Merge pull request #8178 from lgeiger/native-modules-prebuild
Add instructions for native modules using prebuild
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* After you upgraded Electron, you usually need to rebuild the modules.
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* When in doubt, run `electron-rebuild` first.
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## Modules that rely on `prebuild`
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[`prebuild`](https://github.com/mafintosh/prebuild) provides a way to easily
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publish native Node modules with prebuilt binaries for multiple versions of Node
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and Electron.
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If modules provide binaries for the usage in Electron, make sure to omit
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`--build-from-source` and the `npm_config_build_from_source` environment
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variable in order to take full advantage of the prebuilt binaries.
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## Modules that rely on `node-pre-gyp`
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The [`node-pre-gyp` tool][node-pre-gyp] provides a way to deploy native Node
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