npm install fails with error C2373 with vs2015 update 3

node.js visual-studio-2015 npm node-gyp

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Solution 1

This error stays in relation with npm, node-gyp and Visual Studio 2015 and is already fixed in [email protected], but npm is still pointing to an old version. As I workaround I can propose this:

Go to your folder where npm is installed, e.g.: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm
Open: package.json
Remove entry for node-gyp in bundleDependencies
Bump version number to 3.4.0 for node-gyp in dependencies
Make a npm i in this directory to install [email protected] to fix the problem

Relating GitHub issues can be found here:

Solution 2

Or update npm:

npm install npm -g

Solution 3

An alternative solution that doesn't involve messing with npm installation is to run

SET CL=-DDELAYIMP_INSECURE_WRITABLE_HOOKS %CL%

before running npm install

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Updated on June 14, 2022

Comments

Beat about 2 years

After reinstalling my machine with windows 10, setting it up with Visual Studio 2015 I encountered this error on installing my git repositories:

→ npm install fails on different projects with:

...
C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\src\win_delay_load_hook.c(34): error C2373: "__pfnDliNotifyHook2": [...]
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\bin\msbuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:276:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.10586
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\...\node_modules\buffertools
gyp ERR! node -v v4.4.7
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.3.1
gyp ERR! not ok

Admin almost 8 years

When you say "Dump entry", do you mean add, or remove?
Admin almost 8 years

I didn't remove it, but the fix still worked. Do I still need to remove it? Thanks! You might want to change the wording of your reply for the benefit any non-native English speakers and ditsy native English speakers.
Beat almost 8 years

It was for sake of completeness
Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans almost 8 years

Note that in a "normal" windows install you will need UAC access to this file, which may require starting an editor and a terminal with the "run as administrator" option, or you won't be able to save the file or run npm install
Loghorn almost 8 years

Are you issuing the SET command just before running npm install, in the same command prompt instance?
Mikalai almost 8 years

Yes, I set CL variable before npm install, after that another issue was
Erik Vullings almost 8 years

Thanks for the tip! (just had to remove the trailing %CL%) ` SET CL=-DDELAYIMP_INSECURE_WRITABLE_HOOKS `
Brian Clifton almost 8 years

I've had to also run this to get it working: npm install -g rimraf
Gabriel Matusevich almost 8 years

Showed some errors in my console but it worked :p windows is so messy
Graham almost 8 years

Although I like the new output format this gave me, it didn't get rid of the error.
1mike12 over 7 years

also, make sure you use windows powershell for the npm install or amdinistrator mode because it will fail otherwise
JHH over 7 years

Using git bash on windows I used export CL=-DDELAYIMP_INSECURE_WRITABLE_HOOKS successfully (although my build of ursa still failed, node-gyp on windows is a pain)