::Arch;
-    use handlebars::Handlebars;
     use serde_json::json;
+    use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
     #[test]
     fn wix_program_files_folder_matches_architecture() {
@@ -1264,37 +1271,32 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn wix_template_uses_arch_specific_program_files_folder() {
-        let mut hbs = Handlebars::new();
-        hbs.set_strict_mode(false);
-        hbs.register_escape_fn(|s: &str| s.to_string());
-        hbs.register_template_string("wix", WIX_TEMPLATE).unwrap();
+        let data: BTreeMap<String, serde_json::Value> = serde_json::from_value(json!({
+            "product_name": "Hotdog",
+            "upgrade_code": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+            "version": "0.1.0",
+            "publisher": "Dioxus Labs",
+            "main_binary_name": "hotdog.exe",
+            "main_binary_path": "C:\\staging\\hotdog.exe",
+            "short_description": "Hotdog app",
+            "allow_downgrades": false,
+            "fips_compliant": false,
+            "install_tree": "",
+            "component_refs_xml": "",
+            "component_group_refs": [],
+            "component_refs": [],
+            "feature_group_refs": [],
+            "feature_refs": [],
+            "merge_refs": [],
+            "wix_program_files_folder": "ProgramFiles64Folder"
+        }))
+        .unwrap();
 
-        let rendered = hbs
-            .render(
-                "wix",
-                &json!({
-                    "product_name": "Hotdog",
-                    "upgrade_code": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
-                    "version": "0.1.0",
-                    "publisher": "Dioxus Labs",
-                    "main_binary_name": "hotdog.exe",
-                    "main_binary_path": "C:\\staging\\hotdog.exe",
-                    "short_description": "Hotdog app",
-                    "allow_downgrades": false,
-                    "fips_compliant": false,
-                    "install_tree": "",
-                    "component_refs_xml": "",
-                    "component_group_refs": [],
-                    "component_refs": [],
-                    "feature_group_refs": [],
-                    "feature_refs": [],
-                    "merge_refs": [],
-                    "wix_program_files_folder": "ProgramFiles64Folder"
-                }),
-            )
-            .unwrap();
+        let rendered = render_template(WIX_TEMPLATE, &data).unwrap();
 
         assert!(rendered.contains("<Directory Id=\"ProgramFiles64Folder\">"));
         assert!(!rendered.contains("<Directory Id=\"ProgramFilesFolder\">"));
+        // Verify \{{ substitution works: registry key should contain actual values
+        assert!(rendered.contains("Software\\Dioxus Labs\\Hotdog"));
     }
 }

packages/cli/src/config/manifest.rs

@@ -602,6 +602,11 @@ pub struct AndroidConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub compile_sdk: Option<u32>,
 
+    /// Native library name loaded by NativeActivity (without `lib` prefix and `.so` extension).
+    /// Defaults to `"main"` (i.e. `libmain.so`). Override if you need a custom library name.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub lib_name: Option<String>,
+
     /// Hardware/software features required.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub features: Vec<String>,

packages/cli/src/wasm_bindgen.rs

@@ -428,6 +428,9 @@ impl WasmBindgen {
     fn git_install_url(&self) -> Option<String> {
         let platform = if cfg!(all(target_os = "windows", target_arch = "x86_64")) {
             "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc"
+        } else if cfg!(all(target_os = "windows", target_arch = "aarch64")) {
+            // No native ARM64 binary available; the x86_64 binary runs fine under emulation.
+            "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc"
         } else if cfg!(all(target_os = "linux", target_arch = "x86_64")) {
             "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"
         } else if cfg!(all(target_os = "linux", target_arch = "aarch64")) {