Here is a README file with instructions for installing C++ dependencies before npm install on Windows:
This app requires some native C++ modules. Follow these steps to install the required dependencies before running npm install
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Install the Visual Studio build tools using Chocolatey:
choco install visualstudio2019buildtools
If you already have Visual Studio installed:
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Open Visual Studio Installer (Win + search for it)
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For your existing Visual Studio installation, press the Modify button
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Select the Desktop development with C++ workload
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Press Install
This will install the necessary C++ compilers and libraries.
Once the above dependencies are installed, you can install the Node.js packages:
npm install
The app can then be started with:
npm start