title: Npm install karma hangs on node-gyp rebuild
body: <p>I'm running this on a Windows 7 x64 machine:</p>
  
  <pre><code>npm install -g karma
  npm WARN optional dep failed, continuing fsevents@0.3.0
  -
  &gt; ws@0.4.32 install C:\Users\developer\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws
  &gt; (node-gyp rebuild 2&gt; builderror.log) || (exit 0)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>After the last line it simply hangs!</p>
  
  <p>I've tried everything i can think of<br>
  - uninstall/reinstall node (0.10.32)<br>
  - delete the node_packages folder from the user appdata<br>
  - checking the builderror.log file (it's empty)<br>
  - installing nodex32 and x64, same problem<br>
  - waiting :)  </p>
  
  <p>What's interesting is that while it's hanged the node.exe process eats up one CPU. I'm not sure if it's really doing something or it's hanged.</p>
  
  <p>Any ideas?</p>
  
  <p>l.e.: it seems it's a problem with node-gyp, as running e.g.</p>
  
  <pre><code>node-gyp configure or 
  node-gyp rebuild
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>hangs as well with</p>
  
  <pre><code>gyp info using node@0.10.32 | win32 | ia32
  </code></pre>