'npm i ipfs' gives me an error with node-gyp

[YourNewEmpire]

• Node Version: 14.15.1 and npm@6.14.9
• Platform: systeminfo | /C:"Win10Pro" /C:"10.0.19042" /C:"x64-based PC" (Windows)
• Compiler: msbuild16
• Module: ipfs

Verbose output (from npm or node-gyp):

npm WARN deprecated debug@4.1.1: Debug versions >=3.2.0 <3.2.7 || >=4 <4.3.1 have a low-severity ReDos regression when used in a Node.js environment. It is recommended you upgrade to 3.2.7 or 4.3.1. (https://github.com/visionmedia/debug/issues/797)

> gc-stats@1.4.0 install C:\Users\Archie\Documents\SSR apps\sharptec-frontend\node_modules\gc-stats
> node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

node-pre-gyp WARN Using request for node-pre-gyp https download 
node-pre-gyp WARN Tried to download(403): https://node-binaries.s3.amazonaws.com/gcstats/v1.4.0/Release/node-v83-win32-x64.tar.gz 
node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not found for gc-stats@1.4.0 and node@14.15.1 (node-v83 ABI, unknown) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp) 
gyp ERR! UNCAUGHT EXCEPTION 
gyp ERR! stack Error: spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe ENOENT
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:269:19)
gyp ERR! stack     at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:465:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:80:21)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19042
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\Archie\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "build" "--fallback-to-build" "--module=C:\\Users\\Archie\\Documents\\SSR 
apps\\sharptec-frontend\\node_modules\\gc-stats\\build\\gcstats\\v1.4.0\\Release\\node-v83-win32-x64\\gcstats.node" "--module_name=gcstats" "--module_path=C:\\Users\\Archie\\Documents\\SSR apps\\sharptec-frontend\\node_modules\\gc-stats\\build\\gcstats\\v1.4.0\\Release\\node-v83-win32-x64" "--napi_version=7" "--node_abi_napi=napi" "--napi_build_version=0" "--node_napi_label=node-v83"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\Archie\Documents\SSR apps\sharptec-frontend\node_modules\gc-stats
gyp ERR! node -v v14.15.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
gyp ERR! This is a bug in `node-gyp`.
gyp ERR! Try to update node-gyp and file an Issue if it does not help:
gyp ERR!     <https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues>
node-pre-gyp ERR! build error 
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Users\Archie\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --module=C:\Users\Archie\Documents\SSR apps\sharptec-frontend\node_modules\gc-stats\build\gcstats\v1.4.0\Release\node-v83-win32-x64\gcstats.node --module_name=gcstats --module_path=C:\Users\Archie\Documents\SSR apps\sharptec-frontend\node_modules\gc-stats\build\gcstats\v1.4.0\Release\node-v83-win32-x64 --napi_version=7 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v83' (7)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Archie\Documents\SSR apps\sharptec-frontend\node_modules\gc-stats\node_modules\node-pre-gyp\lib\util\compile.js:83:29)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:315:20)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1048:16)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:288:5)
node-pre-gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19042
node-pre-gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\Archie\\Documents\\SSR apps\\sharptec-frontend\\node_modules\\gc-stats\\node_modules\\node-pre-gyp\\bin\\node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build"       
node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\Archie\Documents\SSR apps\sharptec-frontend\node_modules\gc-stats
node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v14.15.1
node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.13.0
node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok
Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Users\Archie\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --module=C:\Users\Archie\Documents\SSR apps\sharptec-frontend\node_modules\gc-stats\build\gcstats\v1.4.0\Release\node-v83-win32-x64\gcstats.node --module_name=gcstats --module_path=C:\Users\Archie\Documents\SSR apps\sharptec-frontend\node_modules\gc-stats\build\gcstats\v1.4.0\Release\node-v83-win32-x64 --napi_version=7 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v83' (7)

> bcrypto@5.4.0 install C:\Users\Archie\Documents\SSR apps\sharptec-frontend\node_modules\bcrypto
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Users\Archie\Documents\SSR apps\sharptec-frontend\node_modules\bcrypto>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Users\Archie\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node "C:\Users\Archie\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )
gyp ERR! UNCAUGHT EXCEPTION 
gyp ERR! stack Error: spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe ENOENT
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:269:19)
gyp ERR! stack     at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:465:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:80:21)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19042
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\Archie\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\Archie\Documents\SSR apps\sharptec-frontend\node_modules\bcrypto
gyp ERR! node -v v14.15.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
gyp ERR! This is a bug in `node-gyp`.
gyp ERR! Try to update node-gyp and file an Issue if it does not help:
gyp ERR!     <https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues>
npm WARN ipfs-daemon@0.5.4 requires a peer of electron-webrtc@^0.3.0 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN ipfs-daemon@0.5.4 requires a peer of wrtc@^0.4.6 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN prometheus-gc-stats@0.6.3 requires a peer of prom-client@>= 10 <= 12 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@2.3.2 (node_modules\fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@2.3.2: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: gc-stats@1.4.0 (node_modules\gc-stats):
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: gc-stats@1.4.0 install: `node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build`
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Exit status 1

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 7
npm ERR! bcrypto@5.4.0 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 7
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the bcrypto@5.4.0 install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\Archie\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2021-03-26T16_03_02_178Z-debug.log

[cclauss]

gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.13.0

Please upgrade:

• https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/releases
• https://github.com/mapbox/node-pre-gyp/releases

[YourNewEmpire]

node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.13.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0

The error message does not change after i close VScode, update node-gyp and node-pre-gyp as you say. Would I need to restart as well?

[YourNewEmpire]

But when i enter node-gyp -v into my project or into global i get 7.1.2

[cclauss]

https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/wiki/Updating-npm's-bundled-node-gyp

[DeeDeeG]

gyp ERR! stack Error: spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe ENOENT

I think this is saying you have no MSBuild.exe in that location. Can you double-check that MSBuild.exe exists in that location? Perhaps reinstall your install of Visual Studio?

gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0

The copy of node-gyp bundled with npm is running. You can update that using the instructions @cclauss linked above. Although I mentioned in another comment that the instructions are slightly wrong for Windows... See: #2354 (comment)

[cclauss]

Please follow new Windows instructions at https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/wiki/Updating-npm's-bundled-node-gyp

[cclauss]

Closing because node-pre-gyp is unmaintained.

• Needed: New maintainership of node-pre-gyp mapbox/node-pre-gyp#657