Error running yo with Node.js 7.1 on windows 10 (Error: write EINVAL)

[jochenvanwylick]

After updating Node to latest version ( 7.1.0 ) on my windows 10 box, I globally installed yeoman. After that, I get an error running the yo command:

Error message states:

D:\_code\test>yo
C:\Users\Jochen\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\yo\node_modules\rx-lite\rx.lite.js:75
    throw e;
    ^

Error: write EINVAL
    at exports._errnoException (util.js:1022:11)
    at WriteStream.Socket._writeGeneric (net.js:715:26)
    at WriteStream.Socket._write (net.js:734:8)
    at doWrite (_stream_writable.js:334:12)
    at writeOrBuffer (_stream_writable.js:320:5)
    at WriteStream.Writable.write (_stream_writable.js:247:11)
    at WriteStream.Socket.write (net.js:661:40)
    at MuteStream.ondata (stream.js:31:26)
    at emitOne (events.js:96:13)
    at MuteStream.emit (events.js:188:7)

D:\_code\test>npm -v
3.10.9

D:\_code\test>node -v
v7.1.0

[mischah]

Mhmm. No Problems with Node 7.1.0 on Mac OS.

[longjoel]

I'm having the same problems.

Error: write EINVAL
    at exports._errnoException (util.js:1022:11)
    at WriteStream.Socket._writeGeneric (net.js:715:26)
    at WriteStream.Socket._write (net.js:734:8)
    at doWrite (_stream_writable.js:334:12)
    at writeOrBuffer (_stream_writable.js:320:5)
    at WriteStream.Writable.write (_stream_writable.js:247:11)
    at WriteStream.Socket.write (net.js:661:40)
    at MuteStream.ondata (stream.js:31:26)
    at emitOne (events.js:96:13)
    at MuteStream.emit (events.js:188:7)

[SBoudrias]

Got similar report on SBoudrias/Inquirer.js#447

Looks like Windows and Node 7 don't play well with one of our dependency.

[mischah]

Curiously enough I have no problems with Windows 10 and Node 7.1.0 running in a VM:

So it would be awesome if @longjoel @jochenvanwylick or @Lichtjaeger could deep a little deeper to check if its only rx-lite which make problems. If so you could file a bug in the RxJS Repo.

[Lichtjaeger]

Sorry, but that is not the same Windows Version I run. I have the latest Windows (10.0.14393 Build 14393 | Anniversary 2016).

These are my error states:

If I run yo in my cmd (or PowerShell too) it displays only black:

After resize I get these error:

If I run yo <generator_name> a get the following error:

[mischah]

Interestingly other users have similar errors with the combination of Windows 10 and Node 7.1.0 in with different packages:

• write EINVAL "Unhandled 'error' event" on Windows 10 with Node 7.1.0 mochajs/mocha#2577
• Not able to run on Node v7.1.0 on Windows react/react-native#10824
• npm install electron appears to fail with error EINVAL electron/electron#7919

I filed an issue in the Node.js repo: nodejs/node#9542

[mischah]

Regarding nodejs/node#9542 it looks like errors are caused by a Node.js regression.

Current workaround: Get back to Node 7.0.0 or better use the current LTS version 6.9.x

[diegocapadi]

mischah, you are right!

[mischah]

Closing this since Node 7.2 fixes this issue:
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v7.2.0/

[jochenvw]

Yep - confirmed - thanks!