-- Command Arguments Cannot Be Passed to Electron

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Forge version

7.7.0

Electron version

v35.0.0

Operating system

Windows 11 24H2

Last known working Forge version

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Expected behavior

We encountered an issue when trying to pass arguments to electron using the command electron-forge start -- --remote-debugging-port=9222, which results in the error: error: unknown option '--remote-debugging-port=9222'.

After debugging, we discovered that the electron-forge command cannot handle the -- parameter separator correctly, which prevents electron from receiving the argument --remote-debugging-port=9222.

Actual behavior

We added direct debug print statements in the command file:

node_modules/@electron-forge/cli/dist/electron-forge-start.js

(async () => {
    // ++++++++ debug print start ++++++++
    console.log('process.argv', process.argv);
    // ++++++++ debug print start ++++++++
    let commandArgs = process.argv;
    let appArgs;
    const doubleDashIndex = process.argv.indexOf('--');
    if (doubleDashIndex !== -1) {
        commandArgs = process.argv.slice(0, doubleDashIndex);
        appArgs = process.argv.slice(doubleDashIndex + 1);
    }
})();

Run of the command:

PS C:\Work\projects\my-electron-ts-vite-app> npx electron-forge start -- --remote-debugging-port=9222 
√ Checking your system
process.argv [
  'C:\\Users\\xxx\\AppData\\Local\\fnm_multishells\\95900_1741453597461\\node.exe',
  'C:\\Work\\projects\\my-electron-ts-vite-app\\node_modules\\@electron-forge\\cli\\dist\\electron-forge-start.js',
  '--remote-debugging-port=9222'
]
error: unknown option '--remote-debugging-port=9222'
PS C:\Work\projects\my-electron-ts-vite-app> npx electron-forge start --- --remote-debugging-port=9222
√ Checking your system
process.argv [
  'C:\\Users\\xxx\\AppData\\Local\\fnm_multishells\\95900_1741453597461\\node.exe',
  'C:\\Work\\projects\\my-electron-ts-vite-app\\node_modules\\@electron-forge\\cli\\dist\\electron-forge-start.js',
  '---',
  '--remote-debugging-port=9222'
]
error: unknown option '---'

The -- argument disappears during the parameter passing, but --- can be passed.

Steps to reproduce

npx electron-forge start --- --remote-debugging-port=9222

Additional information

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