simdjson_nodejs: Windows build failure on outdated node-gyp (msvs_version=2015) @ Windows 7 x64

I’m eager to test this out on my project rurudb, a prototypal db which currently uses JSON.parse against loaded db file JSON string.

Sad thing is I don’t know shit about C++ so this might be tricky.

I’m on Win7 x64 with visual studio build tools, and have existing packages in my projects which are also built using node-gyp.

C:\Users\1234>npm config get python
C:\Users\1234\.windows-build-tools\python27\python.exe

C:\Users\1234>npm config get msvs_version
2015

yarn add simdjson
yarn add v1.13.0-20181107.1254
warning ..\package.json: No license field
[1/4] Resolving packages...
[2/4] Fetching packages...
info fsevents@1.2.7: The platform "win32" is incompatible with this module.
info "fsevents@1.2.7" is an optional dependency and failed compatibility check. Excluding it from installation.
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
warning " > ts-jest@23.10.5" has incorrect peer dependency "jest@>=22 <24".
[4/4] Building fresh packages...
error C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson: Command failed.
Exit code: 1
Command: node-gyp rebuild
Arguments:
Directory: C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson
Output:
C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\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@3.8.0
gyp info using node@10.10.0 | win32 | x64
gyp info spawn C:\Python27\python.EXE
gyp info spawn args [ 'C:\\Program Files\\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   'C:\\cygwin64\\home\\1234\\rurudb\\node_modules\\simdjson\\build\\config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\1234\\.node-gyp\\10.10.0\\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\\1234\\.node-gyp\\10.10.0',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=C:\\Users\\1234\\.node-gyp\\10.10.0\\<(target_arch)\\node.lib',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=C:\\cygwin64\\home\\1234\\rurudb\\node_modules\\simdjson',
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   'C:\\cygwin64\\home\\1234\\rurudb\\node_modules\\simdjson\\build',
gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.' ]
gyp info spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\bin\msbuild.exe
gyp info spawn args [ 'build/binding.sln',
gyp info spawn args   '/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
gyp info spawn args   '/nologo',
gyp info spawn args   '/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64' ]
Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
  nothing.c
  win_delay_load_hook.cc
  nothing.vcxproj -> C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\build\Release\\nothing.lib
  main.cpp
  bindings.cpp
  win_delay_load_hook.cc
c:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\simdjson\src/simdjson.h(42): warning C4244: 'return': conversion from 'unsigned __int64' to 'int', possible loss of data (compiling source file ..\simdjson\bindings.cpp) [C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\build\simdjson.vcxproj]
c:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\simdjson\src/simdjson.h(46): warning C4244: 'return': conversion from 'unsigned __int64' to 'int', possible loss of data (compiling source file ..\simdjson\bindings.cpp) [C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\build\simdjson.vcxproj]
c:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\simdjson\src/simdjson.h(42): warning C4244: 'return': conversion from 'unsigned __int64' to 'int', possible loss of data (compiling source file ..\simdjson\main.cpp) [C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\build\simdjson.vcxproj]
c:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\simdjson\src/simdjson.h(46): warning C4244: 'return': conversion from 'unsigned __int64' to 'int', possible loss of data (compiling source file ..\simdjson\main.cpp) [C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\build\simdjson.vcxproj]
c:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\simdjson\src/simdjson.h(462): error C2039: 'string_view': is not a member of 'std' (compiling source file ..\simdjson\main.cpp) [C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\build\simdjson.vcxproj]
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\include\sstream(12): note: see declaration of 'std' (compiling source file ..\simdjson\main.cpp)
c:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\simdjson\src/simdjson.h(462): error C2039: 'string_view': is not a member of 'std' (compiling source file ..\simdjson\bindings.cpp) [C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\build\simdjson.vcxproj]
c:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\simdjson\src/simdjson.h(462): error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
(compiling source file ..\simdjson\main.cpp)C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\include\sstream(12): note: see declaration of 'std' (compiling source file ..\simdjson\bindings.cpp) [C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\build\simdjson.vcxproj]

c:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\simdjson\src/simdjson.h(462): error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
(compiling source file ..\simdjson\bindings.cpp) [C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\build\simdjson.vcxproj]
c:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\simdjson\src/simdjson.h(462): error C2146: syntax error: missing ';' before identifier 'get_corpus' (compiling source file ..\simdjson\bindings.cpp) [C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\build\simdjson.vcxproj]
c:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\simdjson\src/simdjson.h(462): error C2146: syntax error: missing ';' before identifier 'get_corpus' (compiling source file ..\simdjson\main.cpp) [C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\build\simdjson.vcxproj]
c:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\simdjson\src/simdjson.h(35739): fatal error C1021: invalid preprocessor command 'warning' (compiling source file ..\simdjson\main.cpp) [C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\build\simdjson.vcxproj]
c:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\simdjson\src/simdjson.h(35739): fatal error C1021: invalid preprocessor command 'warning' (compiling source file ..\simdjson\bindings.cpp) [C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson\build\simdjson.vcxproj]
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\bin\msbuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:262:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:182:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:240:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\cygwin64\home\1234\rurudb\node_modules\simdjson
gyp ERR! node -v v10.10.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0
gyp ERR! not ok
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/add for documentation about this command.