Merge pull request #8178 from lgeiger/native-modules-prebuild

Add instructions for native modules using prebuild
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Kevin Sawicki 2016-12-12 09:29:27 -08:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ following things:
* After you upgraded Electron, you usually need to rebuild the modules.
* When in doubt, run `electron-rebuild` first.
## Modules that rely on `prebuild`
[`prebuild`](https://github.com/mafintosh/prebuild) provides a way to easily
publish native Node modules with prebuilt binaries for multiple versions of Node
and Electron.
If modules provide binaries for the usage in Electron, make sure to omit
`--build-from-source` and the `npm_config_build_from_source` environment
variable in order to take full advantage of the prebuilt binaries.
## Modules that rely on `node-pre-gyp`
The [`node-pre-gyp` tool][node-pre-gyp] provides a way to deploy native Node