{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/864","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/864/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/864/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/864/events","html_url":"https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/864","id":126715043,"number":864,"title":"Windows install / VS / C++ / compiling anything dependent on node-gyp","user":{"login":"ganna-shmatova","id":7226694,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7226694?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/ganna-shmatova","html_url":"https://github.com/ganna-shmatova","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ganna-shmatova/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ganna-shmatova/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ganna-shmatova/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ganna-shmatova/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ganna-shmatova/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ganna-shmatova/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ganna-shmatova/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ganna-shmatova/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ganna-shmatova/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2016-01-14T18:17:50Z","updated_at":"2016-01-14T18:17:50Z","closed_at":null,"body":"I've been at this for about 2 weeks now. It worked ONCE and then I tried installing something that uses it in a different project and it stopped working in that project and the project it used to work in & that was 4 days ago.\r\n\r\nI've tried VS 2015, I've tried the c++ tools preview with various SDK configurations, I've even reinstalled node.js, and ccleaned system all throughout.\r\n\r\nThen I went back to VS studio. Installed VS studio 2013:\r\n\r\n1. \r\n```\r\nnpm config set msvs_version 2013 --global\r\n```\r\n= It still thinking we're dealing with 2015\r\n![image](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/7226694/12332857/e40df04e-babe-11e5-9282-c23b7a2d1a2a.png)\r\n\r\n2.\r\n```\r\nnpm i --msvs_version2013\r\n```\r\nJust whole mess of issues:\r\n![image](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/7226694/12332884/0926542a-babf-11e5-9391-28e03b378af3.png)\r\n\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\ntried to install the suggested\r\n> If you get errors that the 64-bit compilers are not installed you may also need the compiler update for the Windows SDK 7.1\r\n\r\nBut it told me I didnt have Windows SDK installed. Which isn't riiiiiiigghhhttt...\r\n\r\nDownloaded and tried to install Windows 7.1 SDK (https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=8279), but it told me it failed and to look at some config.html file...\r\n\r\nAnd now I have 20-something new programs in programs and features despite telling VS 2013 to ONLY install the SDK and not SQL features that I'm seeing right now... What...?!\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\nWith the SDK preview the issues were files stddef.h and stdio.h -- considering it's a 'preview' and occassionally it would blow up installing SDK 10 I decided to stop exploring that route. I've uninstalled the individual components between each install. My window ssystem si full updated & is windows 7. It's also a fairly new install and I hope I haven't botched it trying these install and uninstall cycles."}}