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Common.gypi not found on Windows 8.1

See original GitHub issue

Need help to get npm install working. I’m currently getting the following error:

[15:11:33][npm install] gyp: C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\.node-gyp\5.4.1\include\node\common.gypi not found (cwd: C:\TeamCity\BuildAgent2\work\4ec0602c8cb635ea\client\ember-app\node_modules\bufferutil) while reading includes of binding.gyp while trying to load binding.gyp

[15:11:33][npm install] gyp ERR! configure error 

[15:11:33][npm install] gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1

[15:11:33][npm install] gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:355:16)

[15:11:33][npm install] gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)

[15:11:33][npm install] gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)

[15:11:33][npm install] gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)

[15:11:33][npm install] gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.3.9600

[15:11:33][npm install] gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"

[15:11:33][npm install] gyp ERR! cwd C:\TeamCity\BuildAgent2\work\4ec0602c8cb635ea\client\ember-app\node_modules\bufferutil

[15:11:33][npm install] gyp ERR! node -v v5.4.1

[15:11:33][npm install] gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.0.3

[15:11:33][npm install] gyp ERR! not ok 

[15:11:33][npm install] npm WARN install:bufferutil@1.1.0 bufferutil@1.1.0 install: `node-gyp rebuild`

[15:11:33][npm install] npm WARN install:bufferutil@1.1.0 Exit status 1

I have installed Python and VS express 2013. No idea what I need to do now?

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Created 8 years ago
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Silvengacommented, Apr 28, 2016

@bnoordhuis I don’t quite remember the original issue - however, I believe it could be resolved by allowing us to change the location of the .node-gyp directory. Right now node-gyp does not work under a Windows System user because of some strict permissions.

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bnoordhuiscommented, Jun 28, 2018

@mika-fischer Yes, npm install --devdir /path/to/dir.