install failed: libxmljs missing it's build file.

[ShinChven]

install failed: libxmljs missing it's build file.

[skude]

same issue:

C:\Users\XXXX\workspace\select-config-hierarchy-converter>npm i excel --save-dev

libxmljs@0.18.8 install C:\Users\SESA352070\workspace\select-config-hierarchy-converter\node_modules\libxmljs
node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build --loglevel http

node-pre-gyp http GET https://github.com/libxmljs/libxmljs/releases/download/v0.18.8/node-v59-win32-x64.tar.gz
node-pre-gyp http 301 https://github.com/libxmljs/libxmljs/releases/download/v0.18.8/node-v59-win32-x64.tar.gz
node-pre-gyp ERR! Completion callback never invoked!
node-pre-gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.14393
node-pre-gyp ERR! command "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Users\SESA352070\workspace\select-config-hierarchy-converter\node_modules\node-pre-gyp\bin\node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build" "--loglevel" "http"
node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\XXXX\workspace\select-config-hierarchy-converter\node_modules\libxmljs
node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v9.8.0
node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.9.1
node-pre-gyp ERR! This is a bug in node-pre-gyp.
node-pre-gyp ERR! Try to update node-pre-gyp and file an issue if it does not help:
node-pre-gyp ERR! https://github.com/mapbox/node-pre-gyp/issues

https://github.com/libxmljs/libxmljs/releases/download/v0.18.8/node-v59-win32-x64.tar.gz got 404

[shoo-be-doo]

In the package-lock.json file, modify the libxmljs version to 0.19.0.

However, it is not permanent and the author still needs to fix the problem.

[timothy]

running this line in cmd fixed it for me: Set NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0

Resource on why it works here: TryGhost/node-sqlite3#961 (comment)