Updating Node & NPM VS Cordova update 5

Question

I just download the VS Apache Cordova Tools Update 5 and I'm running into problems with Node and NPM. I am using the default blank cordova project for testing.

Versions

If I run a gulp check for Node and NPM within my VS Project I get: Node version = v0.10.31 and NPM version = 1.4.9. However, I also have installed Node version = v5.4.1 and NPM version = 3.3.6

Problem

When I publish using Cordova CLI 5.3.3 I get the following error enter image description here When I change the Cordova CLI to 5.4.1 I get the following error:

If I change the Tools > Options > Projects and Solutions > External Web Tools and add the path C:\Program Files (x86) odejs I get the following warning and an npm install failed error.

npm WARN deprecated npmconf@2.1.2: this package has been reintegrated into npm and is now out of date with respect to npm

Other

If I select use global installed version I get 5.2.0. enter image description here

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Download location and update info for VS Cordova Tools 5 http://microsoft.github.io/vstacoblog/2016/01/13/annoucing-update-5.html

---------------------------Update 1/15/2015 4:50PMEST--------------------------

Here's the build log when publishing blank cordova project with node = 5.4.1 using node-v5.4.1-x86.msi and NPM = 3.5.3 installed using package.json.

1>------ Build started: Project: BlankCordovaApp4, Configuration: Debug Android ------
1>  Your environment has been set up for using Node.js 5.4.1 (ia32) and npm.
1>  ------ Ensuring correct global installation of package from source package directory: C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO 14.0\COMMON7\IDE\EXTENSIONS\APACHECORDOVATOOLS\packages\vs-tac
1>  ------ Name from source package.json: vs-tac
1>  ------ Version from source package.json: 1.0.28
1>  ------ Package already installed globally at correct version.
1>  ------ Installing Cordova tools cordova@5.4.1 for project from npm. This could take a few minutes...
1>  Each package is licensed to you by its owner. Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages. Some packages may include dependencies which are governed by additional licenses. Follow the package source (feed) URL to determine any dependencies.
1>  npm WARN deprecated npmconf@2.1.2: this package has been reintegrated into npm and is now out of date with respect to npm
1>  npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.3.9600
1>  npm ERR! argv "C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "cordova@5.4.1" "--loglevel" "warn"
1>  npm ERR! node v5.4.1
1>  npm ERR! npm  v3.3.6
1>
1>  npm ERR! Cannot read property 'localeCompare' of undefined
1>  npm ERR!
1>MDAVSCLI : npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
1>  npm ERR!     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>
1>
1>  npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
1>  npm ERR!     C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\vs-tac
ode_modules\cordova\5.4.1
pm-debug.log
1>  [Error: ------ npm install failed. Exit code: 1]
1>  C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\vs-tac
ode_modules\q\q.js:126
1>                      throw e;
1>                      ^
1>
1>MDAVSCLI : error : ------ npm install failed. Exit code: 1
1>      at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\vs-tac\lib\util.js:655:29)
1>      at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
1>      at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
1>      at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)

Here's another build log after removing NPM 3.5.3 , clearing cordova cache and npm cache clean

