Can't install nodegyp or canvas in win 11

[rizzbrew]

npm error path E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas
npm error command failed
npm error command C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build --update-binary
npm error Warning: Missing input files:
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libpng14-14.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libgthread-2.0-0.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libpangocairo-1.0-0.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libfontconfig-1.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\zlib1.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libgmodule-2.0-0.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libintl-8.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libpangoft2-1.0-0.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libcairo-2.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libexpat-1.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libgobject-2.0-0.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libpangowin32-1.0-0.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libfreetype-6.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libglib-2.0-0.dll
npm error C:\GTK\bin\libpango-1.0-0.dll
npm error Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "-m" switch.
npm error Copying C:/libjpeg-turbo64/bin/jpeg62.dll to E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas\build\Release
npm error 1 file(s) copied.
npm error Backend.cc
npm error E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas\src\backend\Backend.h(3,10): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'cairo.h': No such file or directory [E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas\build\canvas.vcxproj]
npm error Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --update-binary --module=E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\canvas.node --module_name=canvas --module_path=E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas\build\Release --napi_version=9 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v127' (1)
npm error node-pre-gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm error node-pre-gyp info using node-pre-gyp@1.0.11
npm error node-pre-gyp info using node@22.12.0 | win32 | x64
npm error (node:3508) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The punycode module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
npm error (Use node --trace-deprecation ... to show where the warning was created)
npm error node-pre-gyp http GET https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.11.2/canvas-v2.11.2-node-v127-win32-unknown-x64.tar.gz
npm error node-pre-gyp ERR! install response status 404 Not Found on https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.11.2/canvas-v2.11.2-node-v127-win32-unknown-x64.tar.gz
npm error node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not installable for canvas@2.11.2 and node@22.12.0 (node-v127 ABI, unknown) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)
npm error node-pre-gyp WARN Hit error response status 404 Not Found on https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.11.2/canvas-v2.11.2-node-v127-win32-unknown-x64.tar.gz
npm error gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm error gyp info using node-gyp@10.2.0
npm error gyp info using node@22.12.0 | win32 | x64
npm error gyp info ok
npm error gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm error gyp info using node-gyp@10.2.0
npm error gyp info using node@22.12.0 | win32 | x64
npm error gyp info find Python using Python version 3.13.1 found at "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.13_qbz5n2kfra8p0\python.exe"
npm error gyp info find VS using VS2019 (16.11.35425.106) found at:
npm error gyp info find VS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools"
npm error gyp info find VS run with --verbose for detailed information
npm error gyp info spawn C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.13_qbz5n2kfra8p0\python.exe
npm error gyp info spawn args [
npm error gyp info spawn args 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\gyp\gyp_main.py',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'binding.gyp',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-f',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'msvs',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas\build\config.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\addon.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\node-gyp\Cache\22.12.0\include\node\common.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dvisibility=default',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_root_dir=C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\node-gyp\Cache\22.12.0',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_gyp_dir=C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_lib_file=C:\\Users\\Administrator\\AppData\\Local\\node-gyp\\Cache\\22.12.0\\<(target_arch)\\node.lib',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dmodule_root_dir=E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_engine=v8',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--depth=.',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--no-parallel',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--generator-output',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas\build',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Goutput_dir=.'
npm error gyp info spawn args ]
npm error gyp info ok
npm error gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm error gyp info using node-gyp@10.2.0
npm error gyp info using node@22.12.0 | win32 | x64
npm error gyp info spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe
npm error gyp info spawn args [
npm error gyp info spawn args 'build\binding.sln',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/nologo',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64'
npm error gyp info spawn args ]
npm error gyp ERR! build error
npm error gyp ERR! stack Error: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe failed with exit code: 1
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:216:23)
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:524:28)
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:293:12)
npm error gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.22631
npm error gyp ERR! command "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" "build" "--fallback-to-build" "--update-binary" "--module=E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\canvas.node" "--module_name=canvas" "--module_path=E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas\build\Release" "--napi_version=9" "--node_abi_napi=napi" "--napi_build_version=0" "--node_napi_label=node-v127"
npm error gyp ERR! cwd E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas
npm error gyp ERR! node -v v22.12.0
npm error gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v10.2.0
npm error gyp ERR! not ok
npm error node-pre-gyp ERR! build error
npm error node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --update-binary --module=E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas\build\Release\canvas.node --module_name=canvas --module_path=E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas\build\Release --napi_version=9 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v127' (1)
npm error node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess. (E:\hikabrat\node_modules@mapbox\node-pre-gyp\lib\util\compile.js:89:23)
npm error node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:524:28)
npm error node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1101:16)
npm error node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:304:5)
npm error node-pre-gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.22631
npm error node-pre-gyp ERR! command "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "E:\hikabrat\node_modules\@mapbox\node-pre-gyp\bin\node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build" "--update-binary"
npm error node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd E:\hikabrat\node_modules\canvas
npm error node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v22.12.0
npm error node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v1.0.11
npm error node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\npm-cache_logs\2024-12-23T12_07_37_719Z-debug-0.log

[pitops]

have the same issue on mac m1 if that helps

[EdwinSuryaputra]

Yes, it's really frustating

[RobinHerzog]

I agree, a lot.

[chearon]

Please switch to 3.x or see the install instructions.