pre-built download?

can you offer a pre-built download for buffertools, so that those of us on windows can just download and use it?
i actually just wanna use 'https://github.com/eleith/emailjs' but it requires this module

edit: it seems that 'emailjs' only requires the 'buffertools.concat' function, so if its not possible to provide a pre-built download, can you please tell me what's the difference between 'buffertools.concat' and 'Array.prototype.concat'?

[springmeyer]

try checking out the 'win-binary' branch of buffertools at https://github.com/springmeyer/node-buffertools. If that works for you I will check with @bnoordhuis about creating a pull request with the gyp file and patch referenced at #19.

yep, it works fine
is gyp windows compatible?

[mlegenhausen]

+1 for windows builds. We are running exactly in the same problem when using emailjs.

[arthurblake]

+1; I am trying to use ldapjs which has buffertools as a dependancy as well... would be nice if the npm script would just work on windows (maybe by detecting if it is windows and use the prebuilt version automatically...) somehow?

npm output on windows:

C:\Development\cc>npm install buffertools
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/buffertools
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/buffertools

buffertools@1.0.7 preinstall C:\Development\cc\node_modules\buffertools
./build-wrapper

'.' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
npm ERR! error installing buffertools@1.0.7

npm ERR! buffertools@1.0.7 preinstall: ./build-wrapper
npm ERR! cmd "/c" "./build-wrapper" failed with 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the buffertools@1.0.7 preinstall script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the buffertools package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! ./build-wrapper
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls buffertools
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
npm ERR! command "C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "i
l" "buffertools"
npm ERR! cwd C:\Development\cc
npm ERR! node -v v0.6.10
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.0-3
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! message buffertools@1.0.7 preinstall: ./build-wrapper
npm ERR! message cmd "/c" "./build-wrapper" failed with 1
npm ERR! errno {}
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Development\cc\npm-debug.log
npm not ok

@springmeyer Sorry, I'm a node.js noob. I've downloaded the win-binary branch and placed it within my node_modules directory, but now I'm getting a error when npm tries to run node-waf when I do a "npm install ldapjs". As far as I can figure, it looks like it's trying to run the vcbuild.bat within springmeyer-node-buffertools as part of the install process. Is there something I need to do to build this before installing ldapjs (I assumed that the binary was already built)? Thanks for your assistance.

[toddharrison]

Sorry, I'm the ghost... I decided to recreate my account.

[springmeyer]

@toddharrison - #23 added a new, better approach for windows. So, ideally you could build yourself following the new instructions: TooTallNate@914f506

[toddharrison]

Dane-

The main problem there is that I can't install python and the Microsoft C++ compiler at this point (on this machine). I was hoping for a precompiled solution. I'll look into what I can do. Thanks!

-Todd

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@toddharrison - #23 added a new, better approach for windows. So, ideally you could build yourself following the new instructions: TooTallNate@914f506

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[springmeyer]

@toddharrison - as a stopgap you could due npm install ldapjs --force and then manually place the https://github.com/springmeyer/node-buffertools/tree/win-binary into your node_modules folder.

[1000i100]

a year later, I've the same problem trying to install docpad-plugin-minicms under windows 7.
there is no up to date prebuild package ?

I've made some compiling attempt but it doesn't work.

[bnoordhuis]

there is no up to date prebuild package ?

Not at the moment. I don't have a real interest in maintaining one myself (I don't use Windows. At all.) but if someone like @springmeyer volunteers, I'd be happy to give him access to the repo.

[springmeyer]

I also rarely use Windows. I only use it to package http://tilemill.com. But, I've pushed a new windows binary of node-buffertools to my branch at https://github.com/springmeyer/node-buffertools/tree/win-binary. I also removed the binding.gyp file so anyone should simply be able to download this branch rename it to buffertools and it should work without problems in 32 bit windows.

[igorpupkinable]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but should I worry about these warnings?

buffertools.cc
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\include\xlocale(336): warning C4530: C++ exception handler used, but unwind semantics are not enabled. Specify /EHsc [C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\buffertools.vcxproj]
c:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\BoyerMoore.h(35): warning C4267: '=' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'int', possible loss of data [C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\buffertools.vcxproj]
c:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\BoyerMoore.h(57): warning C4267: '=' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'int', possible loss of data [C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\buffertools.vcxproj]
c:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\BoyerMoore.h(61): warning C4267: 'initializing' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'const int', possible loss of data [C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\buffertools.vcxproj]
c:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\BoyerMoore.h(62): warning C4267: 'initializing' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'const int', possible loss of data [C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\buffertools.vcxproj]
c:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\BoyerMoore.h(110): warning C4267: '=' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'int', possible loss of data [C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\buffertools.vcxproj]
..\buffertools.cc(79): warning C4267: 'initializing' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'const int', possible loss of data [C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\buffertools.vcxproj]
..\buffertools.cc(80): warning C4267: 'initializing' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'const int', possible loss of data [C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\buffertools.vcxproj]
..\buffertools.cc(168): warning C4267: '=' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'int32_t', possible loss of data [C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\buffertools.vcxproj]
..\buffertools.cc(170): warning C4267: '=' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'int32_t', possible loss of data [C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\buffertools.vcxproj]
..\buffertools.cc(176): warning C4244: 'argument' : conversion from 'const ptrdiff_t' to 'int32_t', possible loss of data [C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\buffertools.vcxproj]
..\buffertools.cc(248): warning C4267: 'argument' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'int', possible loss of data [C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\buffertools.vcxproj]
C:\Users\ <myusername> .node-gyp\0.10.22\deps\v8\include\v8.h(184): warning C4506: no definition for inline function 'v8::Persistent v8::Persistent::New(v8::Handle)' [C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\buffertools.vcxproj]
with
[
T=v8::Object
]
Creating library C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\Release\buffertools.lib and object C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\Release\buffertools.exp
Generating code
Finished generating code
buffertools.vcxproj -> C:\development\gts-user-service\node_modules\ldapjs\node_modules\buffertools\build\Release\buffertools.node

This happens when npm install ldapjs after npm install -g node-gyp --msvs_version=2012

[springmeyer]

@igorpupkinable - that looks fine. The C++ exception warnings would be a problem if node-buffertools was using C++ exceptions, but it is not.