windows-build-tools
Advanced tools
On Windows? Want to compile native Node modules? Install the build tools with this one-liner:
npm install --global --production windows-build-tools
After installation, npm will automatically execute this module, which downloads and installs Visual C++ Build Tools 2015, provided free of charge by Microsoft. These tools are required to compile popular native modules. It will also install Python 2.7, configuring your machine and npm appropriately.
:bulb: [Windows Vista / 7 only] requires .NET Framework 4.5.1 (Currently not installed automatically by this package)
Both installations are conflict-free, meaning that they do not mess with existing installations of Visual Studio, C++ Build Tools, or Python. If you see anything that indiciates otherwise, please file a bug.
This package currently only handles the most common use case, none of the edge cases. If you encounter errors, we'd greatly appreciate error reports (and even pull requests). This is currently tested on Windows 10.
The Python installation was made possible by Ali Hajimirza, who kindly wrestled with Python's MSIs until they surrendered.
Copyright (C) 2016 Felix Rieseberg and Microsoft Corporation. Licensed MIT. For more details, please see LICENSE.
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Install C++ Build Tools for Windows using npm
We found that windows-build-tools demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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