win10 ver17763.316 Could not install Visual Studio Build Tools.

[Archer456]

My windows10 winver is 1809 os version is 17763.316

this is 5.1.0

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> npm install --global windows-build-tools

[email protected] postinstall D:\nodejs\node-global\node_modules\windows-build-tools
node ./dist/index.js

Downloading vs_BuildTools.exe
[> ] 0.0% (0 B/s)
Downloaded vs_BuildTools.exe. Saved to C:\Users\cmd.windows-build-tools\vs_BuildTools.exe.

Starting installation...
Launched installers, now waiting for them to finish.
This will likely take some time - please be patient!

Status from the installers:
---------- Visual Studio Build Tools ----------
2019-02-14T11:06:21 : Verbose : [InstalledProductsProviderImpl]: Stream was closed
2019-02-14T11:06:21 : Verbose : [InstallerImpl]: Rpc connection was closed.
2019-02-14T11:06:21 : Verbose : [InstallerImpl]: Stream was closed
2019-02-14T11:06:21 : Verbose : [SetupUpdaterImpl]: Rpc connection was closed.
2019-02-14T11:06:21 : Verbose : [SetupUpdaterImpl]: Stream was closed
------------------- Python --------------------
Python 2.7.14 is already installed, not installing again.

Could not install Visual Studio Build Tools.
Please find more details in the log files, which can be found at
C:\Users\cmd.windows-build-tools

Skipping configuration: No configuration for Python or Visual Studio Build Tools required.
TypeError: Cannot read property 'then' of undefined
at install_1.install (D:\nodejs\node-global\node_modules\windows-build-tools\dist\start.js:19:17)
at launch_1.launchInstaller.then.then.then (D:\nodejs\node-global\node_modules\windows-build-tools\dist\install\index.js:34:9)
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:68:7)

• [email protected]
  updated 1 package in 24.535s

this is 5.0.0
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> npm install --global [email protected]

[email protected] postinstall D:\nodejs\node-global\node_modules\windows-build-tools
node ./dist/index.js

Downloading vs_BuildTools.exe
[> ] 0.0% (0 B/s)
Downloaded vs_BuildTools.exe. Saved to C:\Users\cmd.windows-build-tools\vs_BuildTools.exe.

Starting installation...
Launched installers, now waiting for them to finish.
This will likely take some time - please be patient!

Status from the installers:
---------- Visual Studio Build Tools ----------
2019-02-14T11:08:16 : Verbose : [InstalledProductsProviderImpl]: Stream was closed
2019-02-14T11:08:16 : Verbose : [InstallerImpl]: Rpc connection was closed.
2019-02-14T11:08:16 : Verbose : [InstallerImpl]: Stream was closed
2019-02-14T11:08:16 : Verbose : [SetupUpdaterImpl]: Rpc connection was closed.
2019-02-14T11:08:16 : Verbose : [SetupUpdaterImpl]: Stream was closed
------------------- Python --------------------
Python 2.7.14 is already installed, not installing again.

Could not install Visual Studio Build Tools.
Please find more details in the log files, which can be found at
C:\Users\cmd.windows-build-tools

Skipping configuration: No configuration for Python or Visual Studio Build Tools required.
TypeError: Cannot read property 'then' of undefined
at install_1.install (D:\nodejs\node-global\node_modules\windows-build-tools\dist\start.js:19:17)
at launch_1.launchInstaller.then.then.then (D:\nodejs\node-global\node_modules\windows-build-tools\dist\install\index.js:34:9)
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:68:7)

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[Archer456]

4.0.0 is ok

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> npm install --global --production [email protected]

[email protected] postinstall D:\nodejs\node-global\node_modules\windows-build-tools
node ./dist/index.js

Downloading BuildTools_Full.exe
[============================================>] 100.0% of 3.29 MB (3.29 MB/s)
Downloaded BuildTools_Full.exe. Saved to C:\Users\cmd.windows-build-tools\BuildTools_Full.exe.

Starting installation...
Launched installers, now waiting for them to finish.
This will likely take some time - please be patient!

Status from the installers:
---------- Visual Studio Build Tools ----------
Successfully installed Visual Studio Build Tools.
------------------- Python --------------------
Python 2.7.14 is already installed, not installing again.

Now configuring the Visual Studio Build Tools..

All done!

• [email protected]
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[ArghyaRoyC]

I am also facing the same issue.

[blowsie]

Same 4.0.0 also works for me

[dr3x]

Same issue for me, may be this line in start.js:

environment_1.setEnvironment(variables) .then(() => process.exit(0))

May be dup of #152 and #164

[jacobq]

may be this line in start.js:

That's part of the machine translated / compiled output that corresponds with:

windows-build-tools/src/start.ts

Lines 15 to 26 in f2a146f

	// The dumbest callbacks. All other methods resulted
	// in stacks that we're too deep and errored out on some
	// machines.
	aquireInstallers(() => {
	install((variables: InstallationDetails) => {
	setEnvironment(variables)
	.then(() => process.exit(0))
	.catch(() => process.exit(1));
	});
	})
	.catch(console.error);
	}

And the call to setEnvironment uses the following code to launch set-environment.ps1:

windows-build-tools/src/environment.ts

Lines 55 to 57 in e02b4ba

	return executeChildProcess('powershell.exe', args)
	.then(() => log(chalk.bold.green(`\nAll done!\n`)))
	.catch((error) => debug(`Encountered environment setting error: ${error}`));

JavaScript allows whitespace around the . (property accessor), so somePromise .then(...) is equivalent to somePromise.then(...). Is there something else about the above code that looks wrong?