OS - Windows-10
node - v8.12.0
npm - 6.4.1
The command I'm using (run as administrator):
npm install --global --production --verbose windows-build-tools
> [email protected] postinstall C:\Users\winuser\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\windows-build-tools
> node ./dist/index.js
Downloading vs_BuildTools.exe
[============================================>] 100.0% of 1.12 MB (1.12 MB/s)
Downloaded vs_BuildTools.exe. Saved to C:\Users\winuser\.windows-build-tools\vs_BuildTools.exe.
Starting installation...
Launched installers, now waiting for them to finish.
This will likely take some time - please be patient!
Status from the installers:
---------- Visual Studio Build Tools ----------
2021-11-23T15:34:08 : Verbose : [InstalledProductsProviderImpl]: Stream was closed
2021-11-23T15:34:08 : Verbose : [InstallerImpl]: Rpc connection was closed.
2021-11-23T15:34:08 : Verbose : [InstallerImpl]: Stream was closed
2021-11-23T15:34:09 : Verbose : Completed notifying all clients that the update is starting
2021-11-23T15:34:09 : Verbose : Updating installer [bootstrapperArguments: -- /finalizeInstall install --in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Packages\_bootstrapper\vs_setup_bootstrapper_202111231533560643.json --norestart --quiet --includeRecommended --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools --locale en-US --activityId 61b330e5-53cf-4d1e-819c-b2acdd48ed03]
------------------- Python --------------------
Python 2.7.18 is already installed, not installing again.
It doesn't comes out, have tried to install couple of times. In both the times it looks stuck at same point.
The following command tried, it installed but was showing Could not install Visual Studio Build Tools.
npm install --global --production [email protected]
Starting installation...
Launched installers, now waiting for them to finish.
This will likely take some time - please be patient!
Status from the installers:
---------- Visual Studio Build Tools ----------
Successfully installed Visual Studio Build Tools.
---------- Visual Studio Build Tools ----------
Successfully installed Visual Studio Build Tools.
------------------- Python --------------------
Python 2.7.18 is already installed, not installing again.
Could not install Visual Studio Build Tools.
Please find more details in the log files, which can be found at
C:\Users\winuser\.windows-build-tools
Can anybody help me?
You should install visual studio manually and select .NET and C/C++ components during setup. I had the same problem and that worked out for me.