support for native node modules build #16

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1. hampoelz commented on Jul 26, 2023

   

   hampoelz

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   No, unfortunately native packages aren't automatically rebuilt for mobile platforms. If a native package isn't built for mobile platforms, you have to do it by yourself.

   I haven't tried yet, but maybe you can make use of the "override" field in your package.json. See https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v9/configuring-npm/package-json?v=true#overrides and npm/cli#4909

   You could try overriding your dependency's sodium-native package with the sodium-native-nodejs-mobile package, which should work on android and ios.

   You might try something like this for a npm module:

   "overrides": {
     "your_dependency": {
       "sodium-native": "npm:sodium-native-nodejs-mobile@version"
     }
   }

   or for a module not hosted on npm:

   "overrides": {
     "your_dependency": {
       "sodium-native": "github:staltz/sodium-native-nodejs-mobile"
     }
   }

   Let me know if it works so I can add a note to the readme.
3. hampoelz commented on Aug 26, 2023

   

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   Thanks for sharing your script @jrobeson.

   Maybe we could provide an automatic rebuild of native dependencies for mobile platforms in the future. But honestly I don't see such a feature soon, as I haven't worked with native modules yet and have other priorities at the moment.
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6. hampoelz commented on Dec 2, 2023

   

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   Until I find time to look into it, the prebuild-for-nodejs-mobile tool could be used to compile native node.js modules for mobile devices.