Node.js x64 required for starters that use sharp

[ghost]

Until I installed an x64 build of Node.js, I kept getting the following error when using any starter that included sharp as a dependency.

I'm just leaving this here for other users to find, please feel free to close it immediately.

Perhaps the gatsby-starters page could note that x64 node might be required or maybe just a general note about native dependencies. (In this particular case, the sharp error states that Intel Architecture 32-bit systems require manual installation - please see http://sharp.dimens.io/en/stable/install/.)

This happened to me on Windows 10 x64 with Node.js x86 (v6.11.3) installed...

Example:

> gatsby new gatstrap https://github.com/jaxx2104/gatsby-starter-bootstrap

2017-10-02T14:44:24-0400 <log> init-starter.js:107 (clone) Cloning git repo git://github.com/jaxx2104/gatsby-starter-bootstrap.git to gatstrap...
2017-10-02T14:44:26-0400 <log> init-starter.js:114 () Created starter directory layout
2017-10-02T14:44:26-0400 <log> init-starter.js:44 (install) Installing packages...
yarn install v0.27.5
info No lockfile found.
[1/4] Resolving packages...
[2/4] Fetching packages...
info "fsevents@1.1.2" is an optional dependency and failed compatibility check. Excluding it from installation.
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
[4/4] Building fresh packages...
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/install for documentation about this command.

2017-10-02T14:44:48-0400 <error> new.js:12 () Error: warning gatsby > babel-preset-es2015@6.24.1: 🙌  Thanks for using Babel: we recommend using babel-preset-env now: please read babeljs.io/env to update!
warning fsevents@1.1.2: The platform "win32" is incompatible with this module.
warning "bootstrap@4.0.0-beta" has unmet peer dependency "jquery@>=3.0.0".
warning "bootstrap@4.0.0-beta" has unmet peer dependency "popper.js@^1.11.0".
error D:\lab\gatsby\gatstrap\node_modules\sharp: Command failed.
Exit code: 1
Command: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
Arguments: /d /s /c node-gyp rebuild
Directory: D:\lab\gatsby\gatstrap\node_modules\sharp
Output:
D:\lab\gatsby\gatstrap\node_modules\sharp>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node "" rebuild )
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@3.6.2
gyp info using node@6.11.3 | win32 | ia32
gyp info spawn C:\Python27\python.EXE
gyp info spawn args [ 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\gyp\\gyp_main.py',
gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-f',
gyp info spawn args   'msvs',
gyp info spawn args   '-G',
gyp info spawn args   'msvs_version=auto',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'D:\\lab\\gatsby\\gatstrap\\node_modules\\sharp\\build\\config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\Wayne\\.node-gyp\\6.11.3\\include\\node\\common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=C:\\Users\\Wayne\\.node-gyp\\6.11.3',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=C:\\Users\\Wayne\\.node-gyp\\6.11.3\\<(target_arch)\\node.lib',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=D:\\lab\\gatsby\\gatstrap\\node_modules\\sharp',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args   'D:\\lab\\gatsby\\gatstrap\\node_modules\\sharp\\build',
gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.' ]
ERROR: Intel Architecture 32-bit systems require manual installation - please see http://sharp.dimens.io/en/stable/install/
gyp: Call to 'node -e "require('./binding').download_vips()"' returned exit status 1 while in binding.gyp. while trying to load binding.gyp
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:336:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:219:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.15063
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd D:\lab\gatsby\gatstrap\node_modules\sharp
gyp ERR! node -v v6.11.3
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok

    at C:\Users\Wayne\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\gatsby-cli\init-starter.js:52:16
    at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:205:5)
    at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
    at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:920:16)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:230:5)

[KyleAMathews]

So if this is a requirement we should add that here: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/docs/gatsby-on-windows/

Maybe the getting started instructions too could have a link to the windows. Huh, we could actually check the the OS of the visitor and throw up a big warning just for Windows people.

[KyleAMathews]

How common is 32-bit these days in Windows? I thought 32-bit had disappeared ages ago…

[ghost]

Node.js still releases 32-bit builds for non-Mac platforms.

I was running 32-bit Node on 64-bit Windows because a long while ago (years), certain native Node modules seemed to have an issue with 64-bit Node on Windows.

Today I switched away from 32-bit Node and I bet there aren't many others running 32-bit, but I don't know.

[ghost]

However, in the case of sharp, I believe that 32-bit Node on any platform will fail - not just Windows.

For evidence of this, search for 32-bit on this page - http://sharp.dimens.io/en/stable/install/

[geyang]

I'm using 64-bit node, but still encounter this same error.

[CanRau]

not sure if i get the same error right now but i sometimes have to npm rebuild sharp after module installations to get it working again, i'll post it when it comes up again