Npm install couchbase fails on windows

Node.js SDK
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Something in couchbase 2.3.2 broke installation on windows. Version 2.3.0 installs fine, but 2.3.2 fails during the prebuild --install script.

$ npm install couchbase

couchbase@2.3.2 install C:\dev\node_modules\couchbase
prebuild --install

prebuild info begin Prebuild version 6.1.0
prebuild info build Preparing to prebuild couchbase@2.3.2 for node 6.10.2 on win32-x64 using node-gyp
prebuild ERR! build error
prebuild ERR! stack Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘C:\dev\node_modules\couchbase\6.10.2\x64\node.lib’
prebuild ERR! stack at Error (native)
prebuild ERR! not ok
prebuild ERR! build Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘C:\dev\node_modules\couchbase\6.10.2\x64\node.lib’
prebuild ERR! build at Error (native)
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘C:\dev\package.json’
npm WARN dev No description
npm WARN dev No repository field.
npm WARN dev No README data
npm WARN dev No license field.
npm ERR! Windows_NT 10.0.14393
npm ERR! argv “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe” “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js” “install” “couchbase”
npm ERR! Windows_NT 10.0.14393
npm ERR! argv “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe” “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js” “install” “couchbase”
npm ERR! node v6.10.2
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! couchbase@2.3.2 install: prebuild --install
npm ERR! Exit status 2
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the couchbase@2.3.2 install script ‘prebuild --install’.
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 couchbase package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! prebuild --install
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR! npm bugs couchbase
npm ERR! Or if that isn’t available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls couchbase
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

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

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Hey @divinebovine,

Could you tell me what Windows version you are using, and whether you have the required Visual Studio version installed for your Node.js version?

Cheers, Brett

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Hi! I’v got same problem.

I tried install couchbase SDK 2.3.2 on Windows 10 Ent with VS 2015 Ent. Node.js v6.10.2.

Workaround for this case - install prev version of SDK like that https://developer.couchbase.com/documentation/server/4.5/sdk/nodejs/start-using-sdk.html#story-h2-6
it’s works but newest build will better )

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Hey @Brett19,

I’m running windows 10 enterprise, version 1607 build 14393.693 and I have Visual Studio 2015 Professional and Visual Studio 2017 Professional installed.

Thanks,
Daniel