you can use "visual c++ express" is fat but it works. This is one throuble in windows, because in other platforms it is very common to have a compiler preinstalled, or at least very easy to install.
2012/6/5 José F. Romaniello <[email protected]> > i think is not yet *that* ready... and the bast majority of native modules > in npm doesn't compile in windows. I think now what most of package authors > do for windows is to publish a version of the package with the already > built dll (the .node extension) inside. (not sure to be honest) > > I wrote a tutorial about how to write a native package for windows in > windows (using c++/cli): > > http://joseoncode.com/2012/04/10/writing-your-first-native-module-for-node-dot-js-on-windows/ > > and I also has published the package in npm > http://jfromaniello.github.com/windowseventlogjs/ > > the package already contains the ".node" file inside, so it doesnt compile > when you install thru npm.. It works but it is not so multi-platform . > > > 2012/6/5 Thomas White <[email protected]> > >> José, >> * >> * >> Thank you for your answer. The problem is that some of the modules what >> expressling uses require bcrypt. It seams it will be more complicated >> than I thought. >> >> Apart from this particular case, is it possible to compile C++ node >> modules on WIn 7 platform? >> >> Thomas >> >> -- >> 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
