Rebuilding native dependencies don't work for Electron 20 and up

[oalfroukh]

• Electron-Builder Version: 23.6.0

• Node Version: 14.18.1 32-bit

• Electron Version:20.3.0 and up
• Electron Type (current, beta, nightly):current

• Target: nsis

• Rebuilding native dependencies don't work for Electron 20 and up, I added sqlite3 v4.2.0 as dependencies to prove the issue.
• The issue doesn't exist in Electron v19.x.
• Here is my package.json file:

{
  "name": "electron-quick-start",
  "productName": "electron-quick-start",
  "description": "My Electron application description",
  "keywords": [],
  "main": "./main.js",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "author": "oalfroukh",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "electron .",
    "dist": "electron-builder"
  },
  "build": {
    "buildVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "compression": "normal",
    "win": {
      "target": "nsis",
      "verifyUpdateCodeSignature": false
    },
    "nsis": {
      "oneClick": false,
      "perMachine": false,
      "allowToChangeInstallationDirectory": true,
      "differentialPackage": false
    },
    "squirrelWindows": {
      "msi": "true"
    },
    "msi": {
      "warningsAsErrors": false
    },
    "appx": {
      "publisherDisplayName": "test"
    },
    "electronVersion": "20.3.0",
    "buildDependenciesFromSource": true,
    "nodeGypRebuild": false,
    "npmRebuild": true,
    "extends": null
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "sqlite3": "4.2.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "electron": "20.3.0",
    "electron-builder": "23.6.0"
  }
}

• Here is the error for the issue:

$ npm run dist

> electron-quick-start@1.0.0 dist C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start
> electron-builder

  • electron-builder  version=23.6.0 os=10.0.19044
  • loaded configuration  file=package.json ("build" field)
  • writing effective config  file=dist\builder-effective-config.yaml
  • rebuilding native dependencies  dependencies=sqlite3@4.2.0 platform=win32 arch=ia32
  ⨯ cannot execute  cause=exit status 1
                    out=
    > sqlite3@4.2.0 install C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start\node_modules\sqlite3
    > node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

    Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "-m" switch.
      unpack_sqlite_dep
      sqlite3.c
      win_delay_load_hook.cc
      sqlite3.vcxproj -> C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start\node_modules\sqlite3\build\Release\\sqlite3.lib
      backup.cc
      database.cc
      node_sqlite3.cc
      statement.cc
      win_delay_load_hook.cc
    C:\Users\oalfroukh\.electron-gyp\20.0.1\include\node\node.h(27,1): fatal error C1189: #error:  "It looks like you are building this native module without using the right config.gypi.  This normally means that you need to update electron-rebuild (>=3.2.8) or node-gyp (>=8.4.0) if you're building modules directly." (compiling source file ..\src\backup.cc) [C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start\node_modules\sqlite3\build\node_sqlite3.vcxproj]
    C:\Users\oalfroukh\.electron-gyp\20.0.1\include\node\node.h(27,1): fatal error C1189: #error:  "It looks like you are building this native module without using the right config.gypi.  This normally means that you need to update electron-rebuild (>=3.2.8) or node-gyp (>=8.4.0) if you're building modules directly." (compiling source file ..\src\statement.cc) [C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start\node_modules\sqlite3\build\node_sqlite3.vcxproj]
    C:\Users\oalfroukh\.electron-gyp\20.0.1\include\node\node.h(27,1): fatal error C1189: #error:  "It looks like you are building this native module without using the right config.gypi.  This normally means that you need to update electron-rebuild (>=3.2.8) or node-gyp (>=8.4.0) if you're building modules directly." (compiling source file ..\src\database.cc) [C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start\node_modules\sqlite3\build\node_sqlite3.vcxproj]
    C:\Users\oalfroukh\.electron-gyp\20.0.1\include\node\node.h(27,1): fatal error C1189: #error:  "It looks like you are building this native module without using the right config.gypi.  This normally means that you need to update electron-rebuild (>=3.2.8) or node-gyp (>=8.4.0) if you're building modules directly." (compiling source file ..\src\node_sqlite3.cc) [C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start\node_modules\sqlite3\build\node_sqlite3.vcxproj]
    Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Users\oalfroukh\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v14.18.1\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --module=C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start\node_modules\sqlite3\lib\binding\electron-v20.0-win32-ia32\node_sqlite3.node --module_name=node_sqlite3 --module_path=C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start\node_modules\sqlite3\lib\binding\electron-v20.0-win32-ia32 --napi_version=8 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=electron-v20.0' (1)

