how do i fix this node_dlang error?

[Mike Parker]

On Sunday, 6 June 2021 at 04:25:39 UTC, Jack wrote:
> I'm trying to use the node_dlang pakckage but the code example 
> from [this 
> repo](https://github.com/NotSpooky/node_dlang/tree/v0.4.11/examples) isn't working
>
> the command ```dub build``` is fine but ```node example.js``` 
> retuns an error saying the module.node is not a valid win32 
> application. How do I fix this?
>
> [1]: 
> https://github.com/NotSpooky/node_dlang/tree/v0.4.11/examples

Looking at node_dlang's dub.json, it's building a DLL then 
renaming it to module.node. The JS script then causes node to 
load the DLL.

So I expect this error may be related to a 32-bit vs. 64-bit 
issue. I assume you are on 64-bit Windows, in which case recent 
versions of dub compile as 64-bit by default. So if that's the 
case, and your installation of node is 32-bit, you would see this 
error. Ditto when you're loading a 32-bit DLL in a 64-bit process.