unable to write \\.\pipe\geth.pid: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '\\.\pipe\geth.pid'

[srirambv]

Description

Geth doesn't spawn when built from source on Windows

Steps to Reproduce

1. Build from master aff1a96
2. Launch browser with GETH_LOG=1 npm run start
3. Enable ETH, shows error message

Actual result:

$ GETH_LOG=1 npm run start

> brave@0.25.0 start C:\browser-laptop
> node ./tools/start.js --user-data-dir-name=brave-development --enable-logging --v=0 --enable-extension-activity-logging --enable-sandbox-logging --enable-dcheck

Crash reporting enabled
GET: nothing to cleanup
[15976:7332:0815/122534.729:ERROR:shader_disk_cache.cc(237)] Failed to create shader cache entry: -2
[15976:7332:0815/122534.729:ERROR:shader_disk_cache.cc(237)] Failed to create shader cache entry: -2
[15976:7332:0815/122534.729:ERROR:shader_disk_cache.cc(237)] Failed to create shader cache entry: -2
unable to write \\.\pipe\geth.pid: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '\\.\pipe\geth.pid'
unable to spawn C:\browser-laptop\app\extensions\bin\geth.exe: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '\\.\pipe\geth.pid'
GETH: process killed
GETH: cleanup done
GETH exit: Code: 1 | Signal: null
GETH close: Code: 1 | Signal: null
unable to configure C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\brave-development\ethereum\mainnet\geth\static-nodes.json: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\brave-development\ethereum\mainnet\geth\static-nodes.json'
Unhandled promise rejection in the main process Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\brave-development\ethereum\mainnet\geth\static-nodes.json'
GET: nothing to cleanup
unable to write \\.\pipe\geth.pid: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '\\.\pipe\geth.pid'
unable to spawn C:\browser-laptop\app\extensions\bin\geth.exe: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '\\.\pipe\geth.pid'
GETH: process killed
GETH: cleanup done
GETH exit: Code: 1 | Signal: null
GETH close: Code: 1 | Signal: null
unable to configure C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\brave-development\ethereum\mainnet\geth\static-nodes.json: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\brave-development\ethereum\mainnet\geth\static-nodes.json'
Unhandled promise rejection in the main process Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\brave-development\ethereum\mainnet\geth\static-nodes.json'
GET: nothing to cleanup
process exited with code 0

Expected result:
Should spawn Geth.

Reproduces how often:
100% on master, @GeetaSarvadnya reproduced it on Windows

Brave Version

aff1a96

Reproducible on current live release:
N/A

Additional Information

@LaurenWags didnt see the same on mac and she was able to successfully build and launch ETH wallet
cc; @mrose17

[tildelowengrimm]

Does this also happen in a standard build?

[srirambv]

No. Only on master