1>------ Build started: Project: BlankCordovaApp4, Configuration: Debug Android ------
1>  Your environment has been set up for using Node.js 5.4.1 (ia32) and npm.
1>  ------ Ensuring correct global installation of package from source package directory: C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO 14.0\COMMON7\IDE\EXTENSIONS\APACHECORDOVATOOLS\packages\vs-tac
1>  ------ Name from source package.json: vs-tac
1>  ------ Version from source package.json: 1.0.28
1>  ------ Package not currently installed globally.
1>  ------ Installing globally from source package. This could take a few minutes...
1>  Each package is licensed to you by its owner. Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages. Some packages may include dependencies which are governed by additional licenses. Follow the package source (feed) URL to determine any dependencies.
1>  npm WARN deprecated npmconf@0.1.16: this package has been reintegrated into npm and is now out of date with respect to npm
1>  npm WARN engine npm@1.3.4: wanted: {"node":">=0.6","npm":"1"} (current: {"node":"5.4.1","npm":"3.3.6"})
1>  C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm\vs-tac-cli -> C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\vs-tac\vs-tac-cli.cmd
1>  > edge@4.0.0 install C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\vs-tac
ode_modules\edge
1>  > node tools/install.js
1>  ***************************************
1>  [Error: The edge module has not been pre-compiled for node.js version v5.4.1. You must build a custom version of edge.node. Please refer to https://github.com/tjanczuk/edge for building instructions.]
1>  ***************************************
1>  Success: platform check for edge.js: node.js ia32 v5.4.1
1>  C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
1>  └─┬ vs-tac@1.0.28
1>    ├── adm-zip@0.4.4
1>    ├─┬ edge@4.0.0
1>    │ ├── edge-cs@0.2.7
1>    │ └── nan@2.2.0
1>    ├─┬ elementtree@0.1.6
1>    │ └── sax@0.3.5
1>    ├─┬ fstream@0.1.28
1>    │ ├── graceful-fs@3.0.8
1>    │ └── inherits@2.0.1
1>    ├── mkdirp@0.3.5
1>    ├── ncp@0.5.1
1>    ├─┬ optimist@0.6.1
1>    │ ├── minimist@0.0.10
1>    │ └── wordwrap@0.0.3
1>    ├─┬ plugman@0.22.4
1>    │ ├─┬ cordova-lib@0.21.6
1>    │ │ ├── bplist-parser@0.0.5
1>    │ │ ├─┬ cordova-js@3.6.2
1>    │ │ │ ├─┬ browserify@3.46.0
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ assert@1.1.1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── util@0.10.2
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ browser-pack@2.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ ├─┬ combine-source-map@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── convert-source-map@0.3.4
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── inline-source-map@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┬ source-map@0.1.34
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │   └── amdefine@0.1.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └─┬ JSONStream@0.6.4
1>    │ │ │ │ │   ├── jsonparse@0.0.5
1>    │ │ │ │ │   └── through@2.2.7
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── browser-resolve@1.2.4
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ browserify-zlib@0.1.4
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── pako@0.2.3
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ buffer@2.1.13
1>    │ │ │ │ │ ├── base64-js@0.0.7
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── ieee754@1.1.3
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── builtins@0.0.4
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── commondir@0.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ concat-stream@1.4.6
1>    │ │ │ │ │ ├─┬ readable-stream@1.1.13-1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── core-util-is@1.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── isarray@0.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ └── string_decoder@0.10.25-1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── typedarray@0.0.6
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── console-browserify@1.0.3
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── constants-browserify@0.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── crypto-browserify@1.0.9
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── deep-equal@0.1.2
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── defined@0.0.0
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ deps-sort@0.1.2
1>    │ │ │ │ │ ├─┬ JSONStream@0.6.4
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── jsonparse@0.0.5
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ └── through@2.2.7
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── minimist@0.0.10
