x64

[malixsys]

I'm trying node-gyp rebuild from the contextify master and get:
(Note: VC++ 2010 and python 2..x are installed)

C:\Source\contextify>node-gyp build -v
info it worked if it ends with ok
verb command 'build' []
verb build args []
verb build type: 'Release'
verb architecture: 'x64'
verb node version: '0.6.14'
verb found first Solution file 'build/binding.sln'
verb could not find "msbuild.exe". guessing location
verb "Release" dir needed to be created? false
spawn C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe [ 'build/binding
.sln',
'/nologo',
'/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64' ]
Build started 16/04/2012 5:20:29 PM.
Project "C:\Source\contextify\build\binding.sln" on node 1 (default targets).
ValidateSolutionConfiguration:
Building solution configuration "Release|x64".
Project "C:\Source\contextify\build\binding.sln" (1) is building "C:\Source\con
textify\build\contextify.vcxproj" (2) on node 1 (default targets).
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\Microsoft.Cpp.InvalidPlatform
.Targets(23,7): error MSB8007: The Platform for project 'contextify.vcxproj' is
invalid. Platform='x64'. You may be seeing this message because you are tryin
g to build a project without a solution file, and have specified a non-default
Platform that doesn't exist for this project. [C:\Source\contextify\build\conte
xtify.vcxproj]
Done Building Project "C:\Source\contextify\build\contextify.vcxproj" (default
targets) -- FAILED.

Done Building Project "C:\Source\contextify\build\binding.sln" (default targets
) -- FAILED.

[TooTallNate]

Do you have the Windows 7 SDK installed? http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displayLang=en&id=8279

Also, once that's installed, be sure to invoke node-gyp from inside the 64-bit Visual Studio Command Prompt! Errors are thrown if you try to build a 64-bit module from any other command prompt.

[malixsys]

I have Visual Studio 2010 C++ express...

I get this when using that command prompt:

C:\Source\contextify>node-gyp clean
info it worked if it ends with ok
info done ok

C:\Source\contextify>node-gyp configure
info it worked if it ends with ok
spawn python [ 'C:\Users\malixsys.node-gyp\0.6.14\tools\gyp_addon',
'binding.gyp',
'-IC:\Source\contextify\build\config.gypi',
'-f',
'msvs',
'-G',
'msvs_version=2010' ]
info done ok

C:\Source\contextify>node-gyp build
info it worked if it ends with ok
spawn msbuild [ 'build/binding.sln',
'/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
'/nologo',
'/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64' ]
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\Microsoft.Cpp.InvalidPlatform
.Targets(23,7): error MSB8007: The Platform for project 'contextify.vcxproj' is
invalid. Platform='x64'. You may be seeing this message because you are tryin
g to build a project without a solution file, and have specified a non-default
Platform that doesn't exist for this project. [C:\Source\contextify\build\conte
xtify.vcxproj]
ERR! Error: msbuild failed with exit code: 1
at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Users...\npm\node_modules\n
ode-gyp\lib\build.js:209:23)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:70:17)
at maybeExit (child_process.js:360:16)
at Process.onexit (child_process.js:396:5)
ERR! not ok

[TooTallNate]

@malixsys You also need to install the Windows 7 SDK and open up a Windows 7 64-bit SDK Command Prompt window to compile inside of.

[malixsys]

@TooTallNate
With SDK command prompt:

C:\Source\contextify>node-gyp clean
info it worked if it ends with ok
info done ok

C:\Source\contextify>node-gyp configure
info it worked if it ends with ok
spawn python [ 'C:\Users\malixsys.node-gyp\0.6.14\tools\gyp_addon',
'binding.gyp',
'-IC:\Source\contextify\build\config.gypi',
'-f',
'msvs',
'-G',
'msvs_version=2010' ]
info done ok

C:\Source\contextify>node-gyp build
info it worked if it ends with ok
spawn msbuild [ 'build/binding.sln',
'/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
'/nologo',
'/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64' ]
C:\Source\contextify\build\contextify.vcxproj(1,161): error MSB4066: The attribute "Label" in element is unrecognized.
ERR! Error: msbuild failed with exit code: 1
at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Users\malixsys\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:209:23)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:70:17)
at maybeExit (child_process.js:360:16)
at Process.onexit (child_process.js:396:5)
ERR! not ok

C:\Source\contextify>

[TooTallNate]

@malixsys It looks like this is related: http://stackoverflow.com/a/5108233/376773

[malixsys]

I'm reinstalling the SDK with .Net 4...

[malixsys]

Same:
C:\Source\contextify>node-gyp configure
info it worked if it ends with ok
spawn python [ 'C:\Users\malixsys.node-gyp\0.6.14\tools\gyp_addon',
'binding.gyp',
'-IC:\Source\contextify\build\config.gypi',
'-f',
'msvs',
'-G',
'msvs_version=2010' ]
info done ok

C:\Source\contextify>node-gyp build
info it worked if it ends with ok
spawn msbuild [ 'build/binding.sln',
'/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
'/nologo',
'/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64' ]
C:\Source\contextify\build\contextify.vcxproj(1,161): error MSB4066: The attribute "Label" in element is unrecognized.
ERR! Error: msbuild failed with exit code: 1
at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Users\malixsys\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:209:23)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:70:17)
at maybeExit (child_process.js:360:16)
at Process.onexit (child_process.js:396:5)
ERR! not ok

[ThomasDeutsch]

I tryed this on Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 with Visual Studio Premium 2010 and Python 2.7 installed.

I get the error MSB8007, too. (Platform for the Project is invalid. Platform='x64')

I think that one solution is to switch to a win32 node installation
or to get the compiler-settings to work for 64 bit.

[Paratron]

I get the error, too - even with the 32bit version of node installed.
Why is the issue closed?

[TooTallNate]

@Paratron Because I don't have time to debug everybody's configs. Both 32-bit and 64-bit work for me using the Windows download links in the README. So if you have both of those (MSVC Express 2010 and the Windows 7 64-bit SDK) installed and are still having problems, then I accept patches.

[pherris]

Thx, installing Windows 7 64-bit SDK and using Visual Studio cmd prompt fixed it for me. Cheers.