Node-gyp. MSBuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1

Question

I was trying to install sharp module, which requires: c++ compiler - I downloaded Visual Studio 2017 and visual c++ build tools node-gyp - It was installed successfully

But running 'npm install -g sharp' I got many errors

• gyp ERR! stack Error: E:\VS\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe failed with exit code: 1
• gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Users\MyUsername\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\li \build.js:258:23)
• gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:125:13)
• gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:213:7)
• gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)
• gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.15063
• gyp ERR! command "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe"
• "C:\Users\MyUsername\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\nod _modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
• gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\MyUsername\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\sharp
• gyp ERR! node -v v8.5.0
• gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
• gyp ERR! not ok
• npm WARN Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, unlink
• 'C:\Users\MyUsername\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\sharp\node_modu es\color-name\package.json'
• npm WARN { Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, unlink 'C:\Users\MyUsername\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\sharp\node_m dules\color-name\package.json'
• npm WARN stack: 'Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, unlink \'C:\Users\MyUsername\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_module \sharp\node_modules\color-name\package.json\'',
• npm WARN errno: -4048,
• npm WARN code: 'EPERM',
• npm WARN syscall: 'unlink',
• npm WARN path:
• 'C:\Users\MyUsername\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\sharp\node_modules\color-name\package.json' }
• npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! sharp@0.18.3 install: node-gyp rebuild npm ERR! Exit status 1

If it matters - I'm a Windows user

Answer 1

When you install the vs_BuildTools.exe by using this command

npm install --global windows-build-tools

if you encounter some errors, try installing manually.

Then don't forget to add the msbuild.exe to your system path.

i.e. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\amd64

when this is not in your path, the system tries to use another msbuild.exe from your .NET installation.

I fixed mine like that.

Answer 2

It sounds like build tools are not installed, You have to install the build tools for Windows

npm install --global windows-build-tools

more details

Answer 3

Just came across a similar problem and after a lot of searches online, it seems like a problem with the latest node version that automatically integrate and use v8 engine, that older dependencies doesn't support. it seems like an ms-build problem, but that's probably not the real issue. I have tried the following without success:

1. Downgre node version to 10.8.0 and then installing
2. Remove %APPDATA%\npm-cache\_libvips and installing from here
3. Run npm install --global windows-build-tool

This is how I solved it:

1. Uninstall nodejs and npm (and make sure the folder C:/Program Files/nodejs was deleted and also if any npm install location is still remaining, delete it. An example is C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\npm)
2. Install Node version 14.16.0 (I recommend using nvm for this task)
3. Update npm to its latest version by running npm install npm@latest -g
4. Navigate to your project's folder (where the installation previously failed) and run npm install --ignore-scripts
5. (On a side note), if that's being used with node-sass you'd might want to also run this: npm rebuild node-sass --force --ignore-scripts