npm install with error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1

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I'm try to install modules on Windows 10 using npm 5.6.0. When I enter npm install I get:

gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onCpExit (C:\Users\xiaooming\Desktop\app\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:336:16)
gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:214:7)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:198:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.16299
gyp ERR! command "D:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\xiaooming\\Desktop\\app\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild" "--verbose" "--libsass_ext=" "--libsass_cflags=" "--libsass_ldflags=" "--libsass_library="
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\xiaooming\Desktop\app\node_modules\node-sass
gyp ERR! node -v v8.10.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok
Build failed with error code: 1
npm WARN kingt4.0app@1.0.0 No repository field.
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.1.3 (node_modules\fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@1.1.3: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"})
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! node-sass@3.13.1 postinstall: `node scripts/build.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the node-sass@3.13.1 postinstall 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\xiaooming\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2018-03-18T13_02_03_946Z-debug.log

It seems like node-sass install error. The environment is below:

Python version: 2.7.14

npm version: 5.6.0

node version: 8.10.0

ruby version: 2.3.3p222 (2016-11-21 revision 56859) [i386-mingw32]

system: win10(x64)

node-gyp: 3.6.2

And I have installed Microsoft Visual Studio express 2015, the below command has been executed：

npm config set msvs_version 2015
node-gyp configure --msvs_version=2015
npm install --global --production windows-build-tools

package.json

{
  "name": "kingt4.0app",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "an kingt4.0 project.",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "test.js"
  },
  "keywords": [
    "finance"
  ],
  "author": "kingdom",
  "license": "ISC",
  "devDependencies": {
    "browser-sync": "^2.11.1",
    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
    "gulp-autoprefixer": "^3.1.0",
    "gulp-cache": "^0.4.2",
    "gulp-changed": "^1.3.2",
    "gulp-clean-css": "^2.0.2",
    "gulp-file-include": "^0.13.7",
    "gulp-if": "^2.0.0",
    "gulp-imagemin": "^2.4.0",
    "gulp-rename": "^1.2.2",
    "gulp-sass": "^2.2.0",
    "gulp-sourcemaps": "^1.6.0",
    "gulp.spritesmith": "^6.2.1",
    "imagemin-jpegtran": "^4.3.2",
    "imagemin-pngquant": "^4.2.2",
    "merge-stream": "^1.0.0",
    "normalize.css": "^4.0.0",
    "spritesheet-templates": "^10.1.2",
    "vinyl-buffer": "^1.0.0"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "remodal": "^1.0.7",
    "slick-carousel": "^1.6.0"
  }
}

How to resolve this problem? thanks for help.

Possible duplicate of [Cannot install node modules that require compilation on Windows 7 x64/VS2012](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14278417/cannot-install-node-modules-that-require-compilation-on-windows-7-x64-vs2012) — Artur P., Mar 18 '18 at 13:49
use node v7.9.x and install vs2015 and windows sdk then it is ok. — dawn, Dec 11 '18 at 10:02

score 85 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 26 '20 at 04:17

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If this is a mac machine (OSX) here is what you can do

use terminal

xcode-select --print-path

then remove installed version

sudo rm -r -f /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools

and reinstall

xcode-select --install

that should fix the problem

Ref: gyp: No Xcode or CLT version detected macOS Catalina

answered Mar 26 '20 at 04:17

user728650

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Personally, I need to do it couple times per year. ‍♂️ – Mark Twain Apr 19 '20 at 15:18
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This command works. But like Mark Twain, I end up repeating it periodically. – amracel Aug 17 '20 at 16:08
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This worked for me as well. Took about a minute to run these commands, so it was super quick. Thanks! – Danny Bullis Oct 23 '20 at 01:32

score 35 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 02 '20 at 04:33

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this works for me. run command below one by one

rm -rf node_modules
rm package-lock.json
npm update
npm install

answered Mar 02 '20 at 04:33

Azlan Jamal

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Perfect - this worked for me (didn't need the `npm update` step though) – Drenai Dec 17 '20 at 15:22
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Didn't worked for me. – Habib Oct 09 '21 at 10:21

Ehsan Ahmadi · Answer 3 · 2020-04-04T18:11:30.163

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Try this command below and see if that wiped away this issue. I have catalina on my mac and this command wiped away that problem.


npm i -g node-gyp@latest && npm config set node_gyp "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js"

edited Apr 04 '20 at 18:11

answered Apr 04 '20 at 18:03

Ehsan Ahmadi

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I ran npm i -g node-pre-gyp@latest and it fixed my issue. This was on a Mac running Big Sur – What Would Be Cool Mar 03 '21 at 19:43

score 9 · Answer 4 · edited Oct 06 '18 at 06:17

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Delete your $HOME/.node-gyp directory and try again:

rm -R ~/.node-gyp

edited Oct 06 '18 at 06:17

aashish tamsya

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answered Oct 05 '18 at 22:21

Soheil

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score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 03 '20 at 17:23

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if you remove your package-lock.json and then run

npm update
npm install

answered Dec 03 '20 at 17:23

de_gentleman

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score 4 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 14 '22 at 05:40

