Tying it all together.

gulpfile.js

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ const root = __dirname;
 gulp.task('install.all', 'Install dependencies for all subdirectory packages',
           ['js.core.install', 'native.core.install', 'health-check.install']);
 
+gulp.task('install.all.windows', 'Install dependencies for all subdirectory packages for MS Windows',
+          ['js.core.install', 'native.core.install.windows', 'health-check.install']);
+
 gulp.task('lint', 'Emit linting errors in source and test files',
           ['js.core.lint', 'native.core.lint']);
 
@@ -30,7 +33,12 @@ gulp.task('link', 'Link local packages together after building',
             gulp.start('link.only');
           });
 
-gulp.task('setup', 'One-time setup for a clean repository', ['install.all', 'link']);
+gulp.task('setup', 'One-time setup for a clean repository', ['install.all'], () => {
+        gulp.start('link');
+});
+gulp.task('setup.windows', 'One-time setup for a clean repository for MS Windows', ['install.all.windows'], () => {
+        gulp.start('link');
+});
 
 gulp.task('clean', 'Delete generated files', ['js.core.clean', 'native.core.clean']);
 

packages/grpc-native-core/gulpfile.js

@@ -30,7 +30,16 @@ gulp.task('native.core.install', 'Install native core dependencies', () => {
                {cwd: nativeCoreDir, stdio: 'inherit'});
 });
 
-gulp.task('native.core.link.create', 'Create npm link', ['native.core.install'], () => {
+gulp.task('native.core.install.windows', 'Install native core dependencies for MS Windows', () => {
+  return execa('npm', ['install', '--build-from-source'],
+               {cwd: nativeCoreDir, stdio: 'inherit'}).catch(() => 
+del(path.resolve(process.env.USERPROFILE, '.node-gyp', process.versions.node, 'include/node/openssl'), { force: true }).then(() =>
+execa('npm', ['install', '--build-from-source'],
+               {cwd: nativeCoreDir, stdio: 'inherit'})
+               ))
+});
+
+gulp.task('native.core.link.create', 'Create npm link', () => {
   return execa('npm', ['link'], {cwd: nativeCoreDir, stdio: 'inherit'});
 });
 
@@ -41,7 +50,7 @@ gulp.task('native.core.lint', 'Emits linting errors', () => {
 });
 
 gulp.task('native.core.build', 'Build native package', () => {
-  return execa('node-pre-gyp', ['build'], {cwd: nativeCoreDir, stdio: 'inherit'});
+  return execa('npm', ['run', 'build'], {cwd: nativeCoreDir, stdio: 'inherit'});
 });
 
 gulp.task('native.core.test', 'Run all tests', ['native.core.build'], () => {

packages/grpc-native-core/package.json

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "node ./node_modules/jshint/bin/jshint src test index.js --exclude-path=.jshintignore",
     "test": "./node_modules/.bin/mocha test && npm run-script lint",
+    "build": "./node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp build",
     "electron-build": "./node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp configure build --runtime=electron --disturl=https://atom.io/download/atom-shell",
     "gen_docs": "./node_modules/.bin/jsdoc -c jsdoc_conf.json",
     "coverage": "./node_modules/.bin/istanbul cover ./node_modules/.bin/_mocha test",

run-tests.bat

@@ -25,14 +25,22 @@ nvm version
 
 nvm install 8.5.0
 nvm use 8.5.0
-node -e console.log(process.versions)
 
-call npm install --build-from-source
+call npm install || goto :error
 
-@rem delete the redundant openssl headers
+for %%v in (4.8.4 6.11.3 7.9.0 8.5.0) do (
-for /f "delims=v" %%v in ('node --version') do (
+  nvm install %%v
-  rmdir "%USERPROFILE%\.node-gyp\%%v\include\node\openssl" /S /Q
+  nvm use %%v
+  node -e "console.log(process.versions)"
+
+  call .\node_modules\.bin\gulp clean.all || goto :error
+  call .\node_modules\.bin\gulp setup.windows || goto :error
+  call .\node_modules\.bin\gulp native.test || goto :error
 )
 
-@rem rebuild, because it probably failed the first time
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
-call npm install --build-from-source %*
+
+goto :EOF
+
+:error
+exit /b 1