The specified executable is not a valid application for this OS platform.At line:1 char:1

[Drjacky]

Details

I built a self-contained (not sure if this is the same as single executable app) by running following https://nodejs.org/api/single-executable-applications.html pkg . in the source code folder (in my macoS machine). And it gave me 3 executables for different OS.
I used the windows one in a windows machine and it shows this error:

PS C:\Users\User\Desktop\avocado> .\avocado.exe --version
Program 'avocado.exe' failed to run: The specified executable is not a valid application for this OS platform.At
line:1 char:1
+ .\avocado.exe --version
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
At line:1 char:1
+ .\avocado.exe --version
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [], ApplicationFailedException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed

Node.js version

21.3.0

Example code

https://github.com/Drjacky/Avocado

Operating system

macOS

Scope

runtime

Module and version

Not applicable.

Related

vercel/pkg#2031
nodejs/single-executable#85
vercel/pkg#2037

[preveen-stack]

Cc @nodejs/single-executable PTAL

[Drjacky]

Update:

The one that has been built by pkg . works but following https://nodejs.org/api/single-executable-applications.html, the built binary shows that error ☝🏼

[RedYetiDev]

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