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Description
Bug
package.json line 53 declares sqlite-vec-win32-x64 in optionalDependencies, but this package does not exist on npm (returns 404). The correct package name is sqlite-vec-windows-x64.
Additionally, sqlite-vec-linux-arm64 is missing from optionalDependencies (sqlite-vec's own package.json declares all 5 platforms).
Root Cause
The sqlite-vec npm package maps Node.js's process.platform value win32 → windows in its platformPackageName() function (index.cjs:29-32):
function platformPackageName(platform, arch) {
const os = platform === "win32" ? "windows" : platform;
return `${BASE_PACKAGE_NAME}-${os}-${arch}`;
}So the published npm packages are:
| Package | Status |
|---|---|
sqlite-vec-darwin-arm64 |
✅ exists |
sqlite-vec-darwin-x64 |
✅ exists |
sqlite-vec-linux-arm64 |
✅ exists |
sqlite-vec-linux-x64 |
✅ exists |
sqlite-vec-windows-x64 |
✅ exists |
sqlite-vec-win32-x64 |
❌ does not exist |
Impact
On Windows x64, npm install / bun install emits:
npm warn 404 GET https://registry.npmjs.org/sqlite-vec-win32-x64 - Not Found
npm warn 404 sqlite-vec-win32-x64@^0.1.7-alpha.2 is not in this registry.
Today this doesn't break vector search because sqlite-vec (the direct dependency at line 45) has its own correct optionalDependencies that transitively install sqlite-vec-windows-x64. However:
- The 404 warning is confusing to users
- If
sqlite-vecever changes its dependency strategy, qmd's Windows vector search would silently break - The
linux-arm64platform is entirely missing from qmd's optional deps
Reproduction
npm install @tobilu/qmd
# Observe: "npm warn 404 ... sqlite-vec-win32-x64"Verification that the correct package works:
$ npm view sqlite-vec-win32-x64 2>&1 | head -1
# npm error code E404
$ npm view sqlite-vec-windows-x64 version
# 0.1.7-alpha.2
$ node -e "const sv = require('sqlite-vec'); console.log(sv.getLoadablePath())"
# C:\...\node_modules\sqlite-vec-windows-x64\vec0.dllFix
"optionalDependencies": {
"sqlite-vec-darwin-arm64": "^0.1.7-alpha.2",
"sqlite-vec-darwin-x64": "^0.1.7-alpha.2",
+ "sqlite-vec-linux-arm64": "^0.1.7-alpha.2",
"sqlite-vec-linux-x64": "^0.1.7-alpha.2",
- "sqlite-vec-win32-x64": "^0.1.7-alpha.2"
+ "sqlite-vec-windows-x64": "^0.1.7-alpha.2"
},Environment
- Windows 11 x64, Node.js v25.6.1
@tobilu/qmdv1.0.7sqlite-vecv0.1.7-alpha.2
Related
- Windows ARM64 + Node 25: qmd embed fails due to node-llama-cpp CUDA build + sqlite-vec unavailable #222 — Windows ARM64 sqlite-vec unavailability (different issue: no ARM64 binary published upstream)
- Windows Support: Multiple compatibility issues prevent usage on Windows #31 — Windows compatibility umbrella