Windows 8: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed.

Hi, I’m getting the following error:

Something went wrong installing the "sharp" module

A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed.
\\?\C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Projects\fiszki\src\node_modules\sharp\build\Release\sharp.node

- Remove the "node_modules/sharp" directory then run
  "npm install --ignore-scripts=false --verbose sharp" and look for errors
- Consult the installation documentation at https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/install
- Search for this error at https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues

    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Projects\fiszki\src\node_modules\sharp\lib\constructor.js:32:9)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1133:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1168:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1013:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:853:14)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1037:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:93:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Projects\fiszki\src\node_modules\sharp\lib\index.js:3:15)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1133:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1168:10)

Deleting node_modules/sharp and running this command doesn’t help.

Did you see the documentation relating to installation? Yes

Have you ensured the architecture and platform of Node.js used for npm install is the same as the architecture and platform of Node.js used at runtime? Yes

Are you using the latest version? Is the version currently in use as reported by npm ls sharp the same as the latest version as reported by npm view sharp dist-tags.latest? Yes

If you are using npm v6 or earlier and installing as a root or sudo user, have you tried with the npm install --unsafe-perm flag? Yes

What is the complete output of running npm install --verbose sharp? Have you checked this output for useful error messages?

npm info it worked if it ends with ok
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npm verb cli   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js',
npm verb cli   'install',
npm verb cli   '--verbose',
npm verb cli   'sharp'
npm verb cli ]
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npm info using node@v14.17.3
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npm verb makeCacheDir UID & GID are irrelevant on win32
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npm info lifecycle sharp@0.28.3~preuninstall: sharp@0.28.3
npm info lifecycle sharp@0.28.3~uninstall: sharp@0.28.3
npm verb unbuild rmStuff sharp@0.28.3 from C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Projects\fiszki\src\node_modules
npm info lifecycle sharp@0.28.3~postuninstall: sharp@0.28.3
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npm info linkStuff sharp@0.28.3
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> sharp@0.28.3 install C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Projects\fiszki\src\node_modules\sharp
> (node install/libvips && node install/dll-copy && prebuild-install) || (node install/can-compile && node-gyp rebuild && node install/dll-copy)

sharp: Using cached C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_libvips\libvips-8.10.6-win32-x64.tar.br
sharp: Creating C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Projects\fiszki\src\node_modules\sharp\build\Release
sharp: Copying DLLs from C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Projects\fiszki\src\node_modules\sharp\vendor\8.10.6\lib to C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Projects\fiszki\src\node_modules\sharp\build\Release
prebuild-install info begin Prebuild-install version 6.1.3
prebuild-install info looking for local prebuild @ prebuilds\sharp-v0.28.3-napi-v3-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info looking for cached prebuild @ C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\da1c59-sharp-v0.28.3-napi-v3-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info found cached prebuild
prebuild-install info unpacking @ C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\da1c59-sharp-v0.28.3-napi-v3-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info unpack resolved to C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Projects\fiszki\src\node_modules\sharp\build\Release\sharp.node
prebuild-install info install Successfully installed prebuilt binary!
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npm verb shrinkwrap skipping write for package.json because there were no changes.
npm info lifecycle undefined~preshrinkwrap: undefined
npm info lifecycle fiszki@1.0.0~shrinkwrap: fiszki@1.0.0
npm verb shrinkwrap skipping write for package-lock.json because there were no changes.
npm info lifecycle fiszki@1.0.0~postshrinkwrap: fiszki@1.0.0
+ sharp@0.28.3
updated 1 package and audited 68 packages in 8.03s

1 package is looking for funding
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found 0 vulnerabilities

npm verb exit [ 0, true ]
npm timing npm Completed in 8629ms
npm info ok

and yes.

What is the output of running npx envinfo --binaries --system?

System:
    OS: Windows 8.1 6.3.9600
    CPU: (4) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4310M CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Memory: 4.52 GB / 7.91 GB
  Binaries:
    Node: 14.17.3 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
    npm: 6.14.13 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD

[lovell]

If Dependency Walker can’t find anything wrong with the sharp.node file (which is a DLL) on its own then the problem is likely to be due to the way NW.js is loading DLLs. I’ll see if I can find a Windows machine to try to reproduce.

[lovell]

There’s a more modern and up-to-date tool for debugging DLL problems at https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies but otherwise I’m going to close this issue due to lack of updates. Please feel free to reopen if more information is available.