If you installed Reframe 1.6.0 and it won't open, this is expected — and fixed in 1.6.1.
What happened
1.6.0 could crash immediately on launch with:
Uncaught Exception: Error: Cannot find module '@ghostery/adblocker-electron-preload'
The opt-in ad-blocker was being loaded at startup, and its helper package wasn't
bundled into the app. Because the crash happens before the window opens, the
built-in auto-updater can't run — so an installed 1.6.0 can't fix itself.
The fix
Download Reframe 1.6.1 and install it over your current copy:
- macOS — open the new
.dmg and drag Reframe to Applications, replacing the old one.
- Windows — run the new installer (or portable
.exe).
- Linux — download the new
.AppImage.
In 1.6.1 the blocker is loaded only when you turn it on, ships its helper package,
and fails safe — so this can't happen again. Everyone still on 1.5.0 gets 1.6.1
automatically; no action needed.
Sorry for the hassle! 🙏
If you installed Reframe 1.6.0 and it won't open, this is expected — and fixed in 1.6.1.
What happened
1.6.0 could crash immediately on launch with:
The opt-in ad-blocker was being loaded at startup, and its helper package wasn't
bundled into the app. Because the crash happens before the window opens, the
built-in auto-updater can't run — so an installed 1.6.0 can't fix itself.
The fix
Download Reframe 1.6.1 and install it over your current copy:
.dmgand drag Reframe to Applications, replacing the old one..exe)..AppImage.In 1.6.1 the blocker is loaded only when you turn it on, ships its helper package,
and fails safe — so this can't happen again. Everyone still on 1.5.0 gets 1.6.1
automatically; no action needed.
Sorry for the hassle! 🙏