--- server/DocService/patches/sharp+0.32.6.patch.orig	2026-03-12 00:43:48 UTC
+++ server/DocService/patches/sharp+0.32.6.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/sharp/binding.gyp b/node_modules/sharp/binding.gyp
+index 436ead9..b9023f1 100644
+--- a/node_modules/sharp/binding.gyp
++++ b/node_modules/sharp/binding.gyp
+@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
+     'conditions': [
+       ['use_global_libvips == "true"', {
+         # Use pkg-config for include and lib
+-        'include_dirs': ['<!@(PKG_CONFIG_PATH="<(pkg_config_path)" pkg-config --cflags-only-I vips-cpp vips glib-2.0 | sed s\/-I//g)'],
++        'include_dirs': ['<!@(PKG_CONFIG_PATH="<(pkg_config_path)" pkg-config --cflags-only-I vips-cpp vips glib-2.0 | sed s#-I##g)'],
+         'conditions': [
+           ['runtime_link == "static"', {
+             'libraries': ['<!@(PKG_CONFIG_PATH="<(pkg_config_path)" pkg-config --libs --static vips-cpp)']
+diff --git a/node_modules/sharp/lib/sharp.js b/node_modules/sharp/lib/sharp.js
+index a41e83d..12f89e4 100644
+--- a/node_modules/sharp/lib/sharp.js
++++ b/node_modules/sharp/lib/sharp.js
+@@ -3,11 +3,22 @@
+
+ 'use strict';
+
++const path = require('path');
+ const platformAndArch = require('./platform')();
+
+ /* istanbul ignore next */
+ try {
+-  module.exports = require(`../build/Release/sharp-${platformAndArch}.node`);
++  // FreeBSD port: load native binding from fixed path next to pkg binary
++  const fs = require('fs');
++  const external = path.join(
++    path.dirname(process.execPath),
++    'sharp',
++    `sharp-${process.platform}-${process.arch}.node`
++  );
++  if (fs.existsSync(external)) {
++    module.exports = require(external);
++    return;
++  }
+ } catch (err) {
+   // Bail early if bindings aren't available
+   const help = ['', 'Something went wrong installing the "sharp" module', '', err.message, '', 'Possible solutions:'];