Node-java : Install error: "fatal error LNK1181 cannot open input file DelayImp.lib"

Question

I'm trying to install java on my node server but I'm facing some problems.

My computer :

• Windows 10 x64
• Node v7.9.0
• NPM v5.8.0-next.0
• Visual Studio 2017

From Visual Studio Installer, C++ modules :

• SDK Windows 10
• SDK Windows 8.1
• SDK UCRT

From Path :

• JDK 1.8.0_131
• JRE 9.0.4
• MSBuild 14.0
• Full path to CL.exe from Visual Studio 2017 install

Error I got when I'm using "npm install java" :

LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'DelayImp.lib'

I can't figure out what's wrong :(

I saw this question but it didn't help me: cannot open input file 'Delayimp.lib'

I opened a Github issue too, where you can find the full error log file : https://github.com/joeferner/node-java/issues/424

Thank you !

Answer 1

I did a couple of things to fix it, probably ugly but it's working now :

• Installed Node v8.9.1
• I copied the file needed from my VS2017 installation (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.13.26128\lib\x64) to Windows Kits installation (C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\x64)
• Updating VS2017/2015 C++ Build tools from VS installer
• Added VCTargetsPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\v140
• Added GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2015

Hope this help