node-pre-gyp
A Node.js tool that makes it easy to publish and install C++ addons as prebuilt binaries. It sits between npm and node-gyp so users can skip compiling.
Share on XLicense: BSD-3-Clause
Overview
node-pre-gyp is a Node.js tool for publishing and installing C++ addons as prebuilt binaries. It sits between npm and node-gyp and gives addon authors a cross-platform way to deploy binaries, so people installing the package do not have to compile it themselves. It is installed as a dependency of the addon and run through its own command line tool.
Key features
- Command line tool that installs a package's C++ module from a binary
- Commands for building, packaging, testing and publishing binaries
- Options to build from source or fall back to a build
- JavaScript module that finds and requires the installed binary
Best for
Authors of Node.js C++ addons who want users to install prebuilt binaries instead of compiling. Its configuration expects entries in package.json and an S3 client for publishing.
- Upstream
- mapbox/node-pre-gyp
- Fork on GitHub
- Guo-astro/node-pre-gyp
- Upstream stars
- 1.2k
- Category
- Developer tools and infrastructure
- Language
- JavaScript
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Forked
- 2020-11-01
- Sync status
- In syncLast synced 2026-09-29
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