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ derequire@0.8.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ ├── esprima-fb@3001.1.0-dev-harmony-fb
1>    │ │ │ │ │ ├─┬ esrefactor@0.1.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── escope@0.0.16
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── esprima@1.0.4
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ └── estraverse@0.0.4
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── estraverse@1.5.0
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── domain-browser@1.1.2
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── duplexer@0.1.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── events@1.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ glob@3.2.11
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └─┬ minimatch@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │   ├── lru-cache@2.5.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │   └── sigmund@1.0.0
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ http-browserify@1.3.2
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── Base64@0.2.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── https-browserify@0.0.0
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── inherits@2.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ insert-module-globals@5.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ ├─┬ lexical-scope@1.1.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┬ astw@1.1.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │   └── esprima-fb@3001.1.0-dev-harmony-fb
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── process@0.6.0
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ JSONStream@0.7.4
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── jsonparse@0.0.5
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ module-deps@1.10.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ ├─┬ detective@3.1.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─┬ escodegen@1.1.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── esprima@1.0.4
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── estraverse@1.5.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── esutils@1.0.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┬ source-map@0.1.34
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ │   └── amdefine@0.1.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ └── esprima-fb@3001.1.0-dev-harmony-fb
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── minimist@0.0.10
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── os-browserify@0.1.2
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── parents@0.0.2
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── path-browserify@0.0.0
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── punycode@1.2.4
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── querystring-es3@0.2.0
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── resolve@0.6.3
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── shallow-copy@0.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── shell-quote@0.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ stream-browserify@0.1.3
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── process@0.5.2
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── stream-combiner@0.0.4
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── string_decoder@0.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ subarg@0.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── minimist@0.0.10
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ syntax-error@1.1.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── esprima-fb@3001.1.0-dev-harmony-fb
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ through2@0.4.2
1>    │ │ │ │ │ ├─┬ readable-stream@1.0.27-1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── core-util-is@1.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── isarray@0.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ └── string_decoder@0.10.25-1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └─┬ xtend@2.1.2
1>    │ │ │ │ │   └── object-keys@0.4.0
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ timers-browserify@1.0.1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── process@0.5.2
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── tty-browserify@0.0.0
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ umd@2.0.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ ├─┬ rfile@1.0.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── callsite@1.0.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │ │ └── resolve@0.3.1
