build,win: use x64 Node when building for ARM64

dennisameling · BethGriggs · commit 604842172646 · 2020-08-20T15:05:24.000+01:00
Uses x64 node executable for running .js files in arm64 cross-compilation scenarios. MSI can now be created by running `vcbuild.bat release msi arm64` Refs: #25998 Refs: #32582 PR-URL: #34009 Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: João Reis <reis@janeasystems.com>
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ _UpgradeReport_Files/
 # Ignore dependencies fetched by deps/v8/tools/node/fetch_deps.py
 /deps/.cipd
 
+# === Rules for Windows vcbuild.bat ===
+/temp-vcbuild
+
 # === Global Rules ===
 # Keep last to avoid being excluded
 *.pyc
diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ Optional requirements to build the MSI installer package:
 * The [WiX Toolset v3.11](https://wixtoolset.org/releases/) and the
   [Wix Toolset Visual Studio 2017 Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=RobMensching.WixToolsetVisualStudio2017Extension)
   or the [Wix Toolset Visual Studio 2019 Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=WixToolset.WixToolsetVisualStudio2019Extension).
+* The [WiX Toolset v3.14](https://wixtoolset.org/releases/) if
+  building for Windows 10 on ARM (ARM64).
 
 Optional requirements for compiling for Windows 10 on ARM (ARM64):
 
diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -397,7 +397,26 @@ if errorlevel 1 echo Failed to sign exe&goto exit
 @rem Skip license.rtf generation if not requested.
 if not defined licensertf goto stage_package
 
-%node_exe% tools\license2rtf.js < LICENSE > %config%\license.rtf
+set "use_x64_node_exe=false"
+if "%target_arch%"=="arm64" if "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%"=="AMD64" set "use_x64_node_exe=true"
+if "%use_x64_node_exe%"=="true" (
+  echo Cross-compilation to ARM64 detected. We'll use the x64 Node executable for license2rtf.
+  if not defined "%x64_node_exe%" set "x64_node_exe=temp-vcbuild\node-x64-cross-compiling.exe"
+  if not exist "%x64_node_exe%" (
+    echo Downloading x64 node.exe...
+    if not exist "temp-vcbuild" mkdir temp-vcbuild
+    powershell -c "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://web.archive.org/web/20250427195300/https://nodejs.org/dist/latest/win-x64/node.exe' -OutFile 'temp-vcbuild\node-x64-cross-compiling.exe'"
+  )
+  if not exist "%x64_node_exe%" (
+    echo Could not find the Node executable at the given x64_node_exe path. Aborting.
+    set exit_code=1
+    goto exit
+  )
+  %x64_node_exe% tools\license2rtf.js < LICENSE > %config%\license.rtf
+) else (
+  %node_exe% tools\license2rtf.js < LICENSE > %config%\license.rtf
+)
+
 if errorlevel 1 echo Failed to generate license.rtf&goto exit
 
 :stage_package
