title: binding.gyp not found (cwd: \node_modules\appium\node_modules\heapdump) while trying to load binding.gyp
body: <p>I am trying to install appium using npm command.</p>
  
  <p>Every attempt I am getting errors.</p>
  
  <p>In the last attempt I refer below link:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21562038/node-gyp-build-error-windows-x64">node-gyp build error windows x64</a></p>
  
  <p>So to install appium in my windows 10 64 bit machine, I followed below steps:</p>
  
  <pre><code>npm install --global --production windows-build-tools
  
  npm config set msvs_version 2013 --global
  
  npm install -g node-gyp-install
  
  npm install appium
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Getting Error as below:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>C:\WINDOWS\system32\node_modules\appium\node_modules\heapdump>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 ) gyp: binding.gyp not found (cwd:
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\node_modules\appium\node_modules\heapdump) while
    trying to load binding.gyp gyp ERR! configure error gyp ERR! stack
    Error: <code>gyp</code> failed with exit code: 1 gyp ERR! stack     at
    ChildProcess.onCpExit (C:\Program
    Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:305:16)
    gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:106:13) gyp ERR! stack     at
    ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7) gyp ERR! stack     at
    Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:215:12)
    gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.15063 gyp ERR! command "C:\Program
    Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program
    Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js"
    "rebuild" gyp ERR! cwd
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\node_modules\appium\node_modules\heapdump gyp ERR!
    node -v v6.11.0 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.4.0 gyp ERR! not ok
    C:\WINDOWS\system32 `-- appium@1.7.1</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>The only problem with appium is with it's complex configuration.</p>
  
  <p>If any one have working steps to install appium in windows then please share. It will really help</p>
  
  <p>Any suggestion will be appreciated </p>
  
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