How can I solve error gypgyp ERR!ERR! find VSfind VS msvs_version not set from command line or npm config?

Question

I want to run this project : https://github.com/adonis-china/adonis-adminify

When I run npm install, there exist error :

> sqlite3@3.1.13 install C:\laragon\www\adonis-admin\node_modules\sqlite3
> node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

node-pre-gyp ERR! Tried to download(403): https://mapbox-node-binary.s3.amazonaws.com/sqlite3/v3.1.13/node-v64-win32-x64.tar.gz
node-pre-gyp ERR! Pre-built binaries not found for sqlite3@3.1.13 and node@10.15.0 (node-v64 ABI) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)
node-pre-gyp ERR! Tried to download(undefined): https://mapbox-node-binary.s3.amazonaws.com/sqlite3/v3.1.13/node-v64-win32-x64.tar.gz
node-pre-gyp ERR! Pre-built binaries not found for sqlite3@3.1.13 and node@10.15.0 (node-v64 ABI) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)
gyp ERR! gypfind VS
 gyp ERR!ERR!  find VSfind VS
 msvs_version not set from command line or npm config
gypgyp  ERR!ERR!  find VSfind VS msvs_version not set from command line or npm config
 VCINSTALLDIR not set, not running in VS Command Prompt
gyp gypERR! ERR!  find VSfind VS VCINSTALLDIR not set, not running in VS Command Prompt
gyp checking VS2019 (16.2.29230.47) found at:
 gypERR!  find VSERR! checking VS2019 (16.2.29230.47) found at:
gyp  find VS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional"
ERR!gyp find VS ERR! "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional"
 gypfind VS ERR! - "Visual Studio C++ core features" missing
gyp  ERR!find VS  - "Visual Studio C++ core features" missing
find VSgyp could not find a version of Visual Studio 2017 or newer to use
 gypERR!  ERR!find VS  could not find a version of Visual Studio 2017 or newer to use
find VS looking for Visual Studio 2015
gyp gyp ERR!ERR!  find VSfind VS looking for Visual Studio 2015
 - not found
gyp gyp ERR!ERR!  find VSfind VS - not found
 not looking for VS2013 as it is only supported up to Node.js 8
gyp ERR!gyp  ERR!find VS find VS not looking for VS2013 as it is only supported up to Node.js 8

