Unable to install js-ipfs --> Windows, Webstorm

[JonasDev17]

• Version:
  0.26.0
• Platform:
  Windows
• IDE:
  Webstorm

Type:

Bug

Severity:

Low

Description:

Installing ipfs worked but this error appeared:

C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" install ipfs

Standard error:
npm WARN deprecated ipld-eth-star@1.4.1: deprecated in favor of js-ipld-ethereum https://github.com/ipld/js-ipld-ethereum
npm WARN deprecated babel-preset-es2015@6.24.1: 🙌 Thanks for using Babel: we recommend using babel-preset-env now: please read babeljs.io/env to update!
npm WARN lifecycle npm is using C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe but there is no node binary in the current PATH. Use the --scripts-prepend-node-path option to include the path for the node binary npm was executed with.
'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fs-ext@1.0.0 (node_modules\fs-ext):
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fs-ext@1.0.0 install: node-gyp configure build
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Exit status 1
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: gc-stats@1.0.2 (node_modules\gc-stats):
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: gc-stats@1.0.2 install: node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Exit status 1

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! leveldown@1.9.0 install: prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the leveldown@1.9.0 install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\Jonas\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2017-10-11T15_58_12_138Z-debug.log

Standard output:

fs-ext@1.0.0 install C:\Users\Jonas\WebstormProjects\untitled\node_modules\fs-ext
node-gyp configure build

C:\Users\Jonas\WebstormProjects\untitled\node_modules\fs-ext>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\....\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" configure build ) else (node "" configure build )

gc-stats@1.0.2 install C:\Users\Jonas\WebstormProjects\untitled\node_modules\gc-stats
node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

keccak@1.3.0 install C:\Users\Jonas\WebstormProjects\untitled\node_modules\keccak
prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild || echo "Keccak bindings compilation fail. Pure JS implementation will be used."

C:\Users\Jonas\WebstormProjects\untitled\node_modules\keccak>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\....\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild ) else (node "" rebuild )
"Keccak bindings compilation fail. Pure JS implementation will be used."

leveldown@1.9.0 install C:\Users\Jonas\WebstormProjects\untitled\node_modules\leveldown
prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild

C:\Users\Jonas\WebstormProjects\untitled\node_modules\leveldown>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\....\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild ) else (node "" rebuild )

Process finished with exit code 1

Steps to reproduce the error:

Creating a express project in Webstorm 2017.
Installing ipfs via package.json or npm package manager.

[daviddias]

See #1017

[barnendu]

I had same issue, jsipfs was giving me error while installing. Its has been solved after using
npm install --global --production windows-build-tools in windows 10 run power shell has admin. Then
run npm install ipfs --global