gyp ERR! stack Error: spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe ENOENT

[meghajayakumar]

• Node version : v10.16.0
• OS : Windows 10
• Package trying to use: node-serialport

Verbose output (from npm or node-gyp):

PS C:\Users\Ergotopia\Documents\Ergotopia\electron-usb-test> .\node_modules\.bin\electron-rebuild.cmd
× Rebuild Failed

An unhandled error occurred inside electron-rebuild
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using [email protected]
gyp info using [email protected] | win32 | x64
gyp info find Python using Python version 3.6.8 found at "C:\Python3\python3.exe"
gyp info find VS using VS2017 (15.9.28307.1064) found at:
gyp info find VS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools"
gyp info find VS run with --verbose for detailed information
gyp info spawn C:\Python3\python3.exe
gyp info spawn args [ 'C:\\Users\\Ergotopia\\Documents\\Ergotopia\\electron-usb-test\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\gyp\\gyp_main.py',    
gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-f',
gyp info spawn args   'msvs',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\Ergotopia\\Documents\\Ergotopia\\electron-usb-test\\node_modules\\@serialport\\bindings\\build\\config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\Ergotopia\\Documents\\Ergotopia\\electron-usb-test\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\Ergotopia\\.electron-gyp\\8.2.4\\include\\node\\common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=C:\\Users\\Ergotopia\\.electron-gyp\\8.2.4',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=C:\\Users\\Ergotopia\\Documents\\Ergotopia\\electron-usb-test\\node_modules\\node-gyp',       
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=C:\\\\Users\\\\Ergotopia\\\\.electron-gyp\\\\8.2.4\\\\<(target_arch)\\\\node.lib',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=C:\\Users\\Ergotopia\\Documents\\Ergotopia\\electron-usb-test\\node_modules\\@serialport\\bindings',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\Ergotopia\\Documents\\Ergotopia\\electron-usb-test\\node_modules\\@serialport\\bindings\\build',  
gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.' ]
gyp info spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe
gyp info spawn args [ 'build/binding.sln',
gyp info spawn args   '/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
gyp info spawn args   '/nologo',
gyp info spawn args   '/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64' ]
gyp ERR! UNCAUGHT EXCEPTION
gyp ERR! stack Error: spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe ENOENT      
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:240:19)
gyp ERR! stack     at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:415:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:63:19)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.18362
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\Ergotopia\\Documents\\Ergotopia\\electron-usb-test\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild" "--target=8.2.4" "--arch=x64" "--dist-url=https://www.electronjs.org/headers" "--build-from-source"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\Ergotopia\Documents\Ergotopia\electron-usb-test\node_modules\@serialport\bindings
gyp ERR! node -v v10.16.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v6.1.0
gyp ERR! This is a bug in `node-gyp`.
gyp ERR! Try to update node-gyp and file an Issue if it does not help:
gyp ERR!     <https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues>

Failed with exit code: 7

Have tried most of the solutions found online regarding similar issue, but nothing seems to work.

I have run the command npm install --global --production windows-build-tools to add all dependencies required but I cannot find the MSBuild.exe file in the specified path.

[bnoordhuis]

Is MSBuild.exe in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\MSBuild\15.0\Bin? If it's not there, then where is it located on your system?

[meghajayakumar]

I am closing this issue as I could solve it by using the solution given here:
#1747 (comment)

I uninstalled my VS2017 and VS2019 and installed the Visual C++ Build tools from the link as stated in the comment.