Do let me know which native modules you would like to see supported on Windows and I will give them some priority in sending them appropriate pull requests!
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 6:32 PM, C. Mundi <[email protected]> wrote: > Very nice. Your node-gyp is really going to help node adoption on > Windows. I just read the readme. Some of the modules I use do not yet > support gyp (but some appear to be moving in that direction) so I may try > my luck at writing some gyp files and contributing if I get them working. > Thanks! > > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Nathan Rajlich <[email protected]>wrote: > >> You don't actually need to compile node yourself to compile native >> modules, just use node-gyp: https://github.com/TooTallNate/node-gyp >> >> The reason you don't need to compile node manually is that node-gyp >> downloads the required node.lib file from Joyent's servers, all you need to >> do is specify the target version of node you want to build the module for. >> Please let me know how it works for you! >> >> P.S. I realize that that didn't at all answer the original question, I >> just wanted to perhaps show you a better road to go down. >> >> On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 12:17 PM, C. Mundi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi. I choose to build node because I need to build native modules >>> against it. >>> >>> I have built node 0.6.10 for Windows and I would like to wrap it up in >>> an MSI for convenient repeatable deployment. >>> >>> So I installed WiX 3.5 and did this: >>> >>> C:\node-v0.6.10> vcbuild.bat release msi >>> >>> and what I get is >>> >>> C:\node-v0.6.10>.\vcbuild.bat release nobuild msi >>> ['-f', 'msvs', '-G', 'msvs_version=2010', '.\\node.gyp', '-I', >>> '.\\common.gypi', '--depth=.', '-Dtarget_arch=ia32', '-Dc >>> omponent=static_library', '-Dlibrary=static_library'] >>> Project files generated. >>> 'heat' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >>> operable program or batch file. >>> candle.exe : error CNDL0103: The system cannot find the file >>> '..\..\..\npm.wxs' with type 'Source'. [C:\node-v0.6.10\to >>> ols\msvs\msi\nodemsi.wixproj] >>> >>> Any suggestions where I should start to look? Do I need to build npm >>> from source first? (Just guessing) >>> >>> Thanks for all your help, especially for providing a Windows build at >>> all! >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>> Posting guidelines: >>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>> >> >> -- >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >> Posting guidelines: >> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "nodejs" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >> > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
