npm does not run in MinGW

[stimpy77]

It's been months since #543 and I'm using MinGW, not Cygwin. I'd like to see npm working.

At this time, I have managed to get node installed, and npm seems to install (that is, no errors are produced), but does not run.

jdavis@EMWL125 /c/dev/node.JS/npm
$ ./configure

+node ./bin/npm.js config ls

jdavis@EMWL125 /c/dev/node.JS/npm
$ make
! [ -d .git ] || git submodule update --init

jdavis@EMWL125 /c/dev/node.JS/npm
$ make install
! [ -d .git ] || git submodule update --init
node cli.js install -g -f

jdavis@EMWL125 /c/dev/node.JS/npm
$ npm
sh: npm: command not found

jdavis@EMWL125 /c/dev/node.JS/npm
$

[isaacs]

npm does not work on MingW, and likely never will.

Wait for a native windows port, or use Cygwin, or use a Linux virtual machine.

[isaacs]

Correction: I misunderstood -- It likely will work on mingw, but not for a while.

From @ry: "MSVC is the goal, but mingw is a stepping stone towards that. It is completely broken right now."

This worked for me: In a regular windows command prompt (not the MINGW32 prompt) type

npm install -g npm 

which reinstalls npm but adds a file in your node root which allows npm to run in MINGW32