LINK : fatal error LNK1181:cannot open input file 'C:\OpenSSL-Win64\lib\libeay32.lib'

Question

I have windows 7 - 64 bit with Visual studio 2013 ultimate. I am running npm install command and getting below errors:

npm info it worked if it ends with ok
npm info using npm@3.8.3
npm info using node@v5.10.0
npm info attempt registry request try #1 at 10:01:07 AM
npm http request GET http://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents
npm info attempt registry request try #1 at 10:01:09 AM
npm http request GET http://registry.npmjs.org/ursa
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/ursa
npm info lifecycle ursa@0.9.4~preinstall: ursa@0.9.4
npm info linkStuff ursa@0.9.4
npm info lifecycle ursa@0.9.4~install: ursa@0.9.4

> ursa@0.9.4 install C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node "" rebuild )
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@3.3.1
gyp info using node@5.10.0 | win32 | x64
gyp info spawn C:\Python27\python.EXE
gyp info spawn args [ 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\gyp\\gyp_main.py',
gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-f',
gyp info spawn args   'msvs',
gyp info spawn args   '-G',
gyp info spawn args   'msvs_version=2013',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\sudhir_kumar05\\mockingbird\\node_modules\\ursa\\build\\config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\sudhir_kumar05\\.node-gyp\\5.10.0\\include\\node\\common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=C:\\Users\\sudhir_kumar05\\.node-gyp\\5.10.0',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=node.lib',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=C:\\Users\\sudhir_kumar05\\mockingbird\\node_modules\\ursa',
gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\sudhir_kumar05\\mockingbird\\node_modules\\ursa\\build',
gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.' ]
gyp info spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\12.0\bin\msbuild.exe
gyp info spawn args [ 'build/binding.sln',
gyp info spawn args   '/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
gyp info spawn args   '/nologo',
gyp info spawn args   '/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64' ]
Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
  ursaNative.cc
..\src\ursaNative.cc(157): warning C4244: 'argument' : conversion from 'ssize_t' to 'int', possible loss of data [C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa\build\ursaNative.vcxproj]
..\src\ursaNative.cc(172): warning C4244: 'argument' : conversion from 'ssize_t' to 'int', possible loss of data [C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa\build\ursaNative.vcxproj]
..\src\ursaNative.cc(378): warning C4267: 'initializing' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'int', possible loss of data [C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa\build\ursaNative.vcxproj]
..\src\ursaNative.cc(379): warning C4267: 'initializing' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'int', possible loss of data [C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa\build\ursaNative.vcxproj]
..\src\ursaNative.cc(686): warning C4267: 'argument' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'int', possible loss of data [C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa\build\ursaNative.vcxproj]
..\src\ursaNative.cc(734): warning C4267: 'argument' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'int', possible loss of data [C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa\build\ursaNative.vcxproj]
..\src\ursaNative.cc(779): warning C4267: 'argument' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'int', possible loss of data [C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa\build\ursaNative.vcxproj]
..\src\ursaNative.cc(826): warning C4267: 'argument' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'int', possible loss of data [C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa\build\ursaNative.vcxproj]
..\src\ursaNative.cc(945): warning C4267: 'argument' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'unsigned int', possible loss of data [C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa\build\ursaNative.vcxproj]
..\src\ursaNative.cc(1003): warning C4267: 'argument' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'unsigned int', possible loss of data [C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa\build\ursaNative.vcxproj]
  win_delay_load_hook.c
LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'C:\OpenSSL-Win64\lib\libeay32.lib' [C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa\build\ursaNative.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:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:276:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:100:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:185:7)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:204:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
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"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\sudhir_kumar05\mockingbird\node_modules\ursa
gyp ERR! node -v v5.10.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.3.1
gyp ERR! not ok
npm info lifecycle ursa@0.9.4~install: Failed to exec install script
npm WARN install:ursa@0.9.4 ursa@0.9.4 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm WARN install:ursa@0.9.4 Exit status 1
npm info lifecycle mockingbird@1.0.150~preinstall: mockingbird@1.0.150
npm info linkStuff mockingbird@1.0.150
npm info lifecycle mockingbird@1.0.150~install: mockingbird@1.0.150
npm info lifecycle mockingbird@1.0.150~postinstall: mockingbird@1.0.150
npm info lifecycle mockingbird@1.0.150~prepublish: mockingbird@1.0.150
npm WARN optional Skipping failed optional dependency /chokidar/fsevents:
npm WARN notsup Not compatible with your operating system or architecture: fsevents@1.0.14
npm WARN mongodb-core@1.2.32 requires a peer of kerberos@~0.0 but none was installed.
npm info ok

I tried running same project in IntelliJ ultimate trial version but getting same error.

Answer 1

I've had the same trouble and the answer is to read the documentation.

OpenSSL (normal, not light) in the same bitness as your Node.js installation. OpenSSL must be installed in the a specific install directory (C:\OpenSSL-Win32 or C:\OpenSSL-Win64) If you get Error: The specified module could not be found., copy libeay32.dll from the OpenSSL bin directory to this module's bin directory, or to Windows\System32.

One problem with this - you need 1.0.2 (got here). Version 1.1.0 has no libea32.dll.

And successively I've faced following problems installing ursa:

• node-gyp. Think it was not a real problem, but rebuilt was successful after this
• compiler. I had VS2010express and again error, but now when installing ursa MSBUILD : error MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe Tried out some recipes but only after VS2013express installation I've gor success and another error
• SSL. Use Open-SSL 64 1.0.2

Answer 2

Just install latest (but below 1.1) version of Windows installer for OpenSSL. direct links across the internet get broken. This is the download page of the official website: http://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html