                    errorOut=node-pre-gyp WARN Using needle for node-pre-gyp https download
    gyp ERR! build error
    gyp ERR! stack Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1
    gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Users\oalfroukh\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v14.18.1\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:194:23)
    gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:400:28)
    gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:282:12)
    gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19044
    gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\oalfroukh\\AppData\\Roaming\\nvm\\v14.18.1\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "build" "--fallback-to-build" "--module=C:\\Users\\oalfroukh\\Desktop\\Test projects\\electron-quick-start\\node_modules\\sqlite3\\lib\\binding\\electron-v20.0-win32-ia32\\node_sqlite3.node" "--module_name=node_sqlite3" "--module_path=C:\\Users\\oalfroukh\\Desktop\\Test projects\\electron-quick-start\\node_modules\\sqlite3\\lib\\binding\\electron-v20.0-win32-ia32" "--napi_version=8" "--node_abi_napi=napi" "--napi_build_version=0" "--node_napi_label=electron-v20.0"
    gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start\node_modules\sqlite3
    gyp ERR! node -v v14.18.1
    gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
    gyp ERR! not ok
    node-pre-gyp ERR! build error
    node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Users\oalfroukh\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v14.18.1\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --module=C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start\node_modules\sqlite3\lib\binding\electron-v20.0-win32-ia32\node_sqlite3.node --module_name=node_sqlite3 --module_path=C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start\node_modules\sqlite3\lib\binding\electron-v20.0-win32-ia32 --napi_version=8 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=electron-v20.0' (1)
    node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start\node_modules\node-pre-gyp\lib\util\compile.js:83:29)
    node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:400:28)
    node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1058:16)
    node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:293:5)
    node-pre-gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19044
    node-pre-gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\oalfroukh\\Desktop\\Test projects\\electron-quick-start\\node_modules\\node-pre-gyp\\bin\\node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build"
    node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\oalfroukh\Desktop\Test projects\electron-quick-start\node_modules\sqlite3
    node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v14.18.1
    node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.11.0
    node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok
    npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
    npm ERR! errno 1
    npm ERR! sqlite3@4.2.0 install: `node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build`
    npm ERR! Exit status 1
    npm ERR!
    npm ERR! Failed at the sqlite3@4.2.0 install script.
    npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

    npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
    npm ERR!     C:\Users\oalfroukh\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2022-10-04T15_08_47_130Z-debug.log

                    command='C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe' 'C:\Users\oalfroukh\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v14.18.1\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js' rebuild sqlite3@4.2.0
                    workingDir=
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! electron-quick-start@1.0.0 dist: `electron-builder`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the electron-quick-start@1.0.0 dist script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\oalfroukh\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2022-10-04T15_08_47_205Z-debug.log

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[themastersoda]

I seem to be having the same issue when upgrading from electron 19 to 20. Rebuilding native modules fails due to c++17 not being used, but it seems that there's no option to pass such flags to node-gyp through electron-builder:

$ electron-builder install-app-deps
  • electron-builder  version=23.6.0
  • rebuilding native dependencies  dependencies=@nodert-win10-rs4/windows.security.credentials.ui@0.4.4, keytar@7.9.0 platform=win32 arch=x64
  • install prebuilt binary  name=keytar version=7.9.0 platform=win32 arch=x64 napi= 
  • rebuilding native dependency  name=@nodert-win10-rs4/windows.security.credentials.ui version=0.4.4
  ⨯ cannot execute  cause=exit status 1
                    out=$ node-gyp rebuild
    
