title: error in npm installing angularfire2 and firebase
body: <p>I was trying to install angularfire2 and firebase with npm like this </p>
  
  <pre><code>$ npm install angularfire2 firebase --save
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The problem I am getting is </p>
  
  <pre><code>gyp ERR! build error
  gyp ERR! stack Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\bin\msbuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1
  gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:258:23)
  gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
  gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:214:7)
  gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:198:12)
  gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.16299
  gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "build" "--fallback-to-build" "--library=static_library" "--module=C:\\Users\\New\\Documents\\academy\\academy\\node_modules\\grpc\\src\\node\\extension_binary\\node-v57-win32-x64-unknown\\grpc_node.node" "--module_name=grpc_node" "--module_path=C:\\Users\\New\\Documents\\academy\\academy\\node_modules\\grpc\\src\\node\\extension_binary\\node-v57-win32-x64-unknown"
  gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\New\Documents\academy\academy\node_modules\grpc
  gyp ERR! node -v v8.10.0
  gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
  gyp ERR! not ok
  node-pre-gyp ERR! build error
  node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --library=static_library --module=C:\Users\New\Documents\academy\academy\node_modules\grpc\src\node\extension_binary\node-v57-win32-x64-unknown\grpc_node.node --module_name=grpc_node --module_path=C:\Users\New\Documents\academy\academy\node_modules\grpc\src\node\extension_binary\node-v57-win32-x64-unknown' (1)
  node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.&lt;anonymous&gt; (C:\Users\New\Documents\academy\academy\node_modules\grpc\node_modules\node-pre-gyp\lib\util\compile.js:83:29)
  node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
  node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:214:7)
  node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:925:16)
  node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:209:5)
  node-pre-gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.16299
  node-pre-gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\New\\Documents\\academy\\academy\\node_modules\\grpc\\node_modules\\node-pre-gyp\\bin\\node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build" "--library=static_library"
  node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\New\Documents\academy\academy\node_modules\grpc
  node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v8.10.0
  node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.7.0
  node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok
  Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --library=static_library --module=C:\Users\New\Documents\academy\academy\node_modules\grpc\src\node\extension_binary\node-v57-win32-x64-unknown\grpc_node.node --module_name=grpc_node --module_path=C:\Users\New\Documents\academy\academy\node_modules\grpc\src\node\extension_binary\node-v57-win32-x64-unknown' (1)
  npm WARN bootstrap@4.0.0 requires a peer of jquery@1.9.1 - 3 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
  npm WARN bootstrap@4.0.0 requires a peer of popper.js@^1.12.9 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
  npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.1.3 (node_modules\fsevents):
  npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@1.1.3: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"})
  
  npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
  npm ERR! errno 1
  npm ERR! grpc@1.10.1 install: `node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build --library=static_library`ild --library=static_library`
  npm ERR! Exit status 1
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR! Failed at the grpc@1.10.1 install script.                  ditional logging output above.npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
  
  npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:                T15_46_21_982Z-debug.log
  npm ERR!     C:\Users\New\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2018-04-03T15_46_21_982Z-debug.log
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have looked at the documentation and there <a href="https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/11239" rel="nofollow noreferrer">was a post that mentioned something about the version of <code>grpc@1.10.1</code> not being good</a>  . I don't know if it was related to my specific problem I am using angular 5 and node 8.10 my version of npm is 5.6.0 any knowledge on problems here would be greatly appreciated. For people having a similar problem <a href="https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/angularfire2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">I am also looking into using a cdn for firebase</a> (haven't fully done my research on it so don't take my word for it).</p>