node gyp error TRACKER : error TRK0005: Failed to locate: “CL.exe”. The system cannot find the file specified

Question

I want to install bcrypt on a windows 10 machine with visual studio community 2015, Python v2.7.3 installed but i get the following error.

node version v4.2.1 node-

Answer 1

I had the same problem with another module.

I solved it by:

• Install visual studio community 2013
• Run npm config set msvs_version 2013 --global
• Run npm install bcrypt