    C:\GitLab-Runner\builds\XbXLaCtk\0\<user>\desktop-app\node_modules\@nodert-win10-rs4\windows.security.credentials.ui>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node "" rebuild ) 
    Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "-m" switch.
      _nodert_generated.cpp
    C:\Users\gitlab-runner\.electron-gyp\21.1.0\include\node\v8-internal.h(471,1): error C2429: language feature 'terse static assert' requires compiler flag '/std:c++17' [C:\GitLab-Runner\builds\XbXLaCtk\0\<user>\desktop-app\node_modules\@nodert-win10-rs4\windows.security.credentials.ui\build\binding.vcxproj]
    C:\Users\gitlab-runner\.electron-gyp\21.1.0\include\node\v8-internal.h(472,1): error C2429: language feature 'terse static assert' requires compiler flag '/std:c++17' [C:\GitLab-Runner\builds\XbXLaCtk\0\<user>\desktop-app\node_modules\@nodert-win10-rs4\windows.security.credentials.ui\build\binding.vcxproj]
    C:\Users\gitlab-runner\.electron-gyp\21.1.0\include\node\v8-internal.h(655,1): error C2429: language feature 'terse static assert' requires compiler flag '/std:c++17' [C:\GitLab-Runner\builds\XbXLaCtk\0\<user>\desktop-app\node_modules\@nodert-win10-rs4\windows.security.credentials.ui\build\binding.vcxproj]
    C:\Users\gitlab-runner\.electron-gyp\21.1.0\include\node\v8-internal.h(656,1): error C2429: language feature 'terse static assert' requires compiler flag '/std:c++17' [C:\GitLab-Runner\builds\XbXLaCtk\0\<user>\desktop-app\node_modules\@nodert-win10-rs4\windows.security.credentials.ui\build\binding.vcxproj]
    C:\Users\gitlab-runner\.electron-gyp\21.1.0\include\node\v8-internal.h(657,1): error C2429: language feature 'terse static assert' requires compiler flag '/std:c++17' [C:\GitLab-Runner\builds\XbXLaCtk\0\<user>\desktop-app\node_modules\@nodert-win10-rs4\windows.security.credentials.ui\build\binding.vcxproj]
    C:\Users\gitlab-runner\.electron-gyp\21.1.0\include\node\v8-isolate.h(1531,45): warning C4996: 'v8::WasmDynamicTieringEnabledCallback': Dynamic tiering is now enabled by default [C:\GitLab-Runner\builds\XbXLaCtk\0\<user>\desktop-app\node_modules\@nodert-win10-rs4\windows.security.credentials.ui\build\binding.vcxproj]
    C:\Users\gitlab-runner\.electron-gyp\21.1.0\include\node\v8-wasm.h(192,34): warning C4996: 'v8::WasmStreaming::Client': Use SetMoreFunctionsCanBeSerializedCallback [C:\GitLab-Runner\builds\XbXLaCtk\0\<user>\desktop-app\node_modules\@nodert-win10-rs4\windows.security.credentials.ui\build\binding.vcxproj]
    C:\Users\gitlab-runner\.electron-gyp\21.1.0\include\node\node.h(27,1): fatal error C1189: #error:  "It looks like you are building this native module without using the right config.gypi.  This normally means that you need to update electron-rebuild (>=3.2.8) or node-gyp (>=8.4.0) if you're building modules directly." [C:\GitLab-Runner\builds\XbXLaCtk\0\<user>\desktop-app\node_modules\@nodert-win10-rs4\windows.security.credentials.ui\build\binding.vcxproj]
    info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
    