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └─┬ ruglify@1.0.0
1>    │ │ │ │ │   └─┬ uglify-js@2.2.5
1>    │ │ │ │ │     ├─┬ optimist@0.3.7
1>    │ │ │ │ │     │ └── wordwrap@0.0.2
1>    │ │ │ │ │     └─┬ source-map@0.1.34
1>    │ │ │ │ │       └── amdefine@0.1.0
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── url@0.10.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── util@0.10.3
1>    │ │ │ │ └─┬ vm-browserify@0.0.4
1>    │ │ │ │   └── indexof@0.0.1
1>    │ │ │ ├── through@2.3.4
1>    │ │ │ └─┬ uglify-js@2.4.14
1>    │ │ │   ├── async@0.2.10
1>    │ │ │   ├─┬ optimist@0.3.7
1>    │ │ │   │ └── wordwrap@0.0.2
1>    │ │ │   ├─┬ source-map@0.1.34
1>    │ │ │   │ └── amdefine@0.1.0
1>    │ │ │   └── uglify-to-browserify@1.0.2
1>    │ │ ├─┬ dep-graph@1.1.0
1>    │ │ │ └── underscore@1.2.1
1>    │ │ ├─┬ elementtree@0.1.5
1>    │ │ │ └── sax@0.3.5
1>    │ │ ├─┬ glob@3.2.11
1>    │ │ │ ├── inherits@2.0.1
1>    │ │ │ └─┬ minimatch@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │   ├── lru-cache@2.5.0
1>    │ │ │   └── sigmund@1.0.0
1>    │ │ ├── mime@1.2.11
1>    │ │ ├─┬ npm@1.3.4
1>    │ │ │ ├── ini@1.1.0
1>    │ │ │ ├─┬ minimatch@0.2.12
1>    │ │ │ │ └── sigmund@1.0.0
1>    │ │ │ ├── mkdirp@0.3.5
1>    │ │ │ ├── osenv@0.0.3
1>    │ │ │ └─┬ request@2.21.0
1>    │ │ │   ├── aws-sign@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │   ├── cookie-jar@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │   ├─┬ form-data@0.0.8
1>    │ │ │   │ └─┬ combined-stream@0.0.4
1>    │ │ │   │   └── delayed-stream@0.0.5
1>    │ │ │   ├─┬ hawk@0.13.1
1>    │ │ │   │ ├─┬ boom@0.4.2
1>    │ │ │   │ │ └── hoek@0.9.1
1>    │ │ │   │ ├── hoek@0.8.5
1>    │ │ │   │ └─┬ sntp@0.2.4
1>    │ │ │   │   └── hoek@0.9.1
1>    │ │ │   ├─┬ http-signature@0.9.11
1>    │ │ │   │ ├── asn1@0.1.11
1>    │ │ │   │ ├── assert-plus@0.1.2
1>    │ │ │   │ └── ctype@0.5.2
1>    │ │ │   ├── json-stringify-safe@4.0.0
1>    │ │ │   ├── oauth-sign@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │   └── tunnel-agent@0.3.0
1>    │ │ ├─┬ npmconf@0.1.16
1>    │ │ │ ├─┬ config-chain@1.1.8
1>    │ │ │ │ └── proto-list@1.2.3
1>    │ │ │ ├── inherits@2.0.1
1>    │ │ │ ├── ini@1.1.0
1>    │ │ │ ├── mkdirp@0.3.5
1>    │ │ │ ├─┬ nopt@2.2.1
1>    │ │ │ │ └── abbrev@1.0.5
1>    │ │ │ └── once@1.3.0
1>    │ │ ├── osenv@0.0.3
1>    │ │ ├─┬ plist-with-patches@0.5.1
1>    │ │ │ ├── xmlbuilder@0.4.3
1>    │ │ │ └── xmldom@0.1.19
1>    │ │ ├── properties-parser@0.2.3
1>    │ │ ├── q@0.9.7
1>    │ │ ├─┬ rc@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │ ├── deep-extend@0.2.10
1>    │ │ │ ├── ini@1.1.0
1>    │ │ │ └─┬ optimist@0.3.7
1>    │ │ │   └── wordwrap@0.0.2
1>    │ │ ├─┬ request@2.22.0
1>    │ │ │ ├── aws-sign@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │ ├── cookie-jar@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │ ├── forever-agent@0.5.2
1>    │ │ │ ├─┬ form-data@0.0.8
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── async@0.2.10
1>    │ │ │ │ └─┬ combined-stream@0.0.4
1>    │ │ │ │   └── delayed-stream@0.0.5
1>    │ │ │ ├─┬ hawk@0.13.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ boom@0.4.2
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── hoek@0.9.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── cryptiles@0.2.2
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── hoek@0.8.5
1>    │ │ │ │ └─┬ sntp@0.2.4
1>    │ │ │ │   └── hoek@0.9.1
1>    │ │ │ ├─┬ http-signature@0.10.0
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── asn1@0.1.11
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── assert-plus@0.1.2
1>    │ │ │ │ └── ctype@0.5.2
1>    │ │ │ ├── json-stringify-safe@4.0.0
1>    │ │ │ ├── node-uuid@1.4.1
1>    │ │ │ ├── oauth-sign@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │ ├── qs@0.6.6
1>    │ │ │ └── tunnel-agent@0.3.0
1>    │ │ ├── semver@2.0.11
1>    │ │ ├── shelljs@0.1.4
1>    │ │ ├─┬ tar@0.1.19
1>    │ │ │ ├── block-stream@0.0.7
1>    │ │ │ ├─┬ fstream@0.1.27
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── graceful-fs@3.0.2
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── mkdirp@0.3.5
1>    │ │ │ │ └── rimraf@2.2.8
1>    │ │ │ └── inherits@2.0.1
1>    │ │ ├── underscore@1.4.4
1>    │ │ └─┬ xcode@0.6.6
1>    │ │   ├── node-uuid@1.3.3
1>    │ │   └── pegjs@0.6.2
1>    │ ├─┬ nopt@1.0.10
1>    │ │ └── abbrev@1.0.7
1>    │ ├─┬ npm@1.3.4
1>    │ │ ├─┬ cmd-shim@1.1.0
1>    │ │ │ └── graceful-fs@1.2.3
1>    │ │ ├── ini@1.1.0
1>    │ │ ├─┬ minimatch@0.2.12
1>    │ │ │ └── sigmund@1.0.0
1>    │ │ ├── mkdirp@0.3.5
1>    │ │ ├── osenv@0.0.3
1>    │ │ ├─┬ read-installed@0.2.2
1>    │ │ │ └── graceful-fs@1.2.3
