yarn rebuild:browser success, but yarn rebuild:electron fail with 'Could not find any Visual Studio installation to use'

[davidxwwang]

hi, l download the code ,and cd client, then use 'yarn 'and 'yarn start', and l can see the web ide on 127.0.0.1:3000, later l want a destop version , so l add a workspace named 'electron-app', and the necessary configurations， the package.json'in the electron-app workspace like this:
{ "private": true, "name": "electron-app", "main": "src-gen/frontend/electron-main.js", "license": "(EPL-2.0 OR MIT)", "version": "0.8.0", "contributors": [ { "name": "Eclipse EMF.cloud Project", "email": "emfcloud-dev@eclipse.org", "url": "https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/ecd.emfcloud" } ], "repository": { "type": "git", "url": "https://github.com/eclipse-emfcloud/coffee-editor.git" }, "homepage": "https://www.eclipse.org/emfcloud/", "bugs": "https://github.com/eclipse-emfcloud/coffee-editor/issues", "dependencies": { "@theia/electron": "latest", "@theia/callhierarchy": "^1.34.1", "@theia/console": "^1.34.1", "@theia/core": "^1.34.1", "@theia/debug": "^1.34.1", "@theia/editor": "^1.34.1", "@theia/file-search": "^1.34.1", "@theia/filesystem": "^1.34.1", "@theia/git": "^1.34.1", "@theia/keymaps": "^1.34.1", "@theia/markers": "^1.34.1", "@theia/messages": "^1.34.1", "@theia/mini-browser": "^1.34.1", "@theia/monaco": "^1.34.1", "@theia/navigator": "^1.34.1", "@theia/outline-view": "^1.34.1", "@theia/output": "^1.34.1", "@theia/plugin-dev": "^1.34.1", "@theia/plugin-ext": "^1.34.1", "@theia/plugin-ext-vscode": "^1.34.1", "@theia/plugin-metrics": "^1.34.1", "@theia/preferences": "^1.34.1", "@theia/process": "^1.34.1", "@theia/scm": "^1.34.1", "@theia/scm-extra": "^1.34.1", "@theia/search-in-workspace": "^1.34.1", "@theia/task": "^1.34.1", "@theia/terminal": "^1.34.1", "@theia/typehierarchy": "^1.34.1", "@theia/userstorage": "^1.34.1", "@theia/variable-resolver": "^1.34.1", "@theia/vsx-registry": "^1.34.1", "@theia/workspace": "^1.34.1", "coffee-common": "^0.8.0", "coffee-comparison": "^0.8.0", "coffee-cpp-extension": "^0.8.0", "coffee-editor-extension": "^0.8.0", "coffee-java-extension": "^0.8.0", "coffee-servers": "^0.8.0", "coffee-welcome-page": "^0.8.0", "coffee-workflow-analyzer": "^0.8.0", "coffee-workflow-glsp-theia": "^0.8.0" }, "devDependencies": { "@theia/cli": "^1.34.1", "electron-builder": "^22.4.1", "electron": "^15.3.5" }, "scripts": { "prepare": "", "development": "theia build --mode development", "production": "theia build --mode production", "start": "theia start", "watch": "theia build --watch --mode development" }, "theia": { "target": "electron", "frontend": { "config": { "applicationName": "emf.cloud Coffee Editor", "defaultIconTheme": "theia-file-icons", "preferences": { "security.workspace.trust.startupPrompt": "never", "security.workspace.trust.enabled": false, "files.autoSave": "off" } } } } }
then
(1) using yarnrebuild:browser, tip: 'native node modules are already rebuilt for browser'
(2) using yarn rebuild:electron tip errors:'Could not find any Visual Studio installation to use' following:
`
$ theia rebuild:browser
native node modules are already rebuilt for browser
Done in 0.79s.
PS C:\Users\surface\Desktop\che-component-with-git\coffee-editor-master-0314\client> yarn rebuild:electr
on
yarn run v1.22.19
$ theia rebuild:electron
Processed "native-keymap"
Processed "find-git-repositories"
Processed "drivelist"
Processed "node-pty"
Processed "nsfw"
✖ Rebuild Failed
An unhandled error occurred inside electron-rebuild
node-gyp failed to rebuild 'C:\Users\surface\Desktop\che-component-with-git\coffee-editor-master-0314\cl
ient\node_modules\drivelist'.
For more information, rerun with the DEBUG environment variable set to "electron-rebuild".

Error: Could not find any Visual Studio installation to use

Error: node-gyp failed to rebuild 'C:\Users\surface\Desktop\che-component-with-git\coffee-editor-master-
0314\client\node_modules\drivelist'.
For more information, rerun with the DEBUG environment variable set to "electron-rebuild".

Error: Could not find any Visual Studio installation to use

at NodeGyp.rebuildModule (C:\Users\surface\Desktop\che-component-with-git\coffee-editor-master-0314\

client\node_modules\electron-rebuild\lib\src\module-type\node-gyp.js:120:19)
at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
at async ModuleRebuilder.rebuildNodeGypModule (C:\Users\surface\Desktop\che-component-with-git\coffe
e-editor-master-0314\client\node_modules\electron-rebuild\lib\src\module-rebuilder.js:98:9)
at async ModuleRebuilder.rebuild (C:\Users\surface\Desktop\che-component-with-git\coffee-editor-mast
er-0314\client\node_modules\electron-rebuild\lib\src\module-rebuilder.js:128:14)
at async Rebuilder.rebuildModuleAt (C:\Users\surface\Desktop\che-component-with-git\coffee-editor-ma
ster-0314\client\node_modules\electron-rebuild\lib\src\rebuild.js:149:13)
at async Rebuilder.rebuild (C:\Users\surface\Desktop\che-component-with-git\coffee-editor-master-031
4\client\node_modules\electron-rebuild\lib\src\rebuild.js:112:17)
at async C:\Users\surface\Desktop\che-component-with-git\coffee-editor-master-0314\client\node_modul
es\electron-rebuild\lib\src\cli.js:158:9
Reverted "native-keymap"
Reverted "drivelist"
Reverted "find-git-repositories"
Reverted "nsfw"
Reverted "node-pty"
error Command failed with exit code 4294967295`

so l confused why yarn rebuild:browser success, but yarn rebuild:electron fail with 'Could not find any Visual Studio installation to use', thanks!

[ndoschek]

Hi @davidxwwang,

As the coffee-editor is based on Eclipse Theia, could you please check if your system fulfills the prerequisites: https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/blob/master/doc/Developing.md#prerequisites

HTH and best regards,
Nina

[davidxwwang]

hi @ndoschek ,thanks for you reply, l check the souceCode,and then add GYP_MSVS_VERSION as env variable, the problem fixed,

[ndoschek]

Great, I'm glad your build problem could be resolved!