Installing Edge Impulse CLI

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#1

Hello,

I am trying to set up the edge impulse CLI on my system, and I am stuck here. I have installed Python 3.9.6, NodeJS1.6 and Visual Studio 2019, along with the desktop C++ development workload.

I’ve browsed the forum and tried the solutions previously suggested, but haven’t been able to find a work-around.

My system config is as follows:
Windows 10 build 19043
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U with 8 GB RAM

I have shared the debug log on pastebin at this link https://pastebin.com/jCjudguj

PS C:\Windows\system32> npm install -g edge-impulse-cli --force
npm WARN using --force Recommended protections disabled.
npm WARN deprecated @zeit/dockerignore@0.0.5: “@zeit/dockerignore” is no longer maintained
npm WARN deprecated har-validator@5.1.5: this library is no longer supported
npm WARN deprecated request-promise@4.2.6: request-promise has been deprecated because it extends the now deprecated request package, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
npm WARN deprecated uuid@3.4.0: Please upgrade to version 7 or higher. Older versions may use Math.random() in certain circumstances, which is known to be problematic. See https://v8.dev/blog/math-random for details.
npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.2: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path C:\Users\Mohan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\edge-impulse-cli\node_modules@serialport\bindings
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c prebuild-install --tag-prefix @serialport/bindings@ || node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@7.1.2
npm ERR! gyp info using node@16.4.0 | win32 | x64
npm ERR! gyp info find Python using Python version 3.9.6 found at “C:\Python39\python.exe”
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS msvs_version was set from command line or npm config
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS - looking for Visual Studio version 2015
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS VCINSTALLDIR not set, not running in VS Command Prompt
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS checking VS2019 (16.10.31410.357) found at:
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools”
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS - found “Visual Studio C++ core features”
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS - found VC++ toolset: v142
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS - found Windows SDK: 10.0.19041.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS - msvs_version does not match this version
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS could not find a version of Visual Studio 2017 or newer to use
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS looking for Visual Studio 2015
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS - not found
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS not looking for VS2013 as it is only supported up to Node.js 8
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS valid versions for msvs_version:
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS - “2019”
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS - “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools”
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS **************************************************************
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS You need to install the latest version of Visual Studio
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS including the “Desktop development with C++” workload.
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS For more information consult the documentation at:
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#on-windows
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS **************************************************************
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS
npm ERR! gyp ERR! configure error
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: Could not find any Visual Studio installation to use
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at VisualStudioFinder.fail (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:121:47)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:74:16
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at VisualStudioFinder.findVisualStudio2013 (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:351:14)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:70:14
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:372:16
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\util.js:54:7
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\util.js:33:16
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.exithandler (node:child_process:404:5)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:394:28)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1067:16)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19043
npm ERR! gyp ERR! command “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe” “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js” “rebuild”
npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\Mohan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\edge-impulse-cli\node_modules@serialport\bindings
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v16.4.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v7.1.2
npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\Mohan\AppData\Local\npm-cache_logs\2021-06-29T09_59_44_117Z-debug.log

#2

OK; I updated NPM with the VS code version and python path and it appears to have been fixed.

I followed the instructions on the node-gyp readme https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#on-windows

Briefly, I set my VS version config to 2019

npm config set msvs_version 2019

I then set the python path using the following command:

npm config set python /path/to/executable/python

The Edge Impulse CLIs are working now.

Hope this helps someone! :slight_smile:

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#3

Glad you got it sorted it! Most folks miss installing the “additional node.js tools” when installing node.js and this tends to cause a problem in the order of operations. If this happens, what helps is to uinstall the edge impulse cli then install it again.

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