Electron rebuild fails on Windows

What is wrong?

After installing brain.js, trying to run my electron app gives a node_module_version mismatch and when trying to run electron-rebuild.cmd a linker error is throwed

Where does it happen?

At electron’s start (window doesn’t show up, only an error dialog about node_module_version appears) and when executing electron-rebuild.cmd

How do we replicate the issue?

• Install brain.js
• Import it in main.js
• Run Electron (and fail)

[1] 
[1] App threw an error during load
[1] Error: The module '\\?\C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\Release\webgl.node'
[1] was compiled against a different Node.js version using
[1] NODE_MODULE_VERSION 72. This version of Node.js requires
[1] NODE_MODULE_VERSION 82. Please try re-compiling or re-installing
[1] the module (for instance, using `npm rebuild` or `npm install`).
[1]     at process.func [as dlopen] (electron/js2c/asar.js:140:31)
[1]     at Object.Module._extensions..node (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1196:18)
[1]     at Object.func [as .node] (electron/js2c/asar.js:140:31)
[1]     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:981:32)
[1]     at Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:881:14)
[1]     at Function.Module._load (electron/js2c/asar.js:769:28)
[1]     at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1023:19)
[1]     at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:77:18)
[1]     at bindings (C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\bindings\bindings.js:112:48)
[1]     at Object.<anonymous> (C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\src\javascript\native-gl.js:1:40)

• Run electron-rebuild (and fail again)

