Problems with zlib about pdfkit HOT 17 CLOSED

Hmmm. Are you sure you're on the most recent zlib version (installed via npm)? It is working for me and the source code for zlib says "deflate" not "Deflate". Can you try uninstalling and reinstalling the zlib module with npm?

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I've just noticed, that I get some warnings in node-zlib.cc while installing pdfkit

npm uninstall pdfkit
...
npm info uninstall [email protected] complete
npm ok


npm uninstall zlib
..
npm info uninstall [email protected] complete
npm ok

npm install pdfkit
npm info it worked if it ends with ok
npm info using [email protected]
npm info using [email protected]
npm info range zlib@>=1.0.2
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npm info preinstall [email protected]
Nothing to clean (project not configured)
Setting srcdir to                        : /usr/local/lib/node/.npm/zlib/1.0.5/package 
Setting blddir to                        : /usr/local/lib/node/.npm/zlib/1.0.5/package/build 
Checking for program g++ or c++          : /usr/bin/g++ 
Checking for program cpp                 : /usr/bin/cpp 
Checking for program ar                  : /usr/bin/ar 
Checking for program ranlib              : /usr/bin/ranlib 
Checking for g++                         : ok  
Checking for node path                   : not found 
Checking for node prefix                 : ok /usr/local 
Checking for library z                   : yes 
'configure' finished successfully (0.869s)
Waf: Entering directory `/usr/local/lib/node/.npm/zlib/1.0.5/package/build'
[1/2] cxx: src/node-zlib.cc -> build/Release/src/node-zlib_1.o
../src/node-zlib.cc: In function ‘v8::Handle ZLib_deflate(const v8::Arguments&)’:
../src/node-zlib.cc:82: warning: left-hand operand of comma has no effect
../src/node-zlib.cc: In function ‘v8::Handle ZLib_inflate(const v8::Arguments&)’:
../src/node-zlib.cc:83: warning: left-hand operand of comma has no effect
[2/2] cxx_link: build/Release/src/node-zlib_1.o -> build/Release/zlib_bindings.node
Waf: Leaving directory `/usr/local/lib/node/.npm/zlib/1.0.5/package/build'
'build' finished successfully (0.784s)
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npm info preactivate [email protected]
npm info activate [email protected]
npm info postactivate [email protected]
npm info install [email protected]
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npm info preactivate [email protected]
npm info activate [email protected]
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npm info build Success: [email protected]
npm info build Success: [email protected]
npm ok

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Well, the problem was caused by node version v0.5.8, where zlib is included in API.

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Oh, interesting. I hadn't noticed that. Man that really sucks that they use a different API. Not really sure what I should do here...

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I've put the question to the node authors. I'll get back to you on this one. For now, it seems v0.5.x is broken. If you can, use v0.4.x for now. Thanks!

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Okay, it won't be problem to use your library in projects on heroku, which requires Node.js 0.4.7. For other projects I'll wait for v0.5.x compatible version. Thanks for assistance!

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This should be fixed. Please update to pdfkit version 0.1.6 with npm and let me know if you have any more issues. Thanks!

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I have an issue installing pdfkit on windows w/ Node 0.6.1. Looking at the flate package tells me the problem. It's doing a native compile looks like. Any reason you are not just using the zlip that is now built into Node .6+ ? Does it need to be synchronous?

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Yeah for backward compatibility with Node 0.4.x... Hmmm, well that sucks. Not sure what to do now.

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Aw right, that makes sense. Ugh need a branch for .4 then?

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im getting this error with v0.6.2 of node... any help?

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Got an error on node 0.6.5:

Error: Cannot find module './zlib_bindings'
    at Function._resolveFilename (module.js:334:11)
    at Function._load (module.js:279:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:357:17)
    at require (module.js:368:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/ixti/projects/ndoc2pdf/node_modules/pdfkit/node_modules/flate/lib/zlib.js:1:80)
    at Module._compile (module.js:432:26)
    at Object..js (module.js:450:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:351:31)
    at Function._load (module.js:310:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:357:17)

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Also getting this error on node 0.6.8

    at Function._resolveFilename (module.js:334:11)
    at Function._load (module.js:279:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:357:17)
    at require (module.js:368:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/rix501/Documents/Websites/node/housing/node_modules/pdfkit/node_modules/flate/lib/zlib.js:1:80)
    at Module._compile (module.js:432:26)
    at Object..js (module.js:450:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:351:31)
    at Function._load (module.js:310:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:357:17)

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This issue has been merged into #48. Please resume discussion there. :)

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This isn't fixed dude, zlib is now part of node core, why are you using flate still? Is this no longer maintained?

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As I said before, the discussion of this issue is now taking place at #48. I know it isn't working. The switch to the built in zlib module will require a major rewrite.

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I actually did that: alFReD-NSH@d994c7b

Changed some of the API to async. But not everything is working(fonts or images) and I haven't documented the API change.

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