Does not build on windows

[jjasonclark]

I've got a Windows NT system that I cannot build pty.js on. Is there instructions on how to do this?

My system is setup with the following:

MS Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Premium edition
Node v0.6.15 (used MSI installer)
Python 2.7.2 (used MSI installer)
MinGW (used MSI installer)
PYTHON=c:\python27\python.exe
NODE_PATH=C:\Progra~2\nodejs\node.exe

I've installed node-gyp via npm install -g node-gyp.

I've added pty.js to my package.json file and I can see it trying to build when I run npm install -d. I've tried the install command in a standard command prompt, a visual studio command prompt, and a mingw command prompt.

-- Command output --

C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server>npm install -d
npm info it worked if it ends with ok
npm info using npm@1.1.16
npm info using node@v0.6.15
npm info preinstall ucp_validate@0.0.1
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/pty.js
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/pty.js
npm info into C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server pty.js@0.1.1
npm info installOne pty.js@0.1.1
npm info unbuild C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\pty.js
npm info preinstall pty.js@0.1.1
npm info build C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\pty.js
npm info linkStuff pty.js@0.1.1
npm info install pty.js@0.1.1

> pty.js@0.1.1 install C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\pty.js
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\pty.js>node "C:\Program Files     (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\
\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild
info it worked if it ends with ok
spawn C:\Python27\python.exe [ 'C:\\Users\\jclark\\.node-gyp\\0.6.15\\tools\\gyp_addon',
  'binding.gyp',
  '-IC:\\V2Source\\trunk\\product\\applications\\UcpPostDeploy\\server\\node_modules\\pty.js\\build\\config.gypi',
  '-f',
  'msvs',
  '-G',
      'msvs_version=2010' ]
spawn C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe [ 'build/binding.sln',
  '/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
  '/nologo',
  '/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=Win32' ]
  pty.cc
C:\Users\jclark\.node-gyp\0.6.15\src\node_object_wrap.h(57): warning C4251: 'node::ObjectWrap::handle_' : class 'v8::Persistent<T>' needs to have dll
-interface to be used by clients of class 'node::ObjectWrap' [C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\pty.js\build\p
ty.vcxproj]
          with
          [
              T=v8::Object
          ]
..\src\pty.cc(20): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'unistd.h': No such file or directory [C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPost
Deploy\server\node_modules\pty.js\build\pty.vcxproj]
ERR! Error: `C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1
    at Array.0 (C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:176:25)
    at EventEmitter._tickCallback (node.js:192:40)
ERR! not ok
npm info pty.js@0.1.1 Failed to exec install script
npm info unbuild C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\pty.js
npm info preuninstall pty.js@0.1.1
npm info uninstall pty.js@0.1.1
npm info postuninstall pty.js@0.1.1

npm ERR! pty.js@0.1.1 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! `cmd "/c" "node-gyp rebuild"` failed with 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the pty.js@0.1.1 install script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the pty.js package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls pty.js
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
npm ERR! command "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "-d"
npm ERR! cwd C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server
npm ERR! node -v v0.6.15
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.16
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! message pty.js@0.1.1 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! message `cmd "/c" "node-gyp rebuild"` failed with 1
npm ERR! errno {}
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\npm-debug.log
npm not ok

