C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\canvas.node cannot be found

[Midnightsto]

So i just installed canvas and whenever i want to run the file it gives me the following error:

module.js:681
  return process.dlopen(module, path._makeLong(filename));
                 ^

Error: The specified module could not be found.
\\?\C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\canvas.node
    at Object.Module._extensions..node (module.js:681:18)
    at Module.load (module.js:565:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:505:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:497:3)
    at Module.require (module.js:596:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:11:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\lib\bindings.js:3:18)
    at Module._compile (module.js:652:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:663:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:565:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:505:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:497:3)
    at Module.require (module.js:596:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:11:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\lib\canvas.js:13:14)
    at Module._compile (module.js:652:30)

When i try to install canvas again:

> canvas@1.6.11 install C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )
Warning: Missing input files:
C:\GTK\bin\libfreetype-6.dll
Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
  Canvas.cc
  CanvasGradient.cc
..\src\Canvas.cc(154): warning C4457: declaration of 'data' hides function parameter [C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\canvas.vc
xproj]
  ..\src\Canvas.cc(150): note: see declaration of 'data'
..\src\Canvas.cc(221): warning C4996: 'Nan::Callback::Call': was declared deprecated [C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\canvas.vc
xproj]
  C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\node_modules\nan\nan.h(1618): note: see declaration of 'Nan::Callback::Call'
..\src\Canvas.cc(226): warning C4996: 'Nan::Callback::Call': was declared deprecated [C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\canvas.vc
xproj]
  C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\node_modules\nan\nan.h(1618): note: see declaration of 'Nan::Callback::Call'
..\src\Canvas.cc(377): warning C4996: 'Nan::MakeCallback': was declared deprecated [C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\canvas.vcxp
roj]
  C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\node_modules\nan\nan.h(929): note: see declaration of 'Nan::MakeCallback'
..\src\Canvas.cc(446): warning C4996: 'Nan::MakeCallback': was declared deprecated [C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\canvas.vcxp
roj]
  C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\node_modules\nan\nan.h(929): note: see declaration of 'Nan::MakeCallback'
..\src\Canvas.cc(452): warning C4996: 'Nan::MakeCallback': was declared deprecated [C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\canvas.vcxp
roj]
  C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\node_modules\nan\nan.h(929): note: see declaration of 'Nan::MakeCallback'
..\src\Canvas.cc(476): warning C4996: 'Nan::MakeCallback': was declared deprecated [C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\canvas.vcxp
roj]
  C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\node_modules\nan\nan.h(929): note: see declaration of 'Nan::MakeCallback'
  CanvasPattern.cc
  CanvasRenderingContext2d.cc
..\src\CanvasRenderingContext2d.cc(916): warning C4458: declaration of 'constructor' hides class member [C:\Samp\node_modules\can
vas\build\canvas.vcxproj]
  c:\samp\node_modules\canvas\src\CanvasRenderingContext2d.h(72): note: see declaration of 'Context2d::constructor' (compiling so
  urce file ..\src\CanvasRenderingContext2d.cc)
  color.cc
  Image.cc
  ImageData.cc
  init.cc
..\src\Image.cc(380): warning C4996: 'Nan::Callback::Call': was declared deprecated [C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\canvas.vcx
proj]
  C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\node_modules\nan\nan.h(1618): note: see declaration of 'Nan::Callback::Call'
..\src\Image.cc(393): warning C4996: 'Nan::Callback::Call': was declared deprecated [C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\canvas.vcx
proj]
  C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\node_modules\nan\nan.h(1618): note: see declaration of 'Nan::Callback::Call'
  win_delay_load_hook.cc
     Creating library C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\canvas.lib and object C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\c
  anvas.exp
  Generating code
  Finished generating code
  canvas.vcxproj -> C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\\canvas.node
  canvas.vcxproj -> C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\canvas.pdb (Full PDB)
  Copying C:/GTK/bin/libcairo-2.dll to C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\\libcairo-2.dll
          1 file(s) copied.
  Copying C:/GTK/bin/libfontconfig-1.dll to C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\\libfontconfig-1.dll
          1 file(s) copied.
  Copying C:/GTK/bin/libexpat-1.dll to C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\\libexpat-1.dll
          1 file(s) copied.
  Copying C:/GTK/bin/libfreetype-6.dll to C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\\libfreetype-6.dll
  The system cannot find the file specified.
  Copying C:/GTK/bin/libpng14-14.dll to C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\\libpng14-14.dll
          1 file(s) copied.
  Copying C:/GTK/bin/zlib1.dll to C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\\zlib1.dll
          1 file(s) copied.
  win_delay_load_hook.cc
  Generating code
  Finished generating code
  canvas-postbuild.vcxproj -> C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\\canvas-postbuild.node
  canvas-postbuild.vcxproj -> C:\Samp\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\canvas-postbuild.pdb (Full PDB)
npm WARN discord.js@11.3.2 requires a peer of bufferutil@^3.0.3 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN discord.js@11.3.2 requires a peer of erlpack@discordapp/erlpack but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN discord.js@11.3.2 requires a peer of node-opus@^0.2.7 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN discord.js@11.3.2 requires a peer of opusscript@^0.0.6 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN discord.js@11.3.2 requires a peer of sodium@^2.0.3 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN discord.js@11.3.2 requires a peer of libsodium-wrappers@^0.7.3 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies
yourself.
npm WARN discord.js@11.3.2 requires a peer of uws@^9.14.0 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN samp@1.0.0 No description
npm WARN samp@1.0.0 No repository field.

+ canvas@1.6.11
updated 1 package in 57.347s

also freetype6.dll is in gtk directory

Code

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};

let bot = new SpoilerBot(config);
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Your Environment

• Version of node-canvas (e.g. 1.4.0):1.6.11
• Environment (e.g. node 4.2.0 on Mac OS X 10.8):latest version windows node js

[zbjornson]

See #704 -- the 32-bit GTK bundle has libfreetype6.dll and the 64-bit bundle has libfreetype-6.dll. (It should have the dash in it.)

You can try canvas-prebuilt instead of canvas to avoid this entirely, or manually copy libfreetype6.dll to node_modules/canvas/build/Release/libfreetype-6.dll after installing , or manually rename libfreetype6.dll to libfreetype-6.dll before installing.

[ypenghui6]

I have this problem too. How is it solved? I use the 64-bit GTK, the node_modules\canvas\build\Release has libfreetype-6.dll.

[sayjeyhi]

As canvas-prebuilt deprecated , how we should solve this issue?

[LinusU]

@jafar-rezaei canvas-prebuilt has been merged into this project, you can just use the latest version of canvas and it will include prebuilt binaries :)