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Rich Harris edited this page Apr 26, 2016 · 6 revisions

node-gyp on Windows

Gobble uses pathwatcher.pathwatcher uses node-gyp. node-gyp can be a pain to set up on Windows. So for Windows users, follow the instructions in this comment for instructions on how to get node-gyp running without exploding spectacularly.

TL;DR:

  1. Install Visual C++ Build Tools 2015 Technical Preview
    • Select both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 SDKs.
  2. Install Python 2.7
    • Add it to your PATH (The installer usuallt does it for you. Just reopen your terminal.)
  3. Open a terminal
    • Do npm config set python python2.7
    • Do npm config set msvs_version 2015 --global
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