                    errorOut=gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
    gyp info using node-gyp@7.1.2
    gyp info using node@16.10.0 | win32 | x64
    gyp info find Python using Python version 3.7.9 found at "C:\Program Files\Python37\python.exe"
    gyp http GET https://electronjs.org/headers/v21.1.0/node-v21.1.0-headers.tar.gz
    gyp http 200 https://electronjs.org/headers/v21.1.0/node-v21.1.0-headers.tar.gz
    gyp http GET https://electronjs.org/headers/v21.1.0/SHASUMS256.txt
    gyp http GET https://electronjs.org/headers/v21.1.0/win-x86/node.lib
    gyp http GET https://electronjs.org/headers/v21.1.0/win-arm64/node.lib
    gyp http GET https://electronjs.org/headers/v21.1.0/win-x64/node.lib
    gyp http 200 https://electronjs.org/headers/v21.1.0/SHASUMS256.txt
    gyp http 200 https://electronjs.org/headers/v21.1.0/win-x64/node.lib
    gyp http 200 https://electronjs.org/headers/v21.1.0/win-x86/node.lib
    gyp http 200 https://electronjs.org/headers/v21.1.0/win-arm64/node.lib
    gyp info find VS using VS2019 (16.11.31727.386) found at:
    gyp info find VS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools"
    gyp info find VS run with --verbose for detailed information
    (node:5508) [DEP0[150](https://bucket.digitalarsenal.net/<user>/desktop-app/-/jobs/4796052#L150)] DeprecationWarning: Setting process.config is deprecated. In the future the property will be read-only.
    (Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
    gyp info spawn C:\Program Files\Python37\python.exe
    gyp info spawn args [
    gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\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:\\GitLab-Runner\\builds\\XbXLaCtk\\0\\<user>\\desktop-app\\node_modules\\@nodert-win10-rs4\\windows.security.credentials.ui\\build\\config.gypi',
    gyp info spawn args   '-I',
    gyp info spawn args   'C:\\GitLab-Runner\\builds\\XbXLaCtk\\0\\<user>\\desktop-app\\node_modules\\@nodert-win10-rs4\\windows.security.credentials.ui\\common.gypi',
    gyp info spawn args   '-I',
    gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\addon.gypi',
    gyp info spawn args   '-I',
    gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\gitlab-runner\\.electron-gyp\\21.1.0\\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:\\Users\\gitlab-runner\\.electron-gyp\\21.1.0',
    gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp',
    gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=C:\\\\Users\\\\gitlab-runner\\\\.electron-gyp\\\\21.1.0\\\\<(target_arch)\\\\node.lib',
    gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=C:\\GitLab-Runner\\builds\\XbXLaCtk\\0\\<user>\\desktop-app\\node_modules\\@nodert-win10-rs4\\windows.security.credentials.ui',
    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:\\GitLab-Runner\\builds\\XbXLaCtk\\0\\<user>\\desktop-app\\node_modules\\@nodert-win10-rs4\\windows.security.credentials.ui\\build',
    gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.'
    gyp info spawn args ]
    gyp info spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\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 ]
    gyp ERR! build error 
    gyp ERR! stack Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\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 (node:events:390:28)
    gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:290:12)
    gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.17763
    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:\GitLab-Runner\builds\XbXLaCtk\0\<user>\desktop-app\node_modules\@nodert-win10-rs4\windows.security.credentials.ui
    gyp ERR! node -v v16.10.0
    gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v7.1.2
    gyp ERR! not ok 
    error Command failed with exit code 1.
    
                    command='C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe' 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Yarn\bin\yarn.js' run install
                    workingDir=C:\GitLab-Runner\builds\XbXLaCtk\0\<user>\desktop-app\node_modules\@nodert-win10-rs4\windows.security.credentials.ui
error Command failed with exit code 1.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
ERROR: "builder install-app-deps" exited with 1.
error Command failed with exit code 1.

