how do i fix this node_dlang error?

[Jack]

On Sunday, 6 June 2021 at 06:10:18 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
> 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.

that's right, I was on 64bit system and node was 32bit 
installation (I didn't even realize I installed the 32bit instead 
of 64bit). I just installed node 64bit version, that fixed, 
thanks!