[CB-3309] npm install -g cordova fails on Windows 7

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.6.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.8.0
• Component/s: cordova-cli
• Labels: 7 8 command-line cordova cordova-cli npm windows

Environment

Windows 7

• Assignee: Benn
• Reporter: Richard Stovall
• Created: 01/May/13 12:59
• Updated: 03/Jun/13 22:02
• Resolved: 03/Jun/13 22:02

Description

I've attempted to use NPM to install the Cordova CLI on two different machines, a windows 8 computer and a windows 7 computer. Both attempts gave me the same error message.

Additionally, I've tried to install Cordova 2.6 and 2.5 on the windows 8 machine and received the same message.

12282 verbose rebuildBundles 'shelljs',
12282 verbose rebuildBundles 'xcode' ]
12283 info install cordova@2.7.2
12284 verbose unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
12285 silly exec cmd "/c" "node bootstrap.js"
12286 silly cmd,/c,node bootstrap.js,C:\Users\richard.stovall\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova spawning
12287 info cordova@2.7.2 Failed to exec install script
12288 info C:\Users\richard.stovall\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova unbuild
12289 verbose from cache C:\Users\richard.stovall\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\package.json
12290 info preuninstall cordova@2.7.2
12291 info uninstall cordova@2.7.2
12292 verbose true,C:\Users\richard.stovall\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules,C:\Users\richard.stovall\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules unbuild cordova@2.7.2
12293 verbose C:\Users\richard.stovall\AppData\Roaming\npm,[object Object] binRoot
12294 info postuninstall cordova@2.7.2
12295 error cordova@2.7.2 install: `node bootstrap.js`
12295 error `cmd "/c" "node bootstrap.js"` failed with 1
12296 error Failed at the cordova@2.7.2 install script.
12296 error This is most likely a problem with the cordova package,
12296 error not with npm itself.
12296 error Tell the author that this fails on your system:
12296 error node bootstrap.js
12296 error You can get their info via:
12296 error npm owner ls cordova
12296 error There is likely additional logging output above.
12297 error System Windows_NT 6.2.9200
12298 error command "C:
Program Files\\nodejs\\\\node.exe" "C:
Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin
npm-cli.js" "install" "-g" "cordova"
12299 error cwd C:\Projects
12300 error node -v v0.10.5
12301 error npm -v 1.2.18
12302 error code ELIFECYCLE
12303 verbose exit [ 1, true ]