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$ npm i --ignore-script

I tried different ways to solve this issue, finally, this comment simply help to install node packages without any errors.

answered Feb 14 '22 at 05:40

Mohan Lar

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score 3 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 15 '19 at 07:57

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I think delete this directory is better:

rm -rf ~/.node-gyp/
rm -r node_modules/.bin/;
rm -r build/
npm install <your module>

answered Sep 15 '19 at 07:57

mohammad javad ahmadi

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score 3 · Answer 8 · answered Mar 10 '21 at 05:17

I had the same issue while installing a project which uses the webpack. And i did follow the steps about xcode-select reinstallation but it gave me the same error. For this I did a simple fix, I installed node-sass separately as it was the one giving error.

npm i node-sass

Then ran the installation again using,

npm i

And it worked for me✌️

Sometimes the node packages have older versions which needs to be upgraded as well for a project. For this you get vulnerability related warnings while installation. for this run the following command(it is also mentioned in terminal output),

npm audit fix

I found switching to the new Dart sass worked for me. – Daniel Morell Feb 22 '22 at 22:52 — Daniel Morell, Feb 22 '22 at 22:52

score 2 · Answer 9 · edited Apr 23 '21 at 06:14

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I faced similar issue where my MSVS_version was 2019.I tried following steps and issue was resolved.

npm install --global --production windows-build-tools

Then

npm config set msvs_version 2017
npm i

edited Apr 23 '21 at 06:14

Dharman

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answered Apr 23 '21 at 06:09

Jaykumar Patil

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My Os: Windows 10.. so, is it necessary to restart after installing windows-build-tools? – Carlos Cruz May 16 '21 at 17:55
Yess try doing that – Jaykumar Patil May 17 '21 at 04:56
No need for restart on Win 7. Heartfelt thank you for ending 6 hour odyssey to fix this. – user7660047 Nov 02 '21 at 23:00

score 2 · Answer 10 · edited Apr 05 '22 at 23:22

This error is due to obsolete packages. It can also be due to a version change of NodeJS, npm or other packages and/or package managers. To solve it you must remove node_modules and execute the command:

npm i --ignore-script

It's possible that node-sass gives you an error because it is already obsolete, so install npm sass. In case it's another package, just check the current version and update it.

score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Jan 02 '20 at 13:52

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You may need to install Windows build tools. Check it out this ref.

answered Jan 02 '20 at 13:52

Dipten

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Aditya Kresna Permana · Answer 12 · 2020-01-11T14:39:21.850

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As described here: https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/1634

You need to install postgresql-server-dev-X.Y for building a server-side extension or libpq-dev for building a client-side application.
gyp: Call to '/usr/bin/pg_config --libdir' returned exit status 1 while in binding.gyp. while trying to load binding.gyp

In my case the problem solved by installing libpq-dev on my Ubuntu

$ sudo apt install libpq-dev

then try to removing the node_modules and do npm install again.

Note Please take a note that this is not a problem with the node modules, the problem is on the my machine, it doesn't meet the criteria of libpq

edited Jan 11 '20 at 14:39

answered Jan 02 '20 at 07:57

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npm ERR! code E404 npm ERR! 404 Not Found - GET https://registry.npmjs.org/libpq-dev - Not found – Pir Abdul Jan 10 '20 at 21:06
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It's not an NPM modules @PirAbdul, it's on your machine. Find a match module for your OS, in my case it's Ubuntu. On yours maybe a little different depending on what you use. Please read carrefully. – Aditya Kresna Permana Jan 11 '20 at 14:36
I run sudo apt install libpq-dev - my issue is fixed – mpz Jan 21 '20 at 10:28

score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Mar 22 '20 at 17:30

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I've faced the same issue on my OSX 10.15 with brew as repository; for me was enough doing:

brew unlink python@2
brew link python

answered Mar 22 '20 at 17:30

Daeron Malnwe

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score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Jan 12 '22 at 01:28

If you watch some sort of old tutorial and want to install webworker-threads from NPM, you should know that it's a part of Node JS.

const { Worker } = require('worker_threads');

You can see more about differences here https://nodejs.org/api/worker_threads.html

score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Feb 01 '22 at 14:43

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I had to update to dart-sass, was still using node-sass which is deprecated. https://github.com/sass/dart-sass#from-npm

answered Feb 01 '22 at 14:43

Skip van 't Hof

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score 0 · Answer 16 · answered Mar 23 '22 at 16:27

I was facing similar issue while doing npm install for one of existing vuejs app. Initially it complained for missing python. after installing python, i started getting this error - gyp ERR! stack Error: gyp failed with exit code: 1

Later I realized that the project also had package-lock.json. I removed it and did npm install. It worked!!! So if you are facing similar issue, and also have package-lock.json then try removing it.

score -1 · Answer 17 · edited Nov 06 '20 at 14:08

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For MAC ONLY

Step: 1

sudo rm -r -f /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools

Step: 2

sudo xcode-select --switch /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/

edited Nov 06 '20 at 14:08

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answered Nov 06 '20 at 04:27

Utkarsh Aman

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How can this be helpful? Do you mind explaining your solution. You should this command before --switch command above `xcode-select --install` – Sam Jan 09 '21 at 10:00

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