Error: 404 response downloading https://nodejs.org/dist/v7.0.0-pre8/node-v7.0.0-pre8.tar.gz

[georgeedwards]

I am trying to follow the Hello Blinky tutorial sample, but have fallen at the first hurdle trying to install this. I have downloaded the node Chakra, opened that command line and then run npm install uwp --target_arch=arm (NB: I get the same result without the flagged argument).

This is what I get:

>npm i uwp --target_arch=arm

> uwp@1.0.2 install C:\Users\George\Source\Repos\rpi_blink\node_modules\uwp
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Users\George\Source\Repos\rpi_blink\node_modules\uwp>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Users\George\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node "" rebuild )
gyp WARN install got an error, rolling back install
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: 404 response downloading https://nodejs.org/dist/v7.0.0-pre8/node-v7.0.0-pre8.tar.gz
gyp ERR! stack    at Anonymous function (C:\Users\George\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\install.js:210:11)
gyp ERR! stack    at emitOne (events.js:101:7)
gyp ERR! stack    at emit (events.js:188:7)
gyp ERR! stack    at Request.prototype.onRequestResponse (C:\Users\George\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\request\request.js:954:5)
gyp ERR! stack    at emitOne (events.js:96:5)
gyp ERR! stack    at emit (events.js:188:7)
gyp ERR! stack    at parserOnIncomingClient (_http_client.js:472:3)
gyp ERR! stack    at parserOnHeadersComplete (_http_common.js:105:5)
gyp ERR! stack    at socketOnData (_http_client.js:361:3)
gyp ERR! stack    at emitOne (events.js:96:5)
gyp ERR! stack    at emit (events.js:188:7)
gyp ERR! stack    at readableAddChunk (_stream_readable.js:177:11)
gyp ERR! stack    at Readable.prototype.push (_stream_readable.js:135:3)
gyp ERR! stack    at onread (net.js:542:5)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.14393
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\NodejsUwp\\Console\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\George\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\George\Source\Repos\rpi_blink\node_modules\uwp
gyp ERR! node -v v7.0.0-pre8
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.4.0
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\George\Source\Repos\rpi_blink\package.json'
npm WARN rpi_blink No description
npm WARN rpi_blink No repository field.
npm WARN rpi_blink No README data
npm WARN rpi_blink No license field.
npm WARN You are using a pre-release version of node and things may not work as expected
npm ERR! Windows_NT 10.0.14393
npm ERR! argv "C:\\Program Files\\NodejsUwp\\Console\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\George\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "i" "uwp" "--target_arch=arm"
npm ERR! node v7.0.0-pre8
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.7
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! uwp@1.0.2 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the uwp@1.0.2 install script 'node-gyp rebuild'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the uwp 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 information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs uwp
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls uwp
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\George\Source\Repos\rpi_blink\npm-debug.log

Looking at the nodejs dists, it seems as though there is in fact no v7.0.0-pre8 release, only v7.0.0, v7.1.0, v7.2.0, v7.2.1 ... v7.5.0.

Can we fix this please?

[georgeedwards]

@jianchun Any ideas? This is stopping me getting started with my project.

[jianchun]

When you launch the command line, did you launch "Node.js (chakra) command prompt"? It is supposed to set an environment variable, then your command will run a custom version of node-gyp. E.g., my command window

echo %npm_config_node_gyp%
C:\Program Files\NodejsUwp\Console\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js

Your log shows running a different node-gyp, which does not work with node-chakra:

"C:\\Program Files\\NodejsUwp\\Console\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\George\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"

[georgeedwards]

@jianchun Here is my console:

and the full log:

Your environment has been set up for using Node.js 7.0.0-pre8 (x64) and npm.

