Linuxbrew-core: node: always fails to install on Ubuntu 16.04

[julian45]

Please always follow these steps:

• [x] Confirmed this is a problem with brew installing one, specific formula and not every time you run brew? If it's a general brew problem please file this issue at https://github.com/Linuxbrew/brew/issues/new.
• [x] Ran brew update and retried your prior step?
• [x] Ran brew doctor, fixed all issues and retried your prior step?
• [x] Ran brew gist-logs <formula> (where <formula> is the name of the formula that failed) and included the output link?
• [x] If brew gist-logs didn't work: ran brew config and brew doctor and included their output with your issue?

To help us debug your issue please explain:

• What you were trying to do (and why)
• What happened (include command output)
• What you expected to happen
• Step-by-step reproduction instructions (by running brew install commands)

What I was doing: Trying to install the latest version of Node on my Ubuntu 16.04 instance
What I expected to happen: A successful install
What happened: Consistently fails every time, even when new minor releases or patches are released into the taps. Command output (plus brew gist-logs node) below:

~ $ time brew install node
Error: node 7.10.0 is already installed
To upgrade to 8.2.1, run `brew upgrade node`
brew install node  0.53s user 0.08s system 64% cpu 0.956 total
~ $ time brew upgrade node
==> Upgrading 1 outdated package, with result:
node 8.2.1
==> Upgrading node
==> Downloading https://nodejs.org/dist/v8.2.1/node-v8.2.1.tar.xz
Already downloaded: /home/ubuntu/.cache/Homebrew/node-8.2.1.tar.xz
==> ./configure --prefix=/home/ubuntu/.linuxbrew/Cellar/node/8.2.1 --without-npm
==> make install

At this point, after a good half hour or so, PuTTY gave me a "Network error: Software caused connection abort" and stopped the connection. Sometimes it gives me a lot more error output, sometimes it doesn't. In any case, here's the output of brew gist-logs node.

Steps to reproduce: I'm not sure about this. Try brew install node or brew upgrade node on Ubuntu 16.04 for yourself and see if this happens to you. If I get error output the next time I try this, I'll update the issue with it.

[sjackman]

Consider installing Linuxbrew in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/ if possible so that you can use precompiled binary packages (known as bottles) for non-relocatable formula like node.
Another possible workaround for you is brew install --force-bottle node, but no promises.

The precompiled binary bottles of non-relocatable bottles can only be used if you install in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew, otherwise they have to be built from source. See the documentation below, but wherever it reads /usr/local, which is for macOS, read instead /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew.

• http://docs.brew.sh/Installation.html#alternative-installs
• http://docs.brew.sh/FAQ.html#why-do-you-compile-everything
• http://docs.brew.sh/Bottles.html#cellar-cellar

[sjackman]

I don't see any obvious errors in the gist that you posted. Please report the output of

brew list --versions node

It may possibly be an issue with Putty and your connection to your server. If so, try…

nohup brew install node >brew-install-node.log

If your connection is broken, brew install node should keep running on the server. You can log back in and run

tail -f brew-install-node.log

to see how it's progressing.

[julian45]

Interestingly enough, it seems to have resolved itself, perhaps behind the scenes while the PuTTY connection was broken. I now only have node v8.2.1 (the latest) available to me. We'll see what happens the next time an update comes around, and I'll keep what you posted in mind.

[julian45]

Well, it happened again. Gist output is here.

Command line output here:

==> make install
Last 15 lines from /home/ubuntu/.cache/Homebrew/Logs/node/02.make:
../deps/v8/src/objects-inl.h:1416:65: warning: 'cell' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
   return reinterpret_cast<Object**>(FIELD_ADDR(obj, byte_offset));
                                                                 ^
../deps/v8/src/objects.cc:20139:11: note: 'cell' was declared here
   Object* cell;
           ^
g++-5: internal compiler error: Killed (program cc1plus)
Please submit a full bug report,
with preprocessed source if appropriate.
See <https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/issues> for instructions.
deps/v8/src/v8_base.target.mk:612: recipe for target '/tmp/node-20170813-5293-aaabtc/node-v8.3.0/out/Release/obj.target/v8_base/deps/v8/src/objects.o' failed
make[1]: *** [/tmp/node-20170813-5293-aaabtc/node-v8.3.0/out/Release/obj.target/v8_base/deps/v8/src/objects.o] Error 4
rm 95a684f5aeaaff1b07f1400d8d6576070d6c390f.intermediate
Makefile:76: recipe for target 'node' failed
make: *** [node] Error 2

Contents of /home/ubuntu/.cache/Homebrew/Logs/node/02.make are here.

[sjackman]

Are you able to install Linuxbrew in the directory /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/?

[sjackman]

g++-5: internal compiler error: Killed (program cc1plus)

An internal compiler error usually indicates a compiler bug, or occasionally faulty hardware.

[julian45]

Alrighty then... it turns out I had a very old installation that didn't let me choose to install to /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew, so I was stuck with ~/.linuxbrew. Uninstalled, reinstalled, and brew install node was a success!