-- NPM-debug.log --

info it worked if it ends with ok
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verbose config file C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\npmrc
verbose caching C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\package.json
verbose loadDefaults ucp_validate@0.0.1
verbose readDependencies: using package.json deps
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verbose caching C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\express\package.json
verbose caching C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\underscore\package.json
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verbose readDependencies: using package.json deps
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verbose from cache C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\express\package.json
verbose from cache C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\underscore\package.json
verbose already installed in C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server skipping ejs@>= 0.0.1
verbose already installed in C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server skipping underscore@>= 1.3.0
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verbose already installed in C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server skipping express@2.5.8
verbose raw, before any munging pty.js
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verbose url resolved https://registry.npmjs.org/pty.js
verbose etag "C8UZ4QS2T14IVWKZN8LJ583A5"
http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/pty.js
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silly get cb     etag: '"C8UZ4QS2T14IVWKZN8LJ583A5"',
silly get cb     date: 'Thu, 03 May 2012 22:29:46 GMT',
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verbose bin dist     tarball: 'http://registry.npmjs.org/pty.js/-/pty.js-0.1.1.tgz' } ]
verbose has bindings.gyp [ undefined,
verbose has bindings.gyp   { file: 'C:\\Users\\jclark\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm-cache\\pty.js\\0.1.1\\package\\package.json',
verbose has bindings.gyp     gypfile: true,
verbose has bindings.gyp     contributors: false,
verbose has bindings.gyp     serverjs: false,
verbose has bindings.gyp     wscript: true } ]
verbose has wscript [ undefined,
verbose has wscript   { file: 'C:\\Users\\jclark\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm-cache\\pty.js\\0.1.1\\package\\package.json',
verbose has wscript     gypfile: true,
verbose has wscript     contributors: false,
verbose has wscript     serverjs: false,
verbose has wscript     wscript: true } ]
verbose caching C:\Users\jclark\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\pty.js\0.1.1\package\package.json
verbose loadDefaults pty.js@0.1.1
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info into C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server pty.js@0.1.1
info installOne pty.js@0.1.1
verbose from cache C:\Users\jclark\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\pty.js\0.1.1\package\package.json
info unbuild C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\pty.js
verbose unpack C:\Users\jclark\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\pty.js\0.1.1\package.tgz
silly gunzTarPerm modes [ '755', '644' ]
silly extracting entry package.json
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silly extracting entry LICENSE
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silly extracting entry lib/pty.js
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silly extracting entry Makefile
silly modified mode [ 'Makefile', 438, 420 ]
silly extracting entry src/pty.cc
silly modified mode [ 'src/pty.cc', 438, 420 ]
silly extracting entry wscript
silly modified mode [ 'wscript', 438, 420 ]
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verbose has wscript [ undefined,
verbose has wscript   { file: 'C:\\V2Source\\trunk\\product\\applications\\UcpPostDeploy\\server\\node_modules\\pty.js\\package.json',
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verbose has wscript     serverjs: false,
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verbose caching C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\pty.js\package.json
verbose loadDefaults pty.js@0.1.1
info preinstall pty.js@0.1.1
verbose from cache C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\pty.js\package.json
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verbose from cache C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\pty.js\package.json
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verbose linkBins pty.js@0.1.1
verbose linkMans pty.js@0.1.1
verbose rebuildBundles pty.js@0.1.1
info install pty.js@0.1.1
verbose unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
silly exec cmd "/c" "node-gyp rebuild"
silly spawning [ 'cmd',
silly spawning   [ '/c', 'node-gyp rebuild' ],
silly spawning   'C:\\V2Source\\trunk\\product\\applications\\UcpPostDeploy\\server\\node_modules\\pty.js' ]
info pty.js@0.1.1 Failed to exec install script
info unbuild C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\pty.js
verbose from cache C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server\node_modules\pty.js\package.json
info preuninstall pty.js@0.1.1
info uninstall pty.js@0.1.1
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verbose unbuild pty.js@0.1.1   'C:\\V2Source\\trunk\\product\\applications\\UcpPostDeploy\\server\\node_modules',
verbose unbuild pty.js@0.1.1   'C:\\V2Source\\trunk\\product\\applications\\UcpPostDeploy\\server\\node_modules' ]
info postuninstall pty.js@0.1.1
ERR! pty.js@0.1.1 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
ERR! `cmd "/c" "node-gyp rebuild"` failed with 1
ERR! 
ERR! Failed at the pty.js@0.1.1 install script.
ERR! This is most likely a problem with the pty.js package,
ERR! not with npm itself.
ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
ERR!     node-gyp rebuild
ERR! You can get their info via:
ERR!     npm owner ls pty.js
ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
ERR! 
ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
ERR! command "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "-d"
ERR! cwd C:\V2Source\trunk\product\applications\UcpPostDeploy\server
ERR! node -v v0.6.15
ERR! npm -v 1.1.16
ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
ERR! message pty.js@0.1.1 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
ERR! message `cmd "/c" "node-gyp rebuild"` failed with 1
ERR! errno {}
verbose exit [ 1, true ]

[chjj]

Unfortunately, pty.js will never work with windows. Windows doesn't have a tty subsystem.

[jjasonclark]

Is this the case in a minGW or Cygwin environment?

[ForbesLindesay]

There is now windows support via #30 (although I'm struggling to get it to work)