building native module in windows subsystem for linux

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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
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Tech stack
cpp, nodejs
Domain
build-system, operating-systems

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Start with the reported node-gyp rebuild command in the WSL environment and the /root/.cache/node-gyp/8.10.0 ENOENT error. Compare the Node.js 8.10.0 and node-gyp 7.1.2 setup shown in the report, then verify that the native example can build successfully under WSL.

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Description

below is the error i am getting when i am trying to build a native .node file in WSL.
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@7.1.2
gyp info using node@8.10.0 | linux | x64
gyp info find Python using Python version 3.6.7 found at "/usr/bin/python3"
gyp WARN install got an error, rolling back install
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, mkdir '/root/.cache/node-gyp/8.10.0'
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.0-17763-Microsoft
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/node-gyp" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /mnt/d/workspace/NAS_EDIE/Tool_Libraries/node-examples/1_hello_world
gyp ERR! node -v v8.10.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v7.1.2
gyp ERR! not ok

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