Could someone explain me why i need to use `binari...

# javascript

[jamshedalamqaderi]

Could someone explain me why i need to use binaries.executable() in js block

js(IR) {
        browser()
        nodejs()
        binaries.executable()
    }

Is it necessary to add in multiplatform library?

[jw]

You also don't need:
• `IR`: It's the only backend for JS now.
• Both nodejs() and browser() unless you explicitly have behavior that varies across those runtimes.

[CLOVIS]

Are you sure about that second point? I get (Kotlin 2.0.0):

w: Please choose a JavaScript environment to build distributions and run tests.
Not choosing any of them will be an error in the future releases.
kotlin {
    js {
        // To build distributions for and run tests on browser or Node.js use one or both of:
        browser()
        nodejs()
    }
}

[jamshedalamqaderi]

I am also getting this

[jamshedalamqaderi]

after adding my question

w: Please choose a JavaScript environment to build distributions and run tests.
Not choosing any of them will be an error in the future releases.
kotlin {
    js {
        // To build distributions for and run tests on browser or Node.js use one or both of:
        browser()
        nodejs()
        d8
    }
}

[Edoardo Luppi]

One target must be activated.
It's also used to run tests. Normally I want to run tests both in the browser and on Node, so I activate both of them.

[Edoardo Luppi]

binaries.executable() or binaries.library() are useful if you want to output an executable application, or if you want to output a JS library (e.g. a Node package).

[Edoardo Luppi]

If your KMP library is pure Kotlin, and is expected to be consumed from Kotlin only, you don't need to specify the binary type.

[jw]

@CLOVIS I said you don't need both. Not that you don't need any.