MSYS2-MinGW64: Auto Generated Makefiles Give Error: target pattern contains no '%'

Platform: MSYS2-MinGW64 on Windows 11
Node Version: v23.5.0
Compiler: GCC 14.2.0
make: GNU Make 4.4.1
Module: Pelias Interpolation

I'm trying to run the Pelias/Interpolation server on MSYS2-MinGW64. This module has dependencies on node-postal and better-sqlite3 node modules. Both this modules has addon's which gets build while installing these packages with npm install.

While installing these packages. I'm getting the following error:

$ npm install
npm warn deprecated trim@0.0.1: Use String.prototype.trim() instead
npm warn deprecated formidable@1.2.6: Please upgrade to latest, formidable@v2 or formidable@v3! Check these notes: https://bit.ly/2ZEqIau
npm warn deprecated @hapi/address@2.1.4: Moved to 'npm install @sideway/address'
npm warn deprecated inflight@1.0.6: This module is not supported, and leaks memory. Do not use it. Check out lru-cache if you want a good and tested way to coalesce async requests by a key value, which is much more comprehensive and powerful.
npm warn deprecated glob@7.2.3: Glob versions prior to v9 are no longer supported
npm warn deprecated @hapi/topo@3.1.6: This version has been deprecated and is no longer supported or maintained
npm warn deprecated @hapi/pinpoint@1.0.2: Moved to 'npm install @sideway/pinpoint'
npm warn deprecated @hapi/formula@1.2.0: Moved to 'npm install @sideway/formula'
npm warn deprecated @hapi/joi@16.1.8: Switch to 'npm install joi'
npm warn deprecated @hapi/hoek@8.5.1: This version has been deprecated and is no longer supported or maintained
npm warn deprecated superagent@5.3.1: Please upgrade to v9.0.0+ as we have fixed a public vulnerability with formidable dependency. Note that v9.0.0+ requires Node.js v14.18.0+. See https://github.com/ladjs/superagent/pull/1800 for insight. This project is supported and maintained by the team at Forward Email @ https://forwardemail.net
npm error code 1
npm error path C:\temp\postal-test\msys64\home\aamir.ali\interpolation\node_modules\better-sqlite3
npm error command failed
npm error command C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild --release
npm error make: Entering directory '/home/aamir.ali/interpolation/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build'
npm error make: Leaving directory '/home/aamir.ali/interpolation/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build'
npm error prebuild-install warn install A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed.
npm error \\?\C:\temp\postal-test\msys64\home\aamir.ali\interpolation\node_modules\better-sqlite3\build\Release\better_sqlite3.node
npm error gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm error gyp info using node-gyp@11.0.0
npm error gyp info using node@23.5.0 | win32 | x64
npm error gyp info find Python using Python version 3.12.8 found at "C:/temp/postal-test/msys64/mingw64/bin/python3.exe"
npm error gyp info spawn C:/temp/postal-test/msys64/mingw64/bin/python3.exe
npm error gyp info spawn args [
npm error gyp info spawn args 'C:\\temp\\postal-test\\msys64\\mingw64\\lib\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\gyp\\gyp_main.py',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'binding.gyp',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-f',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'make',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'C:\\temp\\postal-test\\msys64\\home\\aamir.ali\\interpolation\\node_modules\\better-sqlite3\\build\\config.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'C:\\temp\\postal-test\\msys64\\mingw64\\lib\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\addon.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'C:\\temp\\postal-test\\msys64\\mingw64\\include\\node\\common.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dvisibility=default',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_root_dir=C:\\temp\\postal-test\\msys64\\mingw64',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_gyp_dir=C:\\temp\\postal-test\\msys64\\mingw64\\lib\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_lib_file=C:\\temp\\postal-test\\msys64\\mingw64\\lib\\libnode.dll.a',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dmodule_root_dir=C:\\temp\\postal-test\\msys64\\home\\aamir.ali\\interpolation\\node_modules\\better-sqlite3',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_engine=v8',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--depth=.',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--no-parallel',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--generator-output',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'build',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Goutput_dir=.'
npm error gyp info spawn args ]
npm error gyp info spawn make
npm error gyp info spawn args [ 'BUILDTYPE=Release', '-C', 'build' ]
npm error better_sqlite3.target.mk:93: *** target pattern contains no '%'.  Stop.
npm error gyp ERR! build error
npm error gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\temp\postal-test\msys64\mingw64\lib\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:216:23)
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:513:28)
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:294:12)
npm error gyp ERR! System MINGW32_NT-10.0 10.0.22631
npm error gyp ERR! command "C:\\temp\\postal-test\\msys64\\mingw64\\bin\\node.exe" "C:\\temp\\postal-test\\msys64\\mingw64\\lib\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild" "--release"
npm error gyp ERR! cwd C:\temp\postal-test\msys64\home\aamir.ali\interpolation\node_modules\better-sqlite3
npm error gyp ERR! node -v v23.5.0
npm error gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v11.0.0
npm error gyp ERR! not ok
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: C:\Users\aamir.ali\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2025-01-17T19_59_42_101Z-debug-0.log

Installing the node modules on Windows 11 works without any error.
Can anyone please clarify if I'm making anything wrong or this is an issue with node-gyp on MSYS-MinGW64.
Any help in resolving this issue is highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Reproduce the npm install failure on MSYS2-MinGW64 using the reported Node.js, node-gyp, Python, and GNU Make versions. Start with node-gyp's gyp_main.py and build.js entry points, then inspect the generated node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/better_sqlite3.target.mk; done requires identifying whether the generated makefile is incorrect and establishing a reproducible fix or a clearly documented incompatibility.