Node-gyp: Rebuilds Problem (Win10 Insider Preview)

[mcdmaster]

• Node Version: 14.13.0
• Platform: Windows 10 Home Insider Preview 10.0.20226 N/A Build 20226
• Compiler: 16.8.0-preview-20452-03+5dee11854
• Module: a Nuxt.js application w/ yarn

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Paste your log here, between the backticks. It can be:

• npm --verbose output,
• or contents of npm-debug.log,
• or output of node-gyp rebuild --verbose.
  Include the command you were trying to run.

Please see:

error C:\Users\Mac\node_modules\fibers: Command failed.
Exit code: 1
Command: node build.js || nodejs build.js
Arguments:
Directory: C:\Users\Mac\node_modules\fibers
Output:
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using [email protected]
gyp info using [email protected] | win32 | x64
gyp info find Python using Python version 3.8.5 found at "C:\Python38\python.exe"
gyp ERR! find VS
gyp ERR! find VS msvs_version was set from command line or npm config
gyp ERR! find VS - looking for Visual Studio version 2019
gyp ERR! find VS VCINSTALLDIR not set, not running in VS Command Prompt
gyp ERR! find VS checking VS2019 (16.8.30524.135) found at:
gyp ERR! find VS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Preview"
gyp ERR! find VS - found "Visual Studio C++ core features"
gyp ERR! find VS - found VC++ toolset: v142
gyp ERR! find VS - missing any Windows SDK
gyp ERR! find VS could not find a version of Visual Studio 2017 or newer to use
gyp ERR! find VS looking for Visual Studio 2015
gyp ERR! find VS - not found
gyp ERR! find VS not looking for VS2013 as it is only supported up to Node.js 8
gyp ERR! find VS
gyp ERR! find VS valid versions for msvs_version:
gyp ERR! find VS
gyp ERR! find VS *******************
gyp ERR! find VS You need to install the latest version of Visual Studio
gyp ERR! find VS including the "Desktop development with C++" workload.
gyp ERR! find VS For more information consult the documentation at:
gyp ERR! find VS https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#on-windows
gyp ERR! find VS *******************
gyp ERR! find VS
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Could not find any Visual Studio installation to use
gyp ERR! stack at VisualStudioFinder.fail (C:\Users\Mac\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:121:47)
gyp ERR! stack at C:\Users\Mac\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:74:16
gyp ERR! stack at VisualStudioFinder.findVisualStudio2013 (C:\Users\Mac\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:351:14)
gyp ERR! stack at C:\Users\Mac\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:70:14
gyp ERR! stack at C:\Users\Mac\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:372:16
gyp ERR! stack at C:\Users\Mac\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\util.js:54:7
gyp ERR! stack at C:\Users\Mac\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\util.js:33:16
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:315:5)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:314:20)
gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1047:16)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.20226
gyp ERR! command "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Users\Mac\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" "rebuild" "--release"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\Mac\node_modules\fibers
gyp ERR! node -v v14.13.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v7.1.0
gyp ERR! not ok
node-gyp exited with code: 1
Please make sure you are using a supported platform and node version. If you
would like to compile fibers on this machine please make sure you have setup your
build environment--
Windows + OS X instructions here: https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp
Ubuntu users please run: sudo apt-get install g++ build-essential
RHEL users please run: yum install gcc-c++ and `yum groupinstall 'Development Tools'
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Windows SDK upgrade cannot be reflected on node-gyp building platform and tries to find older SDK version

[jabbar86]

Try this Solution :
```
set node-gyp configure --msvs_version=2015(you can replace with your visual studio version)

yarn install global node-gyp

export npm_config_node_gyp=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js
(path will be different if you are using windows)

rm -rf node_modules(if already there)

yarn install

PS: Try this setup for node version < 12 i.e node 10.x.x or 11.x.x

[mcdmaster]

Thanks @jabbar86 , as FYI, on my environment w/ Node 14, it was as unsuccessful as previous.
Will try older Node version(s) later

[jabbar86]

@mcdmaster I was facing the same issue. I downgraded to the older stable version like 10.13.0 its worked like a charm.

[mcdmaster]

@jabbar86 Although I much appreciate your information indeed, I would not want to retain the "downgrade" approach. Yes, I knew that we use a magic keyword "fallback" in the case like that. I think that we would rather be in progressive fashion though.

Anyway, for my day-to-day development activities, I intend to use the "fallen back" instance. Along with that, I will look for a persistent resolution so that it can be PR'd here. Thank you anyway