| Building module: gl, Completed: 0gyp info find Python using Python version 2.7.18 found at "C:\Python27\python.exe"
| Building module: gl, Completed: 0gyp info find VS using VS2017 (15.9.28307.1274) found at:
gyp info find VS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools"
gyp info find VS run with --verbose for detailed information
gyp info spawn C:\Python27\python.exe
gyp info spawn args [
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\MX\\Chero\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\gyp\\gyp_main.py',
gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-f',
gyp info spawn args   'msvs',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\MX\\Chero\\node_modules\\gl\\build\\config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\MX\\Chero\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\MX\\Chero\\node_modules\\gl\\10.1.5\\include\\node\\common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=C:\\MX\\Chero\\node_modules\\gl\\10.1.5',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=C:\\MX\\Chero\\node_modules\\node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=C:\\\\MX\\\\Chero\\\\node_modules\\\\gl\\\\10.1.5\\\\<(target_arch)\\\\node.lib',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=C:\\MX\\Chero\\node_modules\\gl',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\MX\\Chero\\node_modules\\gl\\build',
gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.'
gyp info spawn args ]
\ Building module: gl, Completed: 0gyp info spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe
gyp info spawn args [
gyp info spawn args   'build/binding.sln',
gyp info spawn args   '/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
gyp info spawn args   '/nologo',
gyp info spawn args   '/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64',
gyp info spawn args   map: [Function]
gyp info spawn args ]
| Building module: gl, Completed: 0Compilazione dei progetti nella soluzione uno alla volta. Per abilitare la compilazione parallela, aggiungere l'opzione "/m".
\ Building module: gl, Completed: 0  Copying C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl/deps/windows/dll/x64/libEGL.dll to C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\Release
          1 file copiati.
  Copying C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl/deps/windows/dll/x64/d3dcompiler_47.dll to C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\Release
          1 file copiati.
  Copying C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl/deps/windows/dll/x64/libGLESv2.dll to C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\Release
          1 file copiati.
- Building module: gl, Completed: 0  bindings.cc
| Building module: gl, Completed: 0c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\10.1.5\include\node\v8.h(9113): warning C4996: 'v8::MicrotasksCompletedCallback': Use *WithData version. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
  c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\10.1.5\include\node\v8.h(7322): note: vedere la dichiarazione di 'v8::MicrotasksCompletedCallback'
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\10.1.5\include\node\v8.h(9121): warning C4996: 'v8::MicrotasksCompletedCallback': Use *WithData version. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
  c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\10.1.5\include\node\v8.h(7322): note: vedere la dichiarazione di 'v8::MicrotasksCompletedCallback'
| Building module: gl, Completed: 0  webgl.cc
- Building module: gl, Completed: 0c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\10.1.5\include\node\v8.h(9113): warning C4996: 'v8::MicrotasksCompletedCallback': Use *WithData version. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
  c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\10.1.5\include\node\v8.h(7322): note: vedere la dichiarazione di 'v8::MicrotasksCompletedCallback'
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\10.1.5\include\node\v8.h(9121): warning C4996: 'v8::MicrotasksCompletedCallback': Use *WithData version. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
  c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\10.1.5\include\node\v8.h(7322): note: vedere la dichiarazione di 'v8::MicrotasksCompletedCallback'
/ Building module: gl, Completed: 0c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(463): warning C4312: 'reinterpret_cast': conversione da 'GLint' a 'GLvoid *', di dimensioni maggiori [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
| Building module: gl, Completed: 0  procs.cc
- Building module: gl, Completed: 0c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\10.1.5\include\node\v8.h(9113): warning C4996: 'v8::MicrotasksCompletedCallback': Use *WithData version. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
  c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\10.1.5\include\node\v8.h(7322): note: vedere la dichiarazione di 'v8::MicrotasksCompletedCallback'
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\10.1.5\include\node\v8.h(9121): warning C4996: 'v8::MicrotasksCompletedCallback': Use *WithData version. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
  c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\10.1.5\include\node\v8.h(7322): note: vedere la dichiarazione di 'v8::MicrotasksCompletedCallback'
- Building module: gl, Completed: 0  win_delay_load_hook.cc
/ Building module: gl, Completed: 0     Creazione della libreria C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\Release\webgl.lib e dell'oggetto C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\Release\webgl.exp
- Building module: gl, Completed: 0webgl.obj : error LNK2019: riferimento al simbolo esterno "__declspec(dllimport) public: class std::shared_ptr<class v8::BackingStore> __cdecl v8::ArrayBuffer::GetBackingStore(void)" (__imp_?GetBackingStore@ArrayBuffer@v8@@QE
AA?AV?$shared_ptr@VBackingStore@v8@@@std@@XZ) non risolto nella funzione "public: __cdecl Nan::TypedArrayContents<char>::TypedArrayContents<char>(class v8::Local<class v8::Value>)" (??0?$TypedArrayContents@D@Nan@@QEAA@V?$Loca
l@VValue@v8@@@v8@@@Z) [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\Release\webgl.node : fatal error LNK1120: 1 esterni non risolti [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
× Rebuild Failed

An unhandled error occurred inside electron-rebuild
node-gyp failed to rebuild 'C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl'.
Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1



Error: node-gyp failed to rebuild 'C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl'.
Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1


    at ModuleRebuilder.rebuildNodeGypModule (C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\electron-rebuild\lib\src\module-rebuilder.js:193:19)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:97:5)

Expected behavior

I don’t know if it’s usual that it throws the node module mismatch on windows, but I think it should build also with electron-rebuild(?), at least it does with simple npm build/rebuild.

Version information

Nodejs: v12.18.3

Electron: 10.1.5

Electron-rebuild: 2.3.2

Brain.js: 2.0.0-beta.2

How important is this (1-5)?

5, can’t run my app on Windows

[MassimoMendozza]

Already did it all, but the errors are still here. I even tried to repeat the procedure in a new Windows 10 VM, nothing changed.

