protobuf

This is a fork of http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-for-node/

It now works with the NodeJS 0.8.x series.

To install, just type:

npm install protobuf

Thanks to work by seishun, it now uses node-gyp and has google's protocol bufferes library integrated, so no separate installtion required.

All the best,

Chris.

P.S. Mac/OSX note: A bug has been reported. Mac users can still use v0.8.0 of protobuf, by following the instructions for NodeJS 0.6.x, but typing:

npm install protobuf@0.8.0

to install the older version.

Older instructions for use with the NodeJS 0.6.x series.

Prerequisites:

NodeJS v0.6.X npm

To install on Ubuntu and OSX:

The first steps are to build and install Google's protobuf library. Make sure you have the right version by running "protoc --version" after the install.

wget http://protobuf.googlecode.com/files/protobuf-2.4.1.tar.gz
tar -xzvf protobuf-2.4.1.tar.gz
cd protobuf-2.4.1/
./configure && make && sudo make install
cd

This installs the npm package.

npm install protobuf

For Ubuntu, update library paths.

sudo ldconfig

For OSX, you might need to add the path:

export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/chris/node_modules/protobuf/build/Release:/usr/local/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH

And test that it works... Run node, try

require('protobuf');

you should see:

{ Schema: [Function: Schema] }

As seen from the instructions above, this is my first attempt at packaging a slightly complex C++ module for NPM.

If you can help me simplify these instructions, please submit a patch.

Good luck,

Chris.