Issues installing node.js API packages -

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#1

On trying to install

npm install -g blinkstick

It looks to fail when trying to install the usb required module. (I get a similar error if I try and install that module separately… So probably more of an issue with node-usb than node-blinkstick!)

Various errors such as

  • error C2011: ‘timespec’: ‘struct’ type redefinition (compiling source file …\libusb\libusb\io.c)

  • warning C4244: ‘=’: conversion from ‘time_t’ to ‘long’, possible loss of data

  • warning C4244: ‘=’: conversion from ‘__int64’ to ‘unsigned int’, possible loss of data

    gyp ERR! build error
    gyp ERR! stack Error: C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\bin\msbuild.exe failed with exit code: 1
    gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Users\Daxtra Tech Ltd\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:276:23)
    gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
    gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
    gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)
    gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.10240
    gyp ERR! command “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe” “C:\Users\Daxtra Tech Ltd\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js” “rebuild”
    gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\Daxtra Tech Ltd\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\blinkstick\node_modules\usb
    gyp ERR! node -v v5.1.1
    gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.2.0
    gyp ERR! not ok
    npm WARN optional Skipping failed optional dependency /blinkstick/usb/usb-shyp-darwin-x64:
    npm WARN notsup Not compatible with your operating system or architecture: usb-shyp-darwin-x64@1.0.4
    npm ERR! Windows_NT 10.0.10240
    npm ERR! argv “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe” “C:\Users\Daxtra Tech Ltd\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js” “install” “-g” “blinkstick”
    npm ERR! node v5.1.1
    npm ERR! npm v3.5.1
    npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

    npm ERR! usb@1.0.4 install: node shyp-blacklist.js win32-x64 win32-ia32 darwin-x64 || node-gyp rebuild
    npm ERR! Exit status 1
    npm ERR!
    npm ERR! Failed at the usb@1.0.4 install script ‘node shyp-blacklist.js win32-x64 win32-ia32 darwin-x64 || 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 usb package,
    npm ERR! not with npm itself.
    npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
    npm ERR! node shyp-blacklist.js win32-x64 win32-ia32 darwin-x64 || node-gyp rebuild
    npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
    npm ERR! npm bugs usb
    npm ERR! Or if that isn’t available, you can get their info via:
    npm ERR! npm owner ls usb
    npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

OS is Windows 10 Pro. 10.0.10240

node.js process stuff

versions:
   { http_parser: '2.6.0',
     node: '5.1.1',
     v8: '4.6.85.31',
     uv: '1.7.5',
     zlib: '1.2.8',
     ares: '1.10.1-DEV',
     icu: '56.1',
     modules: '47',
     openssl: '1.0.2e' },
  arch: 'x64',
  platform: 'win32',

I suspect it must be some 32bit vs 64bit issue or similar that something is refusing to build on my system.

#2

I managed to get it working. I installed node-hid and had to manually recompile it as per instructions on their site. Then I hacked the start of the main blinkstick.js so it was just

usb = require('node-hid')

Seems to work now with basic setting colours etc.

#3

Thanks for reporting your solution. Will look into getting it working just by installing blinkstick package via npm.

#4

Any word on getting this fixed via npm install blinkstick?