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

Putting this here in case someone has the same issue:

I already had the C++ libraries installed.

Updating Node worked for me.

I assume the older version of node just didn't support my VS2017.