Unable to install cordova in Windows 10 with npm

Question

While running the following npm install -g cordova I am getting the this error. I am not behind a proxy.

• browserify-transform-tools node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\aliasify\node_modules\browserify-transform-tools
• falafel node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\aliasify\node_modules\browserify-transform-tools\node_modules\falafel
• cordova-js node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-js
• browserify node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-js\node_modules\browserify
• browser-pack node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-js\node_modules\browserify\node_modules\browser-pack
• crypto-browserify node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-js\node_modules\browserify\node_modules\crypto-browserify
• create-hash node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-js\node_modules\browserify\node_modules\crypto-browserify\node_modules\create-hash
• diffie-hellman node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-js\node_modules\browserify\node_modules\crypto-browserify\node_modules\diffie-hellman
• insert-module-globals node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-js\node_modules\browserify\node_modules\insert-module-globals
• lexical-scope node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-js\node_modules\browserify\node_modules\insert-module-globals\node_modules\lexical-scope
• astw node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-js\node_modules\browserify\node_modules\insert-module-globals\node_modules\lexical-scope\node_modules\astw
• module-deps node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-js\node_modules\browserify\node_modules\module-deps
• detective node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-js\node_modules\browserify\node_modules\module-deps\node_modules\detective
• shasum node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-js\node_modules\browserify\node_modules\shasum
• syntax-error node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-js\node_modules\browserify\node_modules\syntax-error
• cordova-serve node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-serve
• express node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-serve\node_modules\express
• send node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\cordova-serve\node_modules\express\node_modules\send
• npm node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\npm
• npmconf node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\npmconf
• rc node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\rc
• request node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\request
• tar node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\tar
• fstream node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\tar\node_modules\fstream
• xcode node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\xcode
• configstore node_modules\cordova\node_modules\update-notifier\node_modules\configstore
• latest-version node_modules\cordova\node_modules\update-notifier\node_modules\latest-version
• package-json node_modules\cordova\node_modules\update-notifier\node_modules\latest-version\node_modules\package-json
• registry-url node_modules\cordova\node_modules\update-notifier\node_modules\latest-version\node_modules\package-json\node_modules\registry-url
• rc node_modules\cordova\node_modules\update-notifier\node_modules\latest-version\node_modules\package-json\node_modules\registry-url\node_modules\rc
• semver-diff node_modules\cordova\node_modules\update-notifier\node_modules\semver-diff C:\Users\kamayd\AppData\Roaming\npm └── (empty)

npm ERR! Windows_NT 10.0.10586 npm ERR! argv "C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Users\kamayd\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "-g" "cordova" npm ERR! node v4.0.0 npm ERR! npm v3.5.2 npm ERR! path C:\Users\kamayd\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules.staging\abbrev-3d054da1 npm ERR! code ENOENT npm ERR! errno -4058 npm ERR! syscall rename

npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\kamayd\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules.staging\abbrev-3d054da1' -> 'C:\Users\kamayd\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\npm\node_modules\abbrev' npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\kamayd\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules.staging\abbrev-3d054da1' -> 'C:\Users\kamayd\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\npm\node_modules\abbrev' npm ERR! enoent This is most likely not a problem with npm itself npm ERR! enoent and is related to npm not being able to find a file. npm ERR! enoent

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! C:\WINDOWS\system32\npm-debug.log npm ERR! code 1

Answer 1

I was missing the installation of one key component.

Apache Ant

To install Ant, download a zip, extract it, move the first folder in the zip to a safe place, and update your PATH to include the bin folder in that folder. For example, if you moved the Ant folder to c:/, you'd want to add this to your PATH: C:\apache-ant-1.9.2\bin.

more info here