gyp gypERR!  ERR!find VS
 gypfind VS  **************************************************************
gypERR!  ERR!find VS find VS **************************************************************
 You need to install the latest version of Visual Studio
gypgyp ERR!  ERR!find VS find VS You need to install the latest version of Visual Studio
 including the "Desktop development with C++" workload.
gypgyp  ERR!ERR! find VS find VS including the "Desktop development with C++" workload.
 For more information consult the documentation at:
gyp ERR!gyp find VS  For more information consult the documentation at:
ERR!gyp  ERR! find VSfind VS https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#on-windows
 https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#on-windows
gyp gyp ERR!ERR! find VS  **************************************************************
find VSgyp **************************************************************
 gypERR! find VS
ERR! find VS
gyp gypERR!  ERR!configure error
 configure errorgyp
 ERR! stackgyp Error: Could not find any Visual Studio installation to use
 gypERR!  stackERR! Error: Could not find any Visual Studio installation to use
 stackgyp      at VisualStudioFinder.fail (C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:121:47)
ERR!gyp stack      at VisualStudioFinder.fail (C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:121:47)
ERR! gypstack      at findVisualStudio2013 (C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:74:16)
gypERR!  ERR!stack      at findVisualStudio2013 (C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:74:16)
stack     at VisualStudioFinder.findVisualStudio2013 (C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:344:14)
gypgyp ERR! stack     at findVisualStudio2015 (C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:70:14)
 gypERR!  ERR! stackstack     at regSearchKeys (C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:365:16)
     at VisualStudioFinder.findVisualStudio2013 (C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:344:14)
gyp gypERR!  ERR!stack stack     at regGetValue (C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\util.js:54:7)
     at findVisualStudio2015 (C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:70:14)
gypgyp  ERR!ERR!  stackstack     at C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\util.js:33:16
gyp     at regSearchKeys (C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:365:16)
 gyp ERR! ERR!stack     at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:301:5)
 gypstack      at regGetValue (C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\util.js:54:7)
ERR! gypstack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:182:13)
 gypERR! ERR!  stack     at C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\util.js:33:16
stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:962:16)
gyp gypERR! ERR!  System Windows_NT 10.0.17134
stackgyp     at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:301:5)
 ERR!gyp  commandERR! "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\Chelsea\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "configure" "--fallback-to-build" "--module=C:\\laragon\\www\\adonis-admin\\node_modules\\sqlite3\\lib\\binding\\node-v64-win32-x64\\node_sqlite3.node" "--module_name=node_sqlite3" "--module_path=C:\\laragon\\www\\adonis-admin\\node_modules\\sqlite3\\lib\\binding\\node-v64-win32-x64" "--python=C:\\Users\\Chelsea\\.windows-build-tools\\python27\\python.exe"
 gypstack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:182:13)
 gypERR!  ERR!cwd C:\laragon\www\adonis-admin\node_modules\sqlite3
 gypstack ERR!     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:962:16)
 node -v v10.15.0
gypgyp  ERR!ERR!  Systemnode-gyp -v Windows_NT 10.0.17134
 v5.0.3
gypgyp  ERR!ERR! command  "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\Chelsea\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "configure" "--fallback-to-build" "--module=C:\\laragon\\www\\adonis-admin\\node_modules\\sqlite3\\lib\\binding\\node-v64-win32-x64\\node_sqlite3.node" "--module_name=node_sqlite3" "--module_path=C:\\laragon\\www\\adonis-admin\\node_modules\\sqlite3\\lib\\binding\\node-v64-win32-x64" "--python=C:\\Users\\Chelsea\\.windows-build-tools\\python27\\python.exe"
not okgyp
 ERR! cwd C:\laragon\www\adonis-admin\node_modules\sqlite3
gyp ERR! node -v v10.15.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.0.3
gyp ERR! not ok
node-pre-gyp ERR! build error
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --module=C:\laragon\www\adonis-admin\node_modules\sqlite3\lib\binding\node-v64-win32-x64\node_sqlite3.node --module_name=node_sqlite3 --module_path=C:\laragon\www\adonis-admin\node_modules\sqlite3\lib\binding\node-v64-win32-x64 --python=C:\Users\Chelsea\.windows-build-tools\python27\python.exe' (1)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\laragon\www\adonis-admin\node_modules\sqlite3\node_modules\node-pre-gyp\lib\util\compile.js:83:29)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:182:13)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:962:16)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:251:5)
node-pre-gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.17134
node-pre-gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\laragon\\www\\adonis-admin\\node_modules\\sqlite3\\node_modules\\node-pre-gyp\\bin\\node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build"
node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd C:\laragon\www\adonis-admin\node_modules\sqlite3
node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v10.15.0
node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.6.38
node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok
Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Users\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --module=C:\laragon\www\adonis-admin\node_modules\sqlite3\lib\binding\node-v64-win32-x64\node_sqlite3.node --module_name=node_sqlite3 --module_path=C:\laragon\www\adonis-admin\node_modules\sqlite3\lib\binding\node-v64-win32-x64 --python=C:\Users\Chelsea\.windows-build-tools\python27\python.exe' (1)
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.2.9 (node_modules\fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@1.2.9: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"})

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! sqlite3@3.1.13 install: `node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the sqlite3@3.1.13 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\Chelsea\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2019-09-10T22_53_41_072Z-debug.log

How can I solve the error?

At first, I would run Visual Studio Installer and add "Visual Studio C++ core features", because it says it wants it and it is missing in your VS2019 installation. — Al Kepp, Sep 10 '19 at 23:11
please check my post for solution: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57750317/npm-install-not-installing-because-of-node-gyp/57763427#57763427 — Ragavan Rajan, Sep 11 '19 at 01:47
I just posted an answer related, here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/67561046/11596889 — Carlos Cruz, May 16 '21 at 20:02

CPHPython · Answer 1 · 2020-09-09T09:18:26.857

TL;DR

Use the Visual Studio Installer to get the Desktop development with C++ workload in one of the Visual Studio versions you have installed in your machine:

Reason/Details

Reading through the log, the main error is due to this:

msvs_version not set from command line or npm config

After this one you find a few of these:

"Visual Studio C++ core features" missing

And later:

You need to install the latest version of Visual Studio including the "Desktop development with C++" workload.

