"was compiled against a different Node.js version"

[Lohoris]

I'm trying to run create-dmg after a while, and I keep getting this error.

internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:752
  return process.dlopen(module, path.toNamespacedPath(filename));
                 ^

Error: The module '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/create-dmg/node_modules/macos-alias/build/Release/volume.node'
was compiled against a different Node.js version using
NODE_MODULE_VERSION 64. This version of Node.js requires
NODE_MODULE_VERSION 67. Please try re-compiling or re-installing
the module (for instance, using `npm rebuild` or `npm install`).
    at Object.Module._extensions..node (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:752:18)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:620:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:552:3)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:659:17)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:22:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/create-dmg/node_modules/macos-alias/lib/create.js:7:13)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:723:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:734:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:620:32)

I've tried to hard-rebuild it removing the node_modules directory and reinstalling it, but nothing changed.

I'm a bit clueless about what to do, I've searched a lot and came out with nothing useful at all.

[Sindre Sorhus]

$ rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node_modules/create-dmg and then reinstalling create-dmg should do it. This happens when you upgrade an major Node.js version and then try to use a package with a native Node.js add-on, like we use in create-dmg.

[Lohoris]

Ok great, I only removed the local node_modules directory, didn't realise there was a global one. Thanks for the extremely quick response!

[Benjamin K.]

$ rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node_modules/create-dmg and then reinstalling create-dmg should do it. This happens when you upgrade an major Node.js version and then try to use a package with a native Node.js add-on, like we use in create-dmg.

thanks, had the same problem and that solved it! :)