Electron-Edge fails to install with a MSBuild error

[JorgeHawkins]

When trying to install electron-edge through npm, the application does not install correctly, rendering the package useless:

MSBUILD : error MSB1003: Specify a project or solution file. The current working directory does not contain a project or solution file.
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Error: The edge module has not been pre-compiled for node.js version v8.2.1. You must build a custom version of edge.node. Please refer to https://github.com/tjanczuk/edge for building instructions.
    at determineVersion (C:\Root\App\app-contents\node_modules\electron-edge\lib\edge.js:18:11)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Root\App\app-contents\node_modules\electron-edge\lib\edge.js:30:102)
    at Module._compile (module.js:569:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:580:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:503:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:466:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:458:3)
    at Module.require (module.js:513:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:11:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Root\App\app-contents\node_modules\electron-edge\tools\checkplatform.js:2:2)
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Success: platform check for edge.js: node.js x64 v8.2.1
npm WARN Invalid name: "Aplicación Prototipo"
npm WARN app-contents No description
npm WARN app-contents No repository field.
npm WARN app-contents No README data
npm WARN app-contents No license field.

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Node.JS version: 8.2.1
NPM version: 5.3.0
Electron version: 1.6.11

[tpetrina]

Same here

• Node.JS version 8.4.0
• NPM version 5.3.0
• Electron version 1.6.10

[agracio]

You will see that error when installing electron-edge on any Node.js version except 7.x, but will function correctly as long as you use it with supported Electron version.