1>    │ │ ├─┬ read-package-json@1.1.0
1>    │ │ │ └── graceful-fs@1.2.3
1>    │ │ ├─┬ request@2.21.0
1>    │ │ │ ├── aws-sign@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │ ├── cookie-jar@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │ ├─┬ form-data@0.0.8
1>    │ │ │ │ └─┬ combined-stream@0.0.4
1>    │ │ │ │   └── delayed-stream@0.0.5
1>    │ │ │ ├─┬ hawk@0.13.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├─┬ boom@0.4.2
1>    │ │ │ │ │ └── hoek@0.9.1
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── hoek@0.8.5
1>    │ │ │ │ └─┬ sntp@0.2.4
1>    │ │ │ │   └── hoek@0.9.1
1>    │ │ │ ├─┬ http-signature@0.9.11
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── asn1@0.1.11
1>    │ │ │ │ ├── assert-plus@0.1.2
1>    │ │ │ │ └── ctype@0.5.2
1>    │ │ │ ├── json-stringify-safe@4.0.0
1>    │ │ │ ├── oauth-sign@0.3.0
1>    │ │ │ └── tunnel-agent@0.3.0
1>    │ │ ├─┬ rimraf@2.2.0
1>    │ │ │ └── graceful-fs@1.2.3
1>    │ │ └─┬ sha@1.0.1
1>    │ │   └── graceful-fs@1.2.3
1>    │ ├── q@0.9.7
1>    │ ├─┬ rc@0.3.0
1>    │ │ ├── deep-extend@0.2.11
1>    │ │ ├── ini@1.1.0
1>    │ │ └── optimist@0.3.7
1>    │ └── underscore@1.4.4
1>    ├── q@1.0.1
1>    ├─┬ request@2.36.0
1>    │ ├── aws-sign2@0.5.0
1>    │ ├── forever-agent@0.5.2
1>    │ ├─┬ form-data@0.1.4
1>    │ │ ├── async@0.9.2
1>    │ │ └─┬ combined-stream@0.0.7
1>    │ │   └── delayed-stream@0.0.5
1>    │ ├─┬ hawk@1.0.0
1>    │ │ ├── boom@0.4.2
1>    │ │ ├── cryptiles@0.2.2
1>    │ │ ├── hoek@0.9.1
1>    │ │ └── sntp@0.2.4
1>    │ ├─┬ http-signature@0.10.1
1>    │ │ ├── asn1@0.1.11
1>    │ │ ├── assert-plus@0.1.5
1>    │ │ └── ctype@0.5.3
1>    │ ├── json-stringify-safe@5.0.1
1>    │ ├── mime@1.2.11
1>    │ ├── node-uuid@1.4.7
1>    │ ├── oauth-sign@0.3.0
1>    │ ├── qs@0.6.6
1>    │ ├── tough-cookie@2.2.1
1>    │ └── tunnel-agent@0.4.2
1>    ├── rimraf@2.2.6
1>    ├─┬ ripple-emulator@0.9.32
1>    │ ├── accounting@0.4.1
1>    │ ├── colors@0.6.0-1
1>    │ ├── connect-xcors@0.5.2
1>    │ ├─┬ express@3.1.0
1>    │ │ ├── buffer-crc32@0.1.1
1>    │ │ ├── commander@0.6.1
1>    │ │ ├─┬ connect@2.7.2
1>    │ │ │ ├── bytes@0.1.0
1>    │ │ │ ├── formidable@1.0.11
1>    │ │ │ ├── pause@0.0.1
1>    │ │ │ └── qs@0.5.1
1>    │ │ ├── cookie@0.0.5
1>    │ │ ├── cookie-signature@0.0.1
1>    │ │ ├─┬ debug@2.2.0
1>    │ │ │ └── ms@0.7.1
1>    │ │ ├── fresh@0.1.0
1>    │ │ ├── methods@0.0.1
1>    │ │ ├── mkdirp@0.3.3
1>    │ │ ├── range-parser@0.0.4
1>    │ │ └─┬ send@0.1.0
1>    │ │   └── mime@1.2.6
1>    │ ├── moment@1.7.2
1>    │ ├── open@0.0.3
1>    │ └─┬ request@2.12.0
1>    │   └─┬ form-data@0.0.3
1>    │     └─┬ combined-stream@0.0.3
1>    │       └── delayed-stream@0.0.5
1>    ├── semver@2.3.1
1>    └─┬ tar@0.1.20
1>      └── block-stream@0.0.8
1>  ------ npm install of vs-tac@1.0.28 from C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO 14.0\COMMON7\IDE\EXTENSIONS\APACHECORDOVATOOLS\packages\vs-tac completed.
1>  ------ Installing Cordova tools cordova@5.4.1 for project from npm. This could take a few minutes...
1>  Each package is licensed to you by its owner. Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages. Some packages may include dependencies which are governed by additional licenses. Follow the package source (feed) URL to determine any dependencies.
1>  npm WARN deprecated npmconf@2.1.2: this package has been reintegrated into npm and is now out of date with respect to npm
1>  npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.3.9600
1>  npm ERR! argv "C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "cordova@5.4.1" "--loglevel" "warn"
1>  npm ERR! node v5.4.1
1>  npm ERR! npm  v3.3.6
1>
1>  npm ERR! Cannot read property 'localeCompare' of undefined
1>  npm ERR!
1>MDAVSCLI : npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
1>  npm ERR!     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>
1>
1>  npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
1>  npm ERR!     C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\vs-tac
ode_modules\cordova\5.4.1
pm-debug.log
1>  [Error: ------ npm install failed. Exit code: 1]
1>  C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\vs-tac
ode_modules\q\q.js:126
1>                      throw e;
1>                      ^
1>
1>MDAVSCLI : error : ------ npm install failed. Exit code: 1
1>      at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\vs-tac\lib\util.js:655:29)
1>      at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
1>      at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
1>      at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
========== Deploy: 0 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========

