Electron Chromium Upgrade Guide

About

This skill provides a structured framework for managing Chromium dependency upgrades in the Electron project. It assists developers during the 'roller/chromium/main' branch workflow, navigating Phase One (patch synchronization and three-way merge conflict resolution) and Phase Two (resolving build errors and API breaking changes). By enforcing specific commit guidelines and leveraging Electron's 'e' build tool, the skill ensures that patches are correctly maintained, authorship is preserved, and the final Electron binary aligns with the updated Chromium source.

Key Features

• Systematic patch exportation and authorship preservation during version bumps.
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• Step-by-step workflow for resolving Chromium patch conflicts using e sync --3.
• Enforcement of project-specific commit guidelines for repository maintenance.
• Guidance for fixing Electron source code versus modifying Chromium patches.
• Automated build error detection and filtering for large-scale Chromium compilations.

Use Cases

• Upgrading the Chromium dependency SHA in the Electron repository.
• Adapting Electron APIs to breaking refactors in upstream Chromium code.
• Resolving complex patch conflicts during the Electron sync phase.