node-pre-gyp issue

[flemmens]

Hi,

I have issues when trying to install tessera or any tilelive module with something called "node-pre-gyp". It seems this is something new, I already installed tessera on multiple servers in the past without problems. Now, when I try to install, for instance the module mbtiles, I received the following error:

npm WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x || 0.10.x"} (current: {"node":"0.12.7","npm":"2.11.3"})

[email protected] install /root/.nvm/v0.12.7/lib/node_modules/mbtiles/node_modules/sqlite3
node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

sh: node-pre-gyp: command not found
npm ERR! Linux 3.14.32-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64
npm ERR! argv "/root/.nvm/v0.12.7/bin/node" "/root/.nvm/v0.12.7/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "mbtiles"
npm ERR! node v0.12.7
npm ERR! npm v2.11.3
npm ERR! file sh
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall spawn

npm ERR! [email protected] install: node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
npm ERR! spawn ENOENT
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script 'node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build'.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the sqlite3 package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls sqlite3
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /home/npm-debug.log

I have the same issue when trying to install any node linked to mapbox. I tried with different node versions, I got the same message.

I also manually installed node-pre-gyp (npm install -g node-pre-gyp), it works and I can run the program (node-pre-gyp -v > v0.6.26) but I still got the same error (sh: node-pre-gyp: command not found) when I try to install tessera or other mapbox modules.

Any idea ? Thanks

[mojodna]

@springmeyer this is one of the npm / node-pre-gyp issues I've seen around recently.

[springmeyer]

hrm. I am unable to replicate with node v0.10.40, npm v1.4.28 when running:

cd tessera
npm install
npm install mbtiles

The above works fine. Confirming: you are able to replicate with those commands but with different node and npm versions? If so, which ones and which exact command replicates this?

[flemmens]

I just tried with v0.10.40, I got the same issue. However, if I install without the -g parameter, it works but in this case I have to use the full path to launch tessera (node /home/node_modules/tessera/bin/tessera.js) and when it starts I have the issue with the protocol (Error: Invalid tilesource protocol: mbtiles), which is logical since I am unable to install the protocol with npm -g (same error with node-pre-gyp).

[mojodna]

[email protected] has been fine, in my experience. 2 and 3 exhibit different errors under different conditions (-g is one of them, I think).

@flp-gpc what was the command you used to trigger that?

[flemmens]

My npm version is 2.11.3, I used nvm to try several versions of node. Everything is working fine and I can install any node modules other than those from /or linked to mapbox.

My command was simply:
npm install -g tessera
or
npm install -g mbtiles

I also tried with a github clone, then just "npm install -g" from the directory, I got the same node-pre-gyp issue. The strange thing, as explained, is that I am able to install this node-pre-gyp by itself (npm install -g node-pre-gyp), and it works fine, but I still have the "command not found" issue when trying to install other modules.

[flemmens]

Any idea about this issue ?

I tried to install the new version on another server on which a previous version of tessera was running perfectly, and now I got the same issue and everything is broken, I am not able to launch the service anymore :(

npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: renamed to d3-queue
npm WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x || 0.10.x"} (current: {"node":"0.12.7","npm":"2.11.3"})
|

[email protected] preinstall /usr/local/lib/node_modules/tessera/node_modules/abaculus/node_modules/mapnik
npm install node-pre-gyp

npm ERR! Linux 3.14.32-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "node-pre-gyp"
npm ERR! node v0.12.7
npm ERR! npm v2.11.3
npm ERR! path /root/.npm/node-pre-gyp/0.6.26/package
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno -13

npm ERR! Error: EACCES, mkdir '/root/.npm/node-pre-gyp/0.6.26/package'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! { [Error: EACCES, mkdir '/root/.npm/node-pre-gyp/0.6.26/package']
npm ERR! errno: -13,
npm ERR! code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR! path: '/root/.npm/node-pre-gyp/0.6.26/package' }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.

[mojodna]

EACCES is the other error I was running into ;-)

For that, try clearing your npm cache as a temporary solution: npm cache clear (as root if necessary)

[flemmens]

I did but unfortunately it does not change anything, I got the same error

[springmeyer]

I'm getting notified by this ticket but about all I have to add is "don't run as root" as npm is known to not work well this way. If some bug replicates when running as a normal user then to participate in this thread I would need the exact commands to replicate. Otherwise I'm not going to risk wasting time trying to replicate with partial info. Scanning the above all I see is partial info and not anything I can surely replicate with.

[mcm-jyl]

The issue is that, no matter the privileges or the option set by npm (sudo npm -g), node-pre-gyp tries to pre-install as normal user without -g option.

My workaround for a similar case was as ugly as this:

sudo chmod a+w /usr/lib/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/bin/node-pre-gyp
sudo chmod a+w /usr/bin/node-pre-gyp
sudo chown vagrant:vagrant /usr/bin/node-pre-gyp
sudo npm install node-pre-gyp
sudo chmod a+rw /usr/lib/node_modules
sudo chmod a+rw /usr/bin/node-pre-gyp /usr/bin
sudo rm -r /usr/lib/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/node_modules/*

Then my stuff was working on node 4.x and 6.x.