For more information consult the documentation at:

VS https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#on-windows

Finally:

Could not find any Visual Studio installation to use

So to solve the problem, you just need to get "Desktop development with C++" workload.

If you have a Visual Studio version installed

open Visual Studio Installer (Win + search for it)
on the list displayed with all Visual Studio Installations you have in your PC, press the Modify button of one of them (preferably the latest version)
on the Workloads grid/list select the checkbox with Desktop development with C++
Press one of the Install buttons

gyp will then find that version and use it:

gyp info find Python using Python version 3.8.1 found at "C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\python.exe"

gyp info find VS using VS2019 (16.4.29709.97) found at:

gyp info find VS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\

With NO Visual Studio installed

Disclaimer: I did not test any of these solutions.

Alternative 1

As Hamid Jolany's answer suggests, on an admin shell, simply install the build tools package globally (node-gyp README):

npm i -g windows-build-tools

Alternative 2

Ragavan's idea/answer for avoiding installing Visual Studio has some logic:

verify if you have VS build tools by running npm config get msvs_version (if you have, skip to step 4 and attempt setting the environment variables)
if not installed, get the VS build tools latest version exe and install it (Ragavan's idea was with or Microsoft Build Tools 2015)
run npm config set msvs_version 2019 --global (or npm config set msvs_version 2015 --global according to Ragavan's idea)
(optional? I have VS installed and do not have this variable declared) set the VCTargetsPathenvironment variable (Win + search for var) to the appropriate path (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Portable\v5.0) or through Run as Admin terminal, as in Ragavan's idea with the 2015 Build Tools:

set VCTargetsPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140
or in Powershell: $env:VCTargetsPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140

Side notes:

a previous error might be resolved by installing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019;
you might also want to restart after installing any of the above

@CMCDragonkai I updated with clearer explanations on both alternatives, particularly to those not having VS installed. — CPHPython, Feb 26 '20 at 11:31
With the 2019 version, I found this error: `ValueError: invalid mode: 'rU' while trying to load binding.gyp`. — CMCDragonkai, Feb 26 '20 at 12:19
@CMCDragonkai yes, Python is required: I have version 3.8 with `%localappdata%\Programs\Python\Python38-32\python.exe` as the **PYTHON** environment variable. — CPHPython, Feb 26 '20 at 12:52
@CMCDragonkai also the **Path** variable contains %localappdata%\Programs\Python\Python38-32\Scripts\ and the parent folder. — CPHPython, Feb 26 '20 at 13:15
`choco install nodejs-lts python2 visualstudio2017buildtools visualstudio2017-workload-vctools -y` I believe I was able to fix this exact issue with this `choco` command. — Brandon Ros, Jul 24 '20 at 07:51
`npm config set msvs_version "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise"` was required for me on top of the answer, but definitely worked. Thank you! — Barry, Oct 13 '20 at 19:35
C++ workload, `Total space required 6.66 GB`, if that isn't a bad sign, i don't know what is — worc, Jan 24 '21 at 00:42

score 11 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 08 '20 at 13:57

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Install all the required tools and configurations using Microsoft's windows-build-tools using npm install --global windows-build-tools from an elevated PowerShell or CMD.exe (run as Administrator).

Full Guidance in GitHub

answered Sep 08 '20 at 13:57

Hamid Jolany

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can you check afterwards which version it effectively installed ? – bvdb Mar 30 '21 at 17:59

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered May 05 '20 at 13:18

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Visual Studio Installer -> Modify Installed(Visual Studio Community 2019) -> Workloads(tab) -> [x] Desktop development with C++ -> Install

answered May 05 '20 at 13:18

Ionut Florea Dicu

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score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 23 '21 at 03:18

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use this command before "npm install"

npm config set msbuild_path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe

changing \Enterprise\ to \Community\ worked for me.

answered Jan 23 '21 at 03:18

MilanBogic

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The path for me was `C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe` – L Co Apr 05 '21 at 15:26
for me it was "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe" – Jerome Paddick May 25 '21 at 16:45

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered May 14 '21 at 12:49

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Ensure that you have the latest npm installed.

npm install -g npm@latest

answered May 14 '21 at 12:49

Wynand

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered May 21 '21 at 21:21

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I only installed C++ build tools (refer picture) through Visual Studio Build Tools (2019 version). No other steps required for me on Win 10 Pro.

answered May 21 '21 at 21:21

kann

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