========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
========== Deploy: 0 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========

When I use powershell or cmd to install cordova npm install -g cordova I get the following error

C:\Users\DBiele>npm install -g cordova
npm WARN deprecated npmconf@2.1.2: this package has been reintegrated into npm a
nd is now out of date with respect to npm
npm WARN install:isarray ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\DBi
ele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules\buffer
ode_modules\is
array' -> 'C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules
\buffer
ode_modules\isarray'
npm WARN install:negotiator ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\
DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules\express
ode_module
s
egotiator' -> 'C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_
modules\express
ode_modules
egotiator'
npm WARN install:vary ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\DBiele
\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules\express
ode_modules\vary
' -> 'C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules\expr
ess
ode_modules\vary'
npm WARN install:object-assign ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Use
rs\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules\got
ode_modules
\object-assign' -> 'C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
od
e_modules\got
ode_modules\object-assign'
npm WARN install:convert-source-map ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C
:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules\insert-modu
le-globals
ode_modules\convert-source-map' -> 'C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming\
npm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules\insert-module-globals
ode_modules\convert
-source-map'
npm WARN install:graceful-fs ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users
\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules\write-file-atomic\
node_modules\graceful-fs' -> 'C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\c
ordova
ode_modules
ead-package-json
ode_modules\graceful-fs'
npm WARN install:deep-extend ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users
\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules
egistry-url
ode_
modules\deep-extend' -> 'C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordov
a
ode_modules
egistry-url
ode_modules\deep-extend'
npm WARN install:strip-json-comments ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename '
C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules
egistry-u
rl
ode_modules\strip-json-comments' -> 'C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
od
e_modules\cordova
ode_modules
egistry-url
ode_modules\strip-json-comments'
npm WARN install:mime-types ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\
DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules
equest
ode_module
s\mime-types' -> 'C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_
modules
equest
ode_modules\mime-types'
npm WARN install:qs ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\DBiele\A
ppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules
equest
ode_modules\qs' ->
 'C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules
equest\
node_modules\qs'
isarray@1.0.0 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\buffer
ode_modules\isarray -> n
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules\buffer
ode_modules\isarray
negotiator@0.5.3 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\express
ode_modules
egotiat
or -> node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\express
ode_modules
egotiator
accepts@1.2.13 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\express
ode_modules\accepts ->
 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\express
ode_modules\accepts
vary@1.0.1 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\express
ode_modules\vary -> node_m
odules\cordova
ode_modules\express
ode_modules\vary
object-assign@3.0.0 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\got
ode_modules\object-as
sign -> node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\got
ode_modules\object-assign
convert-source-map@1.1.3 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\insert-module-globals

