npm install -g azurite requires git

Investigation why Azurite installation via npm requries git

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npm verb stack Error: spawn git ENOENT
npm verb stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:267:19)
npm verb stack at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:469:16)
npm verb stack at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:84:21)
npm verb cwd D:\data\CHT\6b265a8e\DTTPConfig\CloudTest
npm verb Windows_NT 10.0.14393
npm verb argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "-g" "azurite" "--loglevel" "verbose"
npm verb node v12.16.1
npm verb npm v6.13.4
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall spawn git
npm ERR! path git
npm ERR! errno ENOENT
npm ERR! enoent Error while executing:
npm ERR! enoent undefined ls-remote -h -t ssh://git@github.com/DABH/diagnostics.git
npm ERR! enoent
npm ERR! enoent
npm ERR! enoent spawn git ENOENT
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent
npm verb exit [ 1, true ]
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