tfjs-node always need to build from source

[rg-engineering]

On my system:

Armbian Linux 6.12.50-current-rockchip64
v25.8 rolling for NanoPi R4S
Debian stable (bookworm)

node v22.21.1

I always have to call

npm rebuild @tensorflow/tfjs-node --build-from-source

after

npm i

Otherwise I get
"node_modules/@tensorflow/tfjs-node/lib/napi-v8/tfjs_binding.node: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"

Under this circumstance a production deployment is impossible...

[avmohansai]

Hi @rg-engineering ,
This is a known issue in TFJS , which can be resolved using 2 ways either running this cmd npm rebuild @tensorflow/tfjs-node --build-from-source or manually copy the file(tfjs_binding.node) to the working dir.
Refer these for more information here.
Please let us know that resolves your issue.
Thank you.

[rg-engineering]

Hi @avmohansai , thanks for your reply.
In a development or prototype environment the suggested workaround might be acceptable.
In my case I where I want to go for a production deployment for end users this workaround is not practicable and not user friendly especially if users with less experience in software should use my application.

[avmohansai]

Hi @rg-engineering , Thanks for your reply. I can understand your concern. This issue has already been escalated with the team, and it is one of our priority bugs.