Trying out nexe@2.x beta native module bundling

README.md

Environment

• Windows 10 (x64)
• VS2015
• Python 2.7.11
• node@6.11.0
• nexe@2.0.0-beta.2
• fuse-box@2.2.1

Process

1. Clone these files down
   • PASS
2. npm install
   • PASS
3. npm run bundle
   • PASS
     
4. npm run build-windows
   • PASS (...or so it claims!)
     
5. app.exe
   • FAIL HARD!
     

build.js

const { FuseBox } = require('fuse-box')
const { NativeModulePlugin } = require('nexe/lib/bundling/fuse')
const fuse = FuseBox.init({
  homeDir: './',
  cache: false,
  log: true,
  debug: true,
  output: '$name.js',
  plugins: [
    new NativeModulePlugin({
      zmq: {
        additionalFiles: [
          '../../windows/lib/x64/libzmq-v100-mt-4_0_4.dll'
        ]
      }
    })
  ]
})
fuse.bundle('app')
    .target('electron')
    .instructions(`> index.js`)
fuse.run()

index.js

var zmq = require('zmq')
var pub = zmq.socket('pub')

pub.bindSync('tcp://127.0.0.1:3000')
console.log('Publisher bound to port 3000')

setInterval(function(){
  console.log('sending a multipart message envelope')
  pub.send(['kitty cats', 'meow!'])
}, 2500)
console.log('global', global.require.main)
var sub = zmq.socket('sub')
sub.connect('tcp://127.0.0.1:3000')
sub.subscribe('kitty cats')
console.log('Subscriber connected to port 3000')

sub.on('message', function(topic, message) {
  console.log('received a message related to:', topic.toString(), 'containing message:', message.toString())
})

package.json

{
  "name": "native-build",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "bundle": "node build.js",
    "build-windows": "nexe --build -i app.js -o app.exe"
  },
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "zmq": "^2.15.3"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "fuse-box": "^2.2.1-beta.7",
    "nexe": "^2.0.0-beta.2"
  }
}