From 853a20358e1b17d7b74effe1ad350f5311fd41b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lovell Fuller <github@lovell.info>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:22:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Install: add help for possible worker thread problem #3268

---
 lib/sharp.js | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/sharp.js b/lib/sharp.js
index 7a7078d9a..e90109137 100644
--- a/lib/sharp.js
+++ b/lib/sharp.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ try {
     help.push('- Update Homebrew: "brew update && brew upgrade vips"');
   } else {
     const [platform, arch] = platformAndArch.split('-');
+    if (platform === 'linux' && /Module did not self-register/.test(err.message)) {
+      help.push('- Using worker threads? See https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/install#worker-threads');
+    }
     help.push(
       '- Install with verbose logging and look for errors: "npm install --ignore-scripts=false --foreground-scripts --verbose sharp"',
       `- Install for the current ${platformAndArch} runtime: "npm install --platform=${platform} --arch=${arch} sharp"`