how to build a development environment in windows 8.1?

[Just1n]

I installed python 2.7,node 0.10.23,redis(another linux machine).
And I clone the NodeBB source code to my local machine.

When I run node app I got the errors:

fs.js:427
  return binding.open(pathModule._makeLong(path), stringToFlags(flags), mode);
                 ^
Error: ENOENT, no such file or directory 'D:\node\NodeBB-master\node_modules\nodebb-plugin-mentions\static\plugins\menti
ons\autofill.js'
    at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:427:18)
    at Object.fs.readFileSync (fs.js:284:15)
    at D:\node\NodeBB-master\node_modules\uglify-js\tools\node.js:77:22
    at Array.forEach (native)
    at Object.exports.minify (D:\node\NodeBB-master\node_modules\uglify-js\tools\node.js:74:15)
    at Object.Meta.js.minify (D:\node\NodeBB-master\src\meta.js:318:24)
    at D:\node\NodeBB-master\src\meta.js:297:16
    at D:\node\NodeBB-master\node_modules\async\lib\async.js:533:17
    at D:\node\NodeBB-master\node_modules\async\lib\async.js:119:25
    at D:\node\NodeBB-master\node_modules\async\lib\async.js:24:16

[Scuzz]

@Just1n no such file or directory D:\node\NodeBB-master\node_modules\nodebb-plugin-mentions\static\plugins\menti ons\autofill.js' This is your problem.

For some reason the file path is incorrect on windows. You will need to create those extra folders and put the files that are missing into the correct location. I have a windows 8.1 environment set up and I had this problem. Its an easy fix.

[Just1n]

@Scuzz thanks,I fix it easily.

[julian]

@just1n Also fixed the issue on NodeBB, so you won't have to rename folders anymore.

Thanks @scuzz for the workaround while I looked into this problem

[sunqi]

@Just1n i wonder if python is needful... maybe this is a foolish qustion but i'am a beginner

[Schamper]

@sunqi said:

@Just1n i wonder if python is needful... maybe this is a foolish qustion but i'am a beginner

Don't think it is.

[Just1n]

@sunqi 安装NPM依赖包的时候，有的包会需要Python2.7版本来编译。你去官网上下一个就好。
另外，作者已经fix了我这个帖子的中的问题了。再clone源代码的时候，就不会出现啦。

[sunqi]

@Just1n 哦哦 多谢。。btw我已经安装了
ubuntu估计会麻烦少些哈哈