ode_modules\convert-source-map -> node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\insert-mod
ule-globals
ode_modules\convert-source-map
graceful-fs@4.1.2 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\write-file-atomic
ode_modul
es\graceful-fs -> node_modules\cordova
ode_modules
ead-package-json
ode_modul
es\graceful-fs
deep-extend@0.4.0 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules
egistry-url
ode_modules\de
ep-extend -> node_modules\cordova
ode_modules
egistry-url
ode_modules\deep-ex
tend
strip-json-comments@1.0.4 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules
egistry-url
ode_mo
dules\strip-json-comments -> node_modules\cordova
ode_modules
egistry-url
ode
_modules\strip-json-comments
mime-types@1.0.2 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules
equest
ode_modules\mime-typ
es -> node_modules\cordova
ode_modules
equest
ode_modules\mime-types
qs@2.3.3 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules
equest
ode_modules\qs -> node_modul
es\cordova
ode_modules
equest
ode_modules\qs
readable-stream@1.0.33 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\cordova-lib
ode_module
s
equest
ode_modules\bl
ode_modules
eadable-stream -> node_modules\cordova

ode_modules\browser-pack
ode_modules
eadable-stream
bl@0.9.4 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\cordova-lib
ode_modules
equest
ode
_modules\bl -> node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\bl
request@2.47.0 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\cordova-lib
ode_modules
eques
t -> node_modules\cordova
ode_modules
equest
npmconf@2.1.2 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\cordova-lib
ode_modules
pmconf
 -> node_modules\cordova
ode_modules
pmconf
glob@4.0.6 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\cordova-lib
ode_modules\glob -> no
de_modules\cordova
ode_modules\glob
tar@1.0.2 node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\cordova-lib
ode_modules	ar -> node
_modules\cordova
ode_modules	ar
- C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
ode_modules\cordova
ode_modules\write-fi
le-atomic node_modules\cordova
ode_modules\write-file-atomic
C:\Users\DBiele\AppData\Roaming
pm
└── (empty)

npm ERR! code 1

-------------------------------Update 2 1/15/2016------------------------ It now appears to be working! I used Michael Braude's comment to npm -g install npm and it works.

However, before the fix I did the following:

removed Node using add and remove programs
removed NPM by deleting the NPM folder in roaming.
Repaired VS2015

After using npm -g install npm I updated node to 5.4.1 - 64 bit, I also checked to make sure NPM 3.5.4 worked and used npm -g install npm@3.5.4 and it worked.

In addition, I changed the sandboxed (I think?) version of Node and NPM by adding C:\Program Files (x86) odejs to Tools > Options > Projects and Solutions > External Web Tools enter image description here

I am now able to run my gulp task using Task Runner Explorer without getting errors. Crossing fingers that it continues to work!

Michael Braude · Accepted Answer

The problem is that the version of npm that is bundled with the "latest stable" version of node does not properly install some of our npm packages. To fix this, open a command prompt and run:

npm -g install npm

To update npm to the latest version. This should fix the problem.

Edit 2/5/2016 - We have release Update 6 which fixes this problem. See our blog for more info: http://microsoft.github.io/vstacoblog/2016/02/04/announcing-update-6.html

(Disclosure: I work on the tools for Apache Cordova in Visual Studio)

Demented Devil · Answer

Okay I had to do a combination of things to get this working.

First of all vs-tac uses edge v4 which is not compatible with node v5 so you will need to edit the vs-tac package.json file so it refers to v5 rather than v4 (it seems to work for me but your mileage may vary)

Next as Michael Braude mentioned, you will also need this;

npm -g install npm

Finally you should be able to reinstall vs-tac with this;

npm install -g "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\ApacheCordovaTools\Packages\vs-tac"

If the result of this is not an error then double check that the file vstac_installing.tmp has been removed from your global node_modules folder (c:\users\myuser\AppData\Roaming pm ode_modules) - I had to manually remove it on my machine.

After all that my hello world project finally runs in the emulator!

Good luck...

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