npm install compiler errors about node-xpc-connection HOT 4 CLOSED

@daveharmon so I think the nan version node-xpc-connection ships with doesn't support Node.js 7.5.0.

Could you please try the following:

• clone this repo using git and change directories into it
• edit package.json to use the latest version of nan
• run npm install
• run node-gyp rebuild

If all is good please submit a PR to update to the latest version of nan. Otherwise let us know what went wrong :)

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no dice, should I try downgrading node? If so to which version?

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@daveharmon care to share the build errors and the steps you did?

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Sorry I forgot to follow up on this. I ended up fixing this by setting the environment varable export SDKROOT=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/

Basically what was happening was that my llvm compiler was being misconfigured because I had previously installed gcc, even though I had already removed gcc. What this did was set it llvm to use an actual sdk rather than what I assume were the command line tools' bindings. I don't think I fully understand the issue because it seems like Apple does a lot of softlinking in lower directories to simulate a linux environment for developers while also completely disallowing user access to those directories even wth sudo.

Thanks!

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