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npm install does not work on windows
See original GitHub issueNote: yarn install works fine
I’ve cloned the repository, and tried to perform npm install, only to get the following:
tomo@TOMO-PC C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix
> npm install
> scrypt@6.0.3 preinstall C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt
> node node-scrypt-preinstall.js
> scrypt@6.0.3 install C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt
> node-gyp rebuild
tomo@TOMO-PC C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt
> if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Users\tomo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild ) else (node "" rebuild )
Warning: Missing input files:
C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt\build\..\scrypt\win\include\config.h
Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
Copying scrypt/win/include/config.h to scrypt/scrypt-1.2.0/config.h
The system cannot find the file specified.
TRACKER : error TRK0005: Failed to locate: "CL.exe". The system cannot find the file specified. [C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt\build\copied_files.vcxproj]
TRACKER : error TRK0005: Failed to locate: "CL.exe". The system cannot find the file specified. [C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt\build\scrypt_wrapper.vcxproj]
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\12.0\bin\msbuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Users\tomo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:258:23)
gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:215:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.16299
gyp ERR! command "D:\\Programi\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\tomo\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt
gyp ERR! node -v v7.4.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN @requestnetwork/request-network.js@0.1.7 No repository field.
npm WARN @requestnetwork/request-network.js@0.1.7 No license field.
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! scrypt@6.0.3 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the scrypt@6.0.3 install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\tomo\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2018-01-27T18_56_52_617Z-debug.log
After adding my Visual Studio installation to the path, therefore console being aware of cL.exe now, I get the following
Warning: Missing input files:
C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt\build\..\scrypt\win\include\config.h
Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
Copying scrypt/win/include/config.h to scrypt/scrypt-1.2.0/config.h
The system cannot find the file specified.
win_delay_load_hook.cc
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\um\windows.h(160): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'excpt.h': No such file or directory [C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt\build\copied_files.vcxproj]
memlimit.c
keyderivation.c
pickparams.c
hash.c
C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt\scrypt\win\include\stdint.h(43): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'limits.h': No such file or directory (..\src\scryptwrapper\pickparams.c) [C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt\build\scrypt_wrapper.vcxpr
oj]
..\src\scryptwrapper\hash.c(27): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stdio.h': No such file or directory [C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt\build\scrypt_wrapper.vcxproj]
..\src\util\memlimit.c(27): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stddef.h': No such file or directory [C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt\build\scrypt_wrapper.vcxproj]
C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt\scrypt\scrypt-1.2.0\libcperciva\alg\sha256.h(4): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stddef.h': No such file or directory (..\src\scryptwrapper\keyderivation.c) [C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt\build\s
crypt_wrapper.vcxproj]
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\12.0\bin\msbuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Users\tomo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:258:23)
gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:215:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.16299
gyp ERR! command "D:\\Programi\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\tomo\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\GitRepositories\RequestNetwork\request-hardsix\node_modules\scrypt
gyp ERR! node -v v7.4.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN @requestnetwork/request-network.js@0.1.7 No repository field.
npm WARN @requestnetwork/request-network.js@0.1.7 No license field.
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! scrypt@6.0.3 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the scrypt@6.0.3 install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\tomo\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2018-01-27T18_42_26_698Z-debug.log
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