Build error while installing.

[muzam1l]

So it fails on installing with following error log. I have VS2017 installed via windows-build-tools.

Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
  addon.c
  napi_utils.c
  utils.c  
  context.c
  device.c 
c:\users\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\src\device.c(39): error C2057: expected constant expression [C:\Users\muzam\code\ex
tensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\build\playcap.vcxproj]
c:\users\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\src\device.c(39): error C2466: cannot allocate an array of constant size 0 [C:\User
s\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\build\playcap.vcxproj]
c:\users\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\src\device.c(39): error C2133: 'outputData': unknown size [C:\Users\muzam\code\exte
nsions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\build\playcap.vcxproj]
c:\users\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\src\device.c(40): error C2057: expected constant expression [C:\Users\muzam\code\ex
tensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\build\playcap.vcxproj]
c:\users\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\src\device.c(40): error C2466: cannot allocate an array of constant size 0 [C:\User
s\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\build\playcap.vcxproj]
c:\users\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\src\device.c(40): error C2133: 'inputData': unknown size [C:\Users\muzam\code\exten
sions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\build\playcap.vcxproj]
c:\users\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\src\device.c(85): error C2057: expected constant expression [C:\Users\muzam\code\ex
tensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\build\playcap.vcxproj]
c:\users\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\src\device.c(85): error C2466: cannot allocate an array of constant size 0 [C:\User
s\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\build\playcap.vcxproj]
c:\users\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\src\device.c(85): error C2133: 'argv': unknown size [C:\Users\muzam\code\extensions
\saturday\node_modules\playcap\build\playcap.vcxproj]
c:\users\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap\src\context.c(52): error C2059: syntax error: '}' [C:\Users\muzam\code\extensions\s
aturday\node_modules\playcap\build\playcap.vcxproj]
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:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\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:277:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19043
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\muzam\code\extensions\saturday\node_modules\playcap
gyp ERR! node -v v14.15.4
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN [email protected] requires a peer of acorn@^8 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN [email protected] No repository field.
npm WARN [email protected] No license field.
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: [email protected] (node_modules\fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for [email protected]: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"})

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! [email protected] install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 1

[muzam1l]

So it's basically issues related to initializing variable size array of pointers, which can be better maintained by allocating memory through malloc or just using c99 in compiler flags. I can make a pull request to implement that, if you want.

[dimapaloskin]

Hello @muzam1l. Sorry for the delay.
Unfortunately, I didn't test it on a windows machine, so yes, if it possible, please make a PR.

Thank you :)

[ser0ja]

i get an error when installing on windows

Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.  
addon.c  
napi_utils.c  
utils.c    
context.c  
f:\dropbox\development\javascript\si\node_modules\playcap\src\context.c(52): error C2059: syntax error: '}' F:\Dropbox\Development\javascript\si\node_modules\playcap\build\playcap.vcxproj]
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 info using [email protected]
gyp info using [email protected] | win32 | x64
gyp info find Python using Python version 3.10.2 found at "C:\Program Files\Python310\python.exe"
gyp info find VS using VS2022 (17.1.32210.238) found at:
gyp info find VS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools"