windows yarn failed with MSBUILD error.

[JimCSuen]

after cloing the git repo, i failed in the yarn operation with err msg below:

(base) PS C:\WINDOWS\system32\tst_theia\theia> yarn
yarn install v1.22.22
$ node-gyp install
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@9.4.1
gyp info using node@19.9.0 | win32 | x64
gyp http GET https://nodejs.org/download/release/v19.9.0/node-v19.9.0-headers.tar.gz
gyp http 200 https://nodejs.org/download/release/v19.9.0/node-v19.9.0-headers.tar.gz
gyp http GET https://nodejs.org/download/release/v19.9.0/SHASUMS256.txt
gyp http GET https://nodejs.org/download/release/v19.9.0/win-x64/node.lib
gyp http 200 https://nodejs.org/download/release/v19.9.0/SHASUMS256.txt
gyp http 200 https://nodejs.org/download/release/v19.9.0/win-x64/node.lib
undefined
gyp info ok
[1/5] Validating package.json...
[2/5] Resolving packages...
[3/5] Fetching packages...
warning plugin-a@1.53.0: The engine "vscode" appears to be invalid.
warning plugin-b@1.53.0: The engine "vscode" appears to be invalid.
warning plugin-gotd@1.53.0: The engine "vscode" appears to be invalid.
[4/5] Linking dependencies...
warning " > eslint-plugin-deprecation@1.2.1" has incorrect peer dependency "typescript@^3.7.5 || ^4.0.0".
warning " > typedoc@0.22.18" has incorrect peer dependency "typescript@4.0.x || 4.1.x || 4.2.x || 4.3.x || 4.4.x || 4.5.x || 4.6.x || 4.7.x".
warning " > @theia/electron@1.53.0" has unmet peer dependency "electron@^30.1.2".
warning "workspace-aggregator-cd32f618-e524-4880-af02-32ec248ee999 > @theia/messages > react-perfect-scrollbar@1.5.8" has unmet peer dependency "react@>=16.3.3".
warning "workspace-aggregator-cd32f618-e524-4880-af02-32ec248ee999 > @theia/messages > react-perfect-scrollbar@1.5.8" has unmet peer dependency "react-dom@>=16.3.3".
warning "workspace-aggregator-cd32f618-e524-4880-af02-32ec248ee999 > @theia/preview > markdown-it-anchor@5.0.2" has unmet peer dependency "markdown-it@^8.4.1".
warning "workspace-aggregator-cd32f618-e524-4880-af02-32ec248ee999 > @theia/scm > react-autosize-textarea@7.1.0" has unmet peer dependency "react@^0.14.0 || ^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0".
warning "workspace-aggregator-cd32f618-e524-4880-af02-32ec248ee999 > @theia/scm > react-autosize-textarea@7.1.0" has unmet peer dependency "react-dom@^0.14.0 || ^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0".
[5/5] Building fresh packages...
[10/19] ⠐ drivelist
[11/19] ⠐ keytar
[7/19] ⠐ @theia/ffmpeg
[9/19] ⠐ native-keymap
error C:\Windows\System32\tst_theia\theia\node_modules\nsfw: Command failed.
Exit code: 1
Command: node-gyp rebuild
Arguments:
Directory: C:\Windows\System32\tst_theia\theia\node_modules\nsfw
Output:
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@9.4.1
gyp info using node@19.9.0 | win32 | x64
gyp info find Python using Python version 3.11.4 found at "D:\ProgramData\anaconda3\python.exe"
gyp info find VS using VS2022 (17.7.34024.191) found at:
gyp info find VS "D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community"
gyp info find VS run with --verbose for detailed information
gyp info spawn D:\ProgramData\anaconda3\python.exe
gyp info spawn args [
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Windows\\System32\\tst_theia\\theia\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\gyp\\gyp_main.py',
gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-f',
gyp info spawn args   'msvs',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Windows\\System32\\tst_theia\\theia\\node_modules\\nsfw\\build\\config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Windows\\System32\\tst_theia\\theia\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\James\\AppData\\Local\\node-gyp\\Cache\\19.9.0\\include\\node\\common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=C:\\Users\\James\\AppData\\Local\\node-gyp\\Cache\\19.9.0',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=C:\\Windows\\System32\\tst_theia\\theia\\node_modules\\node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=C:\\\\Users\\\\James\\\\AppData\\\\Local\\\\node-gyp\\\\Cache\\\\19.9.0\\\\<(target_arch)\\\\node.lib',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=C:\\Windows\\System32\\tst_theia\\theia\\node_modules\\nsfw',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Windows\\System32\\tst_theia\\theia\\node_modules\\nsfw\\build',
gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.'
gyp info spawn args ]
gyp info spawn D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe
gyp info spawn args [
gyp info spawn args   'build/binding.sln',
gyp info spawn args   '/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
gyp info spawn args   '/nologo',
gyp info spawn args   '/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64'
gyp info spawn args ]
MSBUILD : error MSB1009: Project file does not exist.
Switch: build/binding.sln
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Windows\System32\tst_theia\theia\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:203:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:513:28)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:293:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.22631
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Users\\James\\scoop\\apps\\nvm\\current\\nodejs\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Windows\\System32\\tst_theia\\theia\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Windows\System32\tst_theia\theia\node_modules\nsfw

i have tried several times, and always end like this： Exit code: 1
Command: node-gyp rebuild ... MSBUILD : error MSB1009: Project file does not exist.
Switch: build/binding.sln
gyp ERR! build error

it seems that my environment is legal, but it cannot work, i beg for help.

another unrelative error happens relating to the installation of windows-build-tools using the code given, "npm --add-python-to-path install --global --production windows-build-tools --vs2022"

it pops the err msg:

Downloading vs_BuildTools.exe
npm ERR! [============================================>] 100.0% (0 B/s)
npm ERR! Downloaded vs_BuildTools.exe. Saved to C:\Users\James\.windows-build-tools\vs_BuildTools.exe.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Starting installation...
npm ERR! Downloading installers failed. Error: TypeError: 'process.env' only accepts a configurable, writable, and enumerable data descriptor
npm ERR!     at Function.defineProperty (<anonymous>)
npm ERR!     at Object.removePath (C:\Users\James\scoop\persist\nvm\nodejs\v19.9.0\node_modules\windows-build-tools\dist\utils\remove-path.js:11:12)
npm ERR!     at Object.install (C:\Users\James\scoop\persist\nvm\nodejs\v19.9.0\node_modules\windows-build-tools\dist\install\index.js:29:19)
npm ERR!     at C:\Users\James\scoop\persist\nvm\nodejs\v19.9.0\node_modules\windows-build-tools\dist\start.js:17:19
npm ERR!     at Object.download (C:\Users\James\scoop\persist\nvm\nodejs\v19.9.0\node_modules\windows-build-tools\dist\download.js:35:5)
npm ERR!     at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
npm ERR!     at async Object.aquireInstallers (C:\Users\James\scoop\persist\nvm\nodejs\v19.9.0\node_modules\windows-build-tools\dist\aquire-installers.js:32:13) {
npm ERR!   code: 'ERR_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINE_PROPERTY'
npm ERR! }
npm ERR! windows-build-tools will now exit.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: C:\Users\James\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2024-09-19T11_53_29_578Z-debug-0.log

pls help, many thanks

[msujew]

Hey @JimCSuen,

did you clone Theia into your Windows/system32 folder? Can you try a different path, I'm not entirely sure what wrong with your setup, but most compilers fail to run in that directory (due to Windows preventing access).

[JimCSuen]

i will try it right now

[JimCSuen]

YES! i do clone the repo into Windows/system32 and now it starts working after i changed the path. thank u so much for the help :)