We are having problems running \"npm install\" on our project. A certain file cannot be found :
fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: \'w
The error messages have caused confusion for me and have not helped me in resolving the errors completely.
The README.md for node-gyp project does a better job of listing down the installation instructions for Unix, Max OS X and Windows.
In Windows systems you can either go with Option 1 or Option 2 but the main thing is that you need to install the Visual C++ Build Tools.
The following quote is from the Windows installation section:
- On Windows:
- Visual C++ Build Environment:
- Option 1: Install Visual C++ Build Tools using the Default Install option.
- Option 2: Install Visual Studio 2015 (or modify an existing installation) and select Common Tools for Visual C++ during setup. This also works with the free Community and Express for Desktop editions.
[Windows Vista / 7 only] requires .NET Framework 4.5.1- Install Python 2.7 (v3.x.x is not supported), and run
(or see below for further instructions on specifying the proper Python version and path.)npm config set python python2.7
- Launch cmd,
npm config set msvs_version 2015
If the above steps didn't work for you, please visit Microsoft's Node.js Guidelines for Windows for additional tips.
Common instructions for Python configuration:
If you have multiple Python versions installed, you can identify which Python version node-gyp uses by setting the '--python' variable:
$ node-gyp --python /path/to/python2.7
If node-gyp is called by way of npm and you have multiple versions of Python installed, then you can set npm's 'python' config key to the appropriate value:
$ npm config set python /path/to/executable/python2.7
Successfully configured my system following the above instructions.
System Info
λ ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
λ node -v
v6.2.0
λ npm -v
3.9.2
Links to relevant tools / articles:
Visual C++ Build Tools
Visual Studio 2015
.NET Framework 4.5.1
Python 2.7
Microsoft's Node.js Guidelines for Windows