MSBuild error while installing karma on Windows8 #536

jcastill0 · 2013-05-06T23:22:33Z

I got the following error while running %npm install -g karma
The options provided by the error message: .NET 2.0 SDK and/or Visual Studio 2005 are not supported in Windows 8.

ws@0.4.25 install C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws
(node-gyp rebuild 2> builderror.log) || (exit 0)

C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws>node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin....\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild

Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
MSBUILD : error MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe". To fix this, 1) install the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK, 2) install Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or 3) add the location of the component to the system path if it is installed elsewhere. [C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws\build\binding.sln]
MSBUILD : error MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe". To fix this, 1) install the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK, 2) install Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or 3) add the location of the component to the system path if it is installed elsewhere. [C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws\build\binding.sln]
C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\karma -> C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma\bin\karma
karma@0.8.5 C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma

ws@0.4.25 install C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws
(node-gyp rebuild 2> builderror.log) || (exit 0)

C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws>node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin....\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild

Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
MSBUILD : error MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe". To fix this, 1) install the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK, 2) install Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or 3) add the location of the component to the system path if it is installed elsewhere. [C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws\build\binding.sln]
MSBUILD : error MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe". To fix this, 1) install the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK, 2) install Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or 3) add the location of the component to the system path if it is installed elsewhere. [C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws\build\binding.sln]
C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\karma -> C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma\bin\karma
karma@0.8.5 C:\Users\Julio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma
+-- pause@0.0.1
+-- xmlbuilder@0.4.2
+-- mime@1.2.9
+-- dateformat@1.0.2-1.2.3
+-- growly@1.1.1
+-- colors@0.6.0-1
+-- chokidar@0.6.2
+-- q@0.9.3
+-- coffee-script@1.6.2
+-- lodash@1.1.1
+-- rimraf@2.1.4 (graceful-fs@1.2.1)
+-- minimatch@0.2.12 (sigmund@1.0.0, lru-cache@2.3.0)
+-- optimist@0.3.5 (wordwrap@0.0.2)
+-- LiveScript@1.0.1 (prelude-ls@0.6.0)
+-- glob@3.1.21 (graceful-fs@1.2.1, inherits@1.0.0)
+-- log4js@0.6.4 (semver@1.1.4, dequeue@1.0.3, async@0.1.15, readable-stream@1.0.2)
+-- http-proxy@0.10.2 (pkginfo@0.2.3, utile@0.1.7)
+-- istanbul@0.1.22 (abbrev@1.0.4, wordwrap@0.0.2, nopt@2.0.0, fileset@0.1.5, which@1.0.5, async@0.1.22, mkdirp@0.3.5, esprima@0.9.9, handlebars@1.0.10, escodegen@0.0.22)
+-- socket.io@0.9.14 (base64id@0.1.0, redis@0.7.3, policyfile@0.0.4, socket.io-client@0.9.11)

Iristyle · 2013-05-11T11:56:12Z

This looks like an issue with building socket.io, specifically the ws package that it depends on, based on the log.

However, this is more of a core Node / gyp issue anyhow.. and I think the error message may be a red herring. You should just be able to install the Windows SDK from here and you'll be good to go.

Just note that this isn't a Karma issue.

3rd-Eden · 2013-05-11T18:40:15Z

If the installation failed, the it would have quit with npm not ok which is not the case. The error you are seeing is because of an optional dependency that failed to compile in ws. We are using native bindings to speed up some operation and to do UTF-8 validation, there are pure javascripts fallbacks in place for when compilation fails..

Which all work fine as the installation is successful.

Iristyle · 2013-05-11T23:45:01Z

@jcastill0 my point was that you don't need Visual Studio 2005 -- the message about the .NET Framework 2 SDK is misleading.

You just need MSBuild and the C++ compiler, which come along with the Windows SDK I gave you the link to (or by installing a later version of Visual Studio that work on Win8)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/hh852363.aspx

I'm on Win8 / VS2012 and building native code through npm is not a problem.

vojtajina · 2013-05-12T02:53:13Z

@3rd-Eden is right - this is just optional compilation of native module to speed things up. Even without native module it will still work.

In any case, not a Karma issue, so closing. If you want to compile native modules, use linux/mac ;-)

darcyparker · 2013-05-16T15:18:39Z

FYI: I had a similar problem. See http://chocolatey.org/packages/Yeoman#comment-898194541

3rd-Eden · 2013-05-16T16:03:40Z

The only problem here is that is no problem and that people should read the complete output instead of freaking out when you read the word "error"
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FYI: I had a similar problem. See http://chocolatey.org/packages/Yeoman#comment-898194541

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darcyparker · 2013-05-16T16:51:01Z

It seems people are having difficulty understanding the error's output. It was certainly a stumbling block for me and it wasn't obvious that the compilation of native code was optional. An FAQ and documentation about this would probably help.

gitface · 2013-05-21T01:20:05Z

Same on Windows 7, of course. From comments here I trust it will be okay, but there is nothing in the output to suggest this will not be a problem and I would rather have known without having to search for the answer.

yabasha · 2013-11-24T19:04:23Z

I installed Windows 8 SDK from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/hh852363.aspx but I still face the damn microsoft error when I run npm install inside my angular project, I don't need to install microsoft VS, can any one help me with this.

I'm using Windows 8.1 x64 bit
nod v0.10.22

vojtajina · 2013-11-24T23:30:10Z

@yabasha This error should not prevent you from using Karma, it only fails to compile the native "ws" module, but there is a JS fallback... Sorry, I don't know how to disable this on Windows.

yabasha · 2013-11-25T05:50:53Z

I'm building angularjs project using yeoman and after generating the scaffolding I run npm install everything is working fine except this error

jcastill0 mentioned this issue May 11, 2013

ws doesn't build in Windows 8 (discovered while deploying Karma) websockets/ws#191

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MSBuild error while installing karma on Windows8 #536

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jcastill0 commented May 6, 2013

Iristyle commented May 11, 2013

3rd-Eden commented May 11, 2013

Iristyle commented May 11, 2013

vojtajina commented May 12, 2013

darcyparker commented May 16, 2013

3rd-Eden commented May 16, 2013

FYI: I had a similar problem. See http://chocolatey.org/packages/Yeoman#comment-898194541

darcyparker commented May 16, 2013

gitface commented May 21, 2013

yabasha commented Nov 24, 2013

vojtajina commented Nov 24, 2013

yabasha commented Nov 25, 2013

MSBuild error while installing karma on Windows8 #536

MSBuild error while installing karma on Windows8 #536

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jcastill0 commented May 6, 2013

Iristyle commented May 11, 2013

3rd-Eden commented May 11, 2013

Iristyle commented May 11, 2013

vojtajina commented May 12, 2013

darcyparker commented May 16, 2013

3rd-Eden commented May 16, 2013

FYI: I had a similar problem. See http://chocolatey.org/packages/Yeoman#comment-898194541

darcyparker commented May 16, 2013

gitface commented May 21, 2013

yabasha commented Nov 24, 2013

vojtajina commented Nov 24, 2013

yabasha commented Nov 25, 2013