Build error on Windows 10 - TRK0005: Failed to locate: "CL.exe"

[aayushkapoor206]

Whenever I try npm install sharp, I get the error:

TRACKER : error TRK0005: Failed to locate: "CL.exe". The system cannot find the file specified.

[lovell]

Hello, which version of Visual Studio are you using? Perhaps check you have all the Windows prerequisites for node-gyp.

https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation

[aayushkapoor206]

I'm using VS Community 2015 and have set GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2015

[lovell]

Others are reporting similar experiences when compiling native modules with this combination, so I suspect this problem is not specific to sharp.

http://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=TRK0005%20%22windows%2010%22

https://twitter.com/despair/status/679136039303278593

[aayushkapoor206]

Haha! The twitter status. 😆

It finally worked after I manually installed Visual C++
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-IN/library/60k1461a.aspx

I had originally skipped:

Install Visual Studio Community 2015 Edition. (Custom Install, Select Visual C++ during the installation)

[lovell]

Great, glad you got it working.

[aayushkapoor206]

It plays nicely with npm install sharp but when I run it using a build script, the result is 💀 💀 💀

line 402, in SelectVisualStudioVersion
   versions = _DetectVisualStudioVersions(version_map[version], 'e' in version)
   KeyError: '2015'

[lovell]

That looks like an error from the Python code in node-gyp. I think you'll need at least node-gyp v2.0.0 for MSVC 2015 support.

[aayushkapoor206]

I am using meteor 1.2.1 that comes with node 0.10.40 and npm 1.4.9 using meteorhacks:npm to install sharp. Works great on OS X and Ubuntu but on Windows, after updating node-gyp to latest, I get
ERROR: ARM and 32-bit systems require manual installation

[lovell]

Only 64-bit Windows is supported - you'll probably need to ensure you're using the x86_64 version of Meteor.

[aayushkapoor206]

Meteor does not have an option for 64-bit installation. It runs 32-bit version of node. Is there any workaround?

[lovell]

sharp v0.11.4 was the last version to support 32-bit node.exe on Windows. libvips v8.1.1 was the last version to provide pre-built 32-bit binaries.

[aayushkapoor206]

Thanks for all the support @lovell! Really appreciate it.
Meteor might eventually use 64-bit node in later updates. Till then I'll stick to v0.11.4 😄