Troubleshooting

node-gyp on Windows

Gobble uses pathwatcher.pathwatcher uses node-gyp. node-gyp can be a pain to set up on Windows. So for Windows users, follow the instructions in this comment for instructions on how to get node-gyp running without exploding spectacularly.

TL;DR:

1. Install Visual C++ Build Tools 2015 Technical Preview
   • Select both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 SDKs.
2. Install Python 2.7
   • Add it to your PATH (The installer usuallt does it for you. Just reopen your terminal.)
3. Open a terminal
   • Do npm config set python python2.7
   • Do npm config set msvs_version 2015 --global