I tried to go further following the electron’s guide for building native modules with node-gyp and it’s stuck on this error:

PS C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl> node-gyp rebuild --target=1.2.3 --arch=x64 --dist-url=https://electronjs.org/headers
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@7.1.2
gyp info using node@12.18.3 | win32 | x64
gyp info find Python using Python version 2.7.18 found at "C:\Python27\python.exe"
gyp info find VS using VS2017 (15.9.28307.1274) found at:
gyp info find VS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools"
gyp info find VS run with --verbose for detailed information
gyp info spawn C:\Python27\python.exe
gyp info spawn args [
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\Max\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\gyp\\gyp_main.py',
gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-f',
gyp info spawn args   'msvs',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\MX\\Chero\\node_modules\\gl\\build\\config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\Max\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\Max\\AppData\\Local\\node-gyp\\Cache\\iojs-1.2.3\\common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=C:\\Users\\Max\\AppData\\Local\\node-gyp\\Cache\\iojs-1.2.3',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=C:\\Users\\Max\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=C:\\\\Users\\\\Max\\\\AppData\\\\Local\\\\node-gyp\\\\Cache\\\\iojs-1.2.3\\\\<(target_arch)\\\\iojs.lib',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=C:\\MX\\Chero\\node_modules\\gl',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\MX\\Chero\\node_modules\\gl\\build',
gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.'
gyp info spawn args ]
gyp info spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe
gyp info spawn args [
gyp info spawn args   'build/binding.sln',
gyp info spawn args   '/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
gyp info spawn args   '/nologo',
gyp info spawn args   '/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64'
gyp info spawn args ]
Compilazione dei progetti nella soluzione uno alla volta. Per abilitare la compilazione parallela, aggiungere l'opzione "/m".
  Copying C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl/deps/windows/dll/x64/libEGL.dll to C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\Release
          1 file copiati.
  Copying C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl/deps/windows/dll/x64/d3dcompiler_47.dll to C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\Release
          1 file copiati.
  Copying C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl/deps/windows/dll/x64/libGLESv2.dll to C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\Release
          1 file copiati.
  bindings.cc
  webgl.cc
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(463): warning C4312: 'reinterpret_cast': conversione da 'GLint' a 'GLvoid *', di dimensioni maggiori [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(484): warning C4267: 'argomento': conversione da 'size_t' a 'GLsizei'. Possibile perdita di dati. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(494): warning C4267: 'argomento': conversione da 'size_t' a 'GLsizei'. Possibile perdita di dati. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(504): warning C4267: 'argomento': conversione da 'size_t' a 'GLsizei'. Possibile perdita di dati. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(782): warning C4244: '*=': conversione da 'double' a 'unsigned char'. Possibile perdita di dati. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(784): warning C4244: 'inizializzazione': conversione da 'double' a 'float'. Possibile perdita di dati. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(785): warning C4244: '*=': conversione da 'float' a 'unsigned char'. Possibile perdita di dati. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(786): warning C4244: '*=': conversione da 'float' a 'unsigned char'. Possibile perdita di dati. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(787): warning C4244: '*=': conversione da 'float' a 'unsigned char'. Possibile perdita di dati. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(794): warning C4244: 'inizializzazione': conversione da 'double' a 'float'. Possibile perdita di dati. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(795): warning C4244: '*=': conversione da 'float' a 'int'. Possibile perdita di dati. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(796): warning C4244: '*=': conversione da 'float' a 'int'. Possibile perdita di dati. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(797): warning C4244: '*=': conversione da 'float' a 'int'. Possibile perdita di dati. [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
c:\mx\chero\node_modules\gl\src\native\webgl.cc(2084): error C2039: 'ToChecked': non è un membro di 'v8::Maybe<uint32_t>' [C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl\build\webgl.vcxproj]
  c:\users\max\appdata\local\node-gyp\cache\iojs-1.2.3\deps\v8\include\v8.h(2034): note: vedere la dichiarazione di 'v8::Maybe<uint32_t>'
gyp ERR! build error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Users\Max\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:194:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:315:20)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:275:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19041
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\Max\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild" "--target=1.2.3" "--arch=x64" "--dist-url=https://electronjs.org/headers"      
gyp ERR! cwd C:\MX\Chero\node_modules\gl
gyp ERR! node -v v12.18.3
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v7.1.2
gyp ERR! not ok

[robertleeplummerjr]

This is an issue with https://github.com/stackgl/headless-gl, a dependency of GPU.js which is a peer-dependency of brain. Please communicate your issues there.