Override existing asar symlink in postinstall (#3369)

This ensures the link is correct. Should fix #3355.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ VS Code v1.56
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 - fix: Check the logged user instead of $USER #3330 @videlanicolas
+- fix: Fix broken node_modules.asar symlink in npm package #3355 @code-asher
 
 ### Documentation
 

ci/build/npm-postinstall.sh

@@ -56,18 +56,21 @@ main() {
   fi
 }
 
-vscode_yarn() {
-  cd lib/vscode
-  yarn --production --frozen-lockfile
-
-  # This is a copy of symlink_asar in ../lib.sh. Look there for details.
-  if [ ! -e node_modules.asar ]; then
+# This is a copy of symlink_asar in ../lib.sh. Look there for details.
+symlink_asar() {
+  rm -f node_modules.asar
   if [ "${WINDIR-}" ]; then
     mklink /J node_modules.asar node_modules
   else
     ln -s node_modules node_modules.asar
   fi
-  fi
+}
+
+vscode_yarn() {
+  cd lib/vscode
+  yarn --production --frozen-lockfile
+
+  symlink_asar
 
   cd extensions
   yarn --production --frozen-lockfile

ci/lib.sh

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ RELEASE_PATH="${RELEASE_PATH-release}"
 # Code itself but also extensions will look specifically in this directory for
 # files (like the ripgrep binary or the oniguruma wasm).
 symlink_asar() {
-  if [ ! -L node_modules.asar ]; then
+  rm -f node_modules.asar
   if [ "${WINDIR-}" ]; then
     # mklink takes the link name first.
     mklink /J node_modules.asar node_modules
@@ -120,5 +120,4 @@ symlink_asar() {
     # ln takes the link name second.
     ln -s node_modules node_modules.asar
   fi
-  fi
 }