Fail to compile module if %USERPROFILE% contains non-ASCII character

[jimmylab]

Is there any way to set python install path manually? The installation of windows-build-tools seems successful, however, it comes to error when compiling module: Error: spawn C:\Users\�ѻ�.windows-build-tools\python27\python.exe ENOENT

[joaocgreis]

This might be an issue with node-gyp and not windows-build-tools. node-gyp does not work well with non-ASCII paths: https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/1520 .

@jimmylab as a workaround, this might work if you find the short 8.3 name for your user name and set the python path with

npm config set python PATH

[jimmylab]

@joaocgreis Thanks for your reply. Change the python variable in npm with

npm config set python C:\python27
or
npm -g config set python C:\python27

still get the error: gyp ERR! stack Error: spawn C:\Users\�ѻ�.windows-build-tools\python27\python.exe ENOENT

I made a Junction from %USERPROFILE%.windows-build-tools\python27 to C:\python27

BTW, my username is too short to have 8.3 a name, and it seems very tricky to force enable 8.3 name (running cmd in recovery mode, filesystem modified).