[mmaietta]

Hmmm, can you try setting it via env vars? I see the gyp env allowing that as args

electron-builder/packages/app-builder-lib/src/util/yarn.ts

Lines 42 to 54 in d835aba

	export function getGypEnv(frameworkInfo: DesktopFrameworkInfo, platform: NodeJS.Platform, arch: string, buildFromSource: boolean) {
	const npmConfigArch = arch === "armv7l" ? "arm" : arch
	const common: any = {
	...process.env,
	npm_config_arch: npmConfigArch,
	npm_config_target_arch: npmConfigArch,
	npm_config_platform: platform,
	npm_config_build_from_source: buildFromSource,
	// required for node-pre-gyp
	npm_config_target_platform: platform,
	npm_config_update_binary: true,
	npm_config_fallback_to_build: true,
	}

[themastersoda]

Hmm, I'm either not seeing the option to configure it or it does not appear to be configurable via env vars. Which variable exactly do you mean? I suppose it would have to be this option:
nodejs/node-gyp#1662 (comment)

[michalzaq12]

I think it should be handled internally, same as in the electron-rebuild package (electron/rebuild@6f94aaa), if the electron version is >= 20.
Additionally, on Windows, it probably cannot be done with the help of environment variables.
How to set the std:c++17 flag depending on the platform: electron/electron#33906 (comment)

[mmaietta]

So, AFAICT, I can't do that within electron-builder, as the native dependency rebuild seems to be handled by Go-library app-builder(-bin).

That being said, what I would like to do in the next major version bump of electron-builder is to migrate it to use electron-rebuild. "Install production dependencies" would function the same with it's conditional npm/yarn install logic, but anything involving app-builder-bin/node-gyp w.r.t. native dependencies would be passed through to electron-rebuild directly

One thing we're dependent upon is electron/rebuild#989 for buildDependenciesFromSource, otherwise I can't make a clean migration over. There's some other finicky aspects of electron-rebuild, mostly due to node-gyp/make verbose output that app-builder swallows AFAICT. electron-rebuild isn't able to discern external vs project native modules (the Go-library does -> install-app-deps versus node-gyp-rebuild), so electron-rebuild just rebuilds all of them (i.e. both commands have the same effect if prod node_modules are already present)

Seems like a minor nuisance with great benefit since we'd be migrating to an official electron package.

For the interim folks, I think a workaround is to use the electron-rebuild package directly in the beforeBuild hook. (I actually have this setup already in a personal project)

import { rebuild } from 'electron-rebuild';

// ...in electron-builder config object...
nodeGypRebuild: false,
buildDependenciesFromSource: false,
beforeBuild: async (context) => {
    const { appDir, electronVersion, arch } = context
    await rebuild({ buildPath: appDir, electronVersion, arch, debug: false })
    return false
},

[namespace-github]

I solved the problem in my own native node modules by defining the following setting in the binding.gyp:

      "msvs_settings": {
        "VCCLCompilerTool": { "AdditionalOptions": ["/std:c++17" ] }
      }

... additionally i defined a custom install script that rebuilds to a specific electron-version:

    "manual-rebuild": "node-gyp rebuild --target=21.1.1 --arch=x64 --dist-url=https://electronjs.org/headers",
    "install": "npm run manual-rebuild",

together with "nodeGypRebuild": false

(I also support to be able to specify the VCCL-Compiler via the electron builder)

[oalfroukh]

I solved the problem in my own native node modules by defining the following setting in the binding.gyp:

      "msvs_settings": {
        "VCCLCompilerTool": { "AdditionalOptions": ["/std:c++17" ] }
      }

... additionally i defined a custom install script that rebuilds to a specific electron-version:

    "manual-rebuild": "node-gyp rebuild --target=21.1.1 --arch=x64 --dist-url=https://electronjs.org/headers",
    "install": "npm run manual-rebuild",

together with "nodeGypRebuild": false

(I also support to be able to specify the VCCL-Compiler via the electron builder)

OK, but this is not a solution for the native dependencies which on npm and we have no control over it, so electron-builder should handle the case.