fix

tools/post-build-rcedit.js

@@ -19,11 +19,16 @@ if (!fs.existsSync(iconPath)) {
 
 console.log('Patching EXE icon with rcedit...');
 
-// Prefer local installed binary (node_modules/.bin) to avoid relying on npx.
-// On Windows, npm typically creates a .cmd shim, which Node can execute.
+// Prefer local installed binary to avoid relying on npx.
+// Note: the `rcedit` npm package places the binary at node_modules/rcedit/bin/rcedit.exe
+// and does not always create a node_modules/.bin shim.
 const binDir = path.join(repoRoot, 'node_modules', '.bin');
+const packageBinDir = path.join(repoRoot, 'node_modules', 'rcedit', 'bin');
 const localCandidates = process.platform === 'win32'
   ? [
+      // Preferred: direct binary shipped by the package
+      path.join(packageBinDir, 'rcedit.exe'),
+      // Fallbacks: npm/yarn shim locations (if present)
       path.join(binDir, 'rcedit.cmd'),
       path.join(binDir, 'rcedit.exe'),
       path.join(binDir, 'rcedit'),
@@ -37,8 +42,7 @@ if (localBin) {
   cmd = localBin;
   args = [exePath, '--set-icon', iconPath];
 } else {
-  // Fallback to npx. Use the platform-specific shim on Windows so Node spawn finds it.
-  // PowerShell-only shims like npx.ps1 won't work with Node spawn; prefer npx.cmd.
+  // Last resort fallback to npx.
   cmd = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'npx.cmd' : 'npx';
   args = ['rcedit', exePath, '--set-icon', iconPath];
 }