C:\Users\George>node --version
v7.0.0-pre8

C:\Users\George>echo %npm_config_node_gyp%
%npm_config_node_gyp%

C:\Users\George>npm i uwp --target_arch=arm

> uwp@1.0.2 install C:\Users\George\node_modules\uwp
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Users\George\node_modules\uwp>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Users\George\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node "" rebuild )
gyp WARN install got an error, rolling back install
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: 404 response downloading https://nodejs.org/dist/v7.0.0-pre8/node-v7.0.0-pre8.tar.gz
gyp ERR! stack    at Anonymous function (C:\Users\George\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\install.js:210:11)
gyp ERR! stack    at emitOne (events.js:101:7)
gyp ERR! stack    at emit (events.js:188:7)
gyp ERR! stack    at Request.prototype.onRequestResponse (C:\Users\George\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\request\request.js:954:5)
gyp ERR! stack    at emitOne (events.js:96:5)
gyp ERR! stack    at emit (events.js:188:7)
gyp ERR! stack    at parserOnIncomingClient (_http_client.js:472:3)
gyp ERR! stack    at parserOnHeadersComplete (_http_common.js:105:5)
gyp ERR! stack    at socketOnData (_http_client.js:361:3)
gyp ERR! stack    at emitOne (events.js:96:5)
gyp ERR! stack    at emit (events.js:188:7)
gyp ERR! stack    at readableAddChunk (_stream_readable.js:177:11)
gyp ERR! stack    at Readable.prototype.push (_stream_readable.js:135:3)
gyp ERR! stack    at onread (net.js:542:5)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.14393
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\NodejsUwp\\Console\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\George\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\George\node_modules\uwp
gyp ERR! node -v v7.0.0-pre8
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.4.0
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\George\package.json'
npm WARN George No description
npm WARN George No repository field.
npm WARN George No README data
npm WARN George No license field.
npm WARN You are using a pre-release version of node and things may not work as expected
npm ERR! Windows_NT 10.0.14393
npm ERR! argv "C:\\Program Files\\NodejsUwp\\Console\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\George\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "i" "uwp" "--target_arch=arm"
npm ERR! node v7.0.0-pre8
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.7
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! uwp@1.0.2 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the uwp@1.0.2 install script 'node-gyp rebuild'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the uwp 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 information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs uwp
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls uwp
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\George\npm-debug.log

[jianchun]

@georgeedwards I was on v6.0.0-... I uninstalled mine and installed v7.0.0-pre8 and that env variable is gone.

@munyirik Do you know if we removed that intentionally or there was a merge error? %npm_config_node_gyp% is gone from "Node.js (chakra) command prompt".

[georgeedwards]

@jianchun @munyirik So is there any plan to get this to work with the current releases?

[munyirik]

I don't think npm_config_node_gyp has anything to do with it. I just tried to reproduce the problem and even though it's not set, I can build uwp.node ...

C:\Users\munyirik\Desktop\temp\temp>npm install uwp --target_arch=arm

> uwp@1.0.2 install C:\Users\munyirik\Desktop\temp\node_modules\uwp
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Users\munyirik\Desktop\temp\node_modules\uwp>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\NodejsUwp\Console\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node "" rebuild )
Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
  uwp.cc
  win_delay_load_hook.cc
C:\Users\munyirik\Desktop\temp\node_modules\nan\nan.h(131): warning C4005: 'TYPE_CHECK': macro redefinition (compiling
source file ..\src\uwp.cc) [C:\Users\munyirik\Desktop\temp\node_modules\uwp\build\uwp.vcxproj]
  C:\Program Files\NodejsUwp\Console\sdk\deps\chakrashim\include\v8.h(75): note: see previous definition of 'TYPE_CHECK
  ' (compiling source file ..\src\uwp.cc)
     Creating library C:\Users\munyirik\Desktop\temp\node_modules\uwp\build\Release\uwp.lib and object C:\Users\munyiri
  k\Desktop\temp\node_modules\uwp\build\Release\uwp.exp
  Generating code
  Finished generating code
  uwp.vcxproj -> C:\Users\munyirik\Desktop\temp\node_modules\uwp\build\Release\\uwp.node

Can you try installing another package (e.g. serialport) and see if you have the problem?

[jianchun]

The problem is he has a custom globally installed node-gyp, which takes precedence. The env variable would guarantee to use the correct node-gyp.

If I am right, workaround is either define that env variable, or uninstall the global node-gyp.

[jianchun]

@munyirik I was talking about https://github.com/Microsoft/node-msft/blob/chnext-msi/tools/msvs/nodevars.bat#L10. Somehow the change got lost.

[munyirik]

Yeah, the chakra IoT branch (https://github.com/munyirik/node/blob/chakra-uwp/tools/msvs/nodevars.bat) is missing this commit - https://github.com/Microsoft/node-msft/commit/7ea206bcadab737d3e1d3d919bfb7a61e8b96570

[jianchun]

@kunalspathak Do you know if current node-ChakraCore nightly has the same problem? Install a global node-gyp and that'll take precedence?

BTW, @kunalspathak said node-gyp changes had been accepted. Maybe this won't be a problem with newer node-gyp release?

[munyirik]

The change I made only touched gyp so nothing under the tools directory.

[munyirik]

I'm planning to make another (node-chakra) release in a couple of weeks so I can include the change.

[munyirik]

But on the other hand maybe node-chakracore should be used (with NodeRT).
@georgeedwards you have the option to use node-chakracore instead.
Then you can use NodeRT to access UWP APIs.

[jianchun]

The change I made only touched gyp so nothing under the tools directory.

Change in tools directory meant to always use local node-gyp. If newer node-gyp works (e.g. user acquires latest node-gyp and